
#HRD18 – The Power of Onlyness – Unlocking Purpose and Wild Ideas – Nilofer Merchant – @nilofer
Nilofer Merchant opens her keynote with a very personal story of how her family demanded that she have an arranged marriage, and of rebelling against her family’s desire to put her in pre-defined boxe ...

The truth can set you free
Feedback is key to improvement for both people and teams, but seems to be an elusive commodity at times. My model of compassionate truth helps to make sense of what needs to be said.

Why playing to your strengths isn’t like competing in the decathlon or heptathlon
Helping people play to their strengths has been a major part of my work for over 10 years and - as a Gallup-certified strengths coach - I spend a lot of my time helping people work with their strength ...

Reflections on Connecting HR Africa 2017
In September, a team of us went to Uganda for the 2nd ‘Connecting HR Africa’ trip, and I wanted to share an overview of what we did. The premise behind Connecting HR Africa is really simple: A team of ...

Thinkers Tavern – #cipdace17
I’m at the Thinkers Tavern being held in Manchester on 8th November 2017, hosted by writer and broadcaster Matthew Sweet, discussing professional citizenship. On stage, we have a panel comprising: ...

A Fair and Inclusive Digital World that Works for Everyone – #CIPDACE17
My live blog of the opening keynote at CIPD Annual Conference 2017 by Baroness Martha Lane Fox - @marthalanefox Martha started her working life in a small strategy consulting company focused on med ...

HR – a seat on the board (Alliance MBS & CIPD Manchester: HR Issues Forum)
My notes from a joint Alliance MBS/CIPD Manchester HR Issues Forum about HR's quest for a seat at the Board table

NHS Digital Academy launch and panel discussion
My summary of the key points (and a curation of the tweets) from the launch of the NHS Digital Academy at NHS Expo 2017

Claire Haigh – True Strength Podcast – Episode 11
As part of my True Strength project, I’m featuring interviews that dig deep into how people succeed and I was delighted to interview Claire Haigh. The interview has lots of insights into how Claire s ...

#cipdLDshow – Building Trust in Leadership
Professor Veronica Hope Hailey (university of Bath): If you have high levels of trust in an organisation, then you are much more likely to have people engaged in change and happy to opera ...

#cipdLDshow – Learning and the future of the professions
Daniel Susskind - @danielsusskind - co-Author of 'The future of the professions' Futures Daniel Susskind co-authored ’The future of the professions’ which interviewed 100 people across ...