#cipd15 – Enabling leaders to develop and maintain high levels of performance
A session at #cipd15 by Catherine Ward (Interserve), and Indi Seehra (LSE), chaired by Tim Pointer (Starboard Thinking). Catherine Ward introduced with a brief introduction of Interserve (84,000 em ...
#cipd15 – Mental capital and wellbeing at work
Opening keynote by Professor Sir Cary Cooper. Wellbeing is really important and we want to create workplaces that people want to go to! Why is wellbeing important? Stress and Mental ill h ...
I’m feeling very appreciated for my strengths
Having just had a very special Birthday, made even more special by the lovely people I know, I just wanted to reflect on the celebration and the power of appreciation.
Gemma Reucroft – True Strength Podcast – Episode 4
As part of my True Strength project, I’m featuring interviews that dig deep into how people succeed and I was delighted to interview Gemma Reucroft. The interview has lots of insights into how we succ ...
#FutureCumbria – Building Cumbria’s People Capability: Insights of lessons learned from Scotland
Dr. John McGurk - Head of Scotland, CIPD John opened by talking about what a great initiate the Developing Future Cumbria conference is, and how he is delighted to see the HR community ha ...
#FutureCumbria – The job scene and skills shortages predicted in Cumbria
Mike Smith OBE - GEN2 Managing Director Mike believes that what is about to happen in Cumbria will have a huge impact across all sectors. Cumbria is on the brink of a genuinely transformational per ...
An interview with Ryan Cheyne on the rentalcars Values Festival
My Twitter and LinkedIn timelines looked very colourful recently, as lots of people at rentalcars.com shared photos of their ‘Values Festival’, with lots of fancy dress and a VW campervan. I spoke wit ...
The power of hope – Ethiopia part 2
Along with several other trustees of Retrak, I recently visited Ethiopia to see our work for myself and to spend some time with our amazing staff and the children and families we work with. This blog ...
Being where it counts – Ethiopia part 1
Along with several other trustees of Retrak, I recently visited Ethiopia to see our work for myself and to spend some time with our amazing staff and the children and families we work with. This blog ...
An interview with Ian Pettigrew on the Theme Addicts podcast
Ian Pettigrew appeared on the Theme Addicts podcast, talking about his own journey with strengths and sharing some of the ways in which he applies StrengthsFinder.
Compassionate Truth (not all feedback is created equal)
Some thoughts on feedback - on what is said (and goes unsaid) and why - with a focus on speaking compassionate truth.
#cipdnap15 – Overall conference summary
I had a great time at the CIPD Northern Area Partnership conference (19th & 20th June 2015 in York), and I didn't want to lose any of the learning so I've curated some of the resources and blog po ...