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#cipd14 Gaining greater impact by understanding behavioural science
A session led by Nick Chater, Warwick business schoolUnwritten rules - virtual bargaining, culture is hidden.Behavioural hiring -The psychology of incentives - Unwritten rules - almost everything we do, we do together. actions socially are collective, when someone is out of kilter it is easily noticeable.organisations work well when people coordinate and cooperate. the key to success is coordination, doing our specific roles thus supporting eachother. all … [Read more...] about #cipd14 Gaining greater impact by understanding behavioural science
Reframing HR – Changing the game of HR #cipd14
A session with Rita Trehan.This session is blogged live - so appologies for any spelling errors!advice given to attendees.. if you are sitting with people you know, before you leave the session introduce yourself to someone you dont know. Rita has worked for many managers from different countries, and this has enabled her to talk from a place of strength in terms of the value of diversity. Does HR know where it really wants to be?----------------Rita … [Read more...] about Reframing HR – Changing the game of HR #cipd14
Being Brilliant Everyday #cipd14
A master class with Alan Watkins. Coherence - the secret science of brilliant leadership.This blog is written live and may contain errors. I am optimistic about the future, as I believe that human beings are absolutly awesome.if you think change is fast now, get ready, for this is as slow as it will ever be.the pace of change is now at an inflection point, the rate of change is extraordinary compared to what has come before.humans massivly underestimate what our … [Read more...] about Being Brilliant Everyday #cipd14
Are we all entrepreneurs #cipd14
Keynote speech launching #cipd14 with Rita Gunther McGrath A live set of notes, which will be refined later - please accept any errors as this is typed live.Peter Cheese the CEO welcomes the participants. He tells the audience that HR is becoming more relevant than ever before.HR analytic are "the next big thing". Most of what we measure currently in business is not adding value or measuring the value of business.The CIPD are seeking to explore ways of advising HR professionals and … [Read more...] about Are we all entrepreneurs #cipd14
L&D the land of the walking dead… zombies? #cipdldshow
I have spent the last 2 days at premier conference for the learning and development profession in London. I have been in the profession for over 30 years, and in that time I have seen a lot of changes. In the last two years I have come to an increasing realization that maybe the profession is dead... but most people in the profession have not realized this yet. We are all the walking dead, zombies. We keep doing what we do, and have not realized the we and many of our colleagues have … [Read more...] about L&D the land of the walking dead… zombies? #cipdldshow
Confidence, Respect, Trust and Professionalism #cipd12
Change required for HR, Recruitment and people leadership By the end of day 2 of the annual CIPD conference, there were some underlying trends that I have been increasingly aware of and felt that rather than blog about a particular session or speaker, that these themes should not get lost between the cracks.These trends or themes include Confidence, Respect, Trust and by implication, Professionalism. Confidence Several speakers have talked about youth employment and unemployment. That … [Read more...] about Confidence, Respect, Trust and Professionalism #cipd12
#HRD12 – summary of free learning at Olympia this week
#HRD12 - summary of free learning at Olympia this weekLearning Arena Leading L&D experts deliver lively updates, skills and techniques to help you further your professional development.Wednesday 25 April 09:30-10:00 - Positive Personal Leadership - CIPD Enterprises10:15-10:45 - Being a More Authentic Employee - Bolt from The You Ltd11:00-11:30 - Three Performance Management Strategies to Help you Address Underperformance - iManage Performance Ltd11:45-12:15 - 'What to … [Read more...] about #HRD12 – summary of free learning at Olympia this week
Managing Change Successfully – a case study #cipd11
Managing Change Successfully One of the sessions at this year’s #cipd11 annual conference was led by GSK, looking at the approach they took to transforming their organisation.As many people know, the pharmaceutical industry (like many others) has over the last few years had to radically change some of their working practices and approaches. GSK was no exception.Like many industries the culture and business climate that GSK is/ was operating within was changing. Customers and purchasers … [Read more...] about Managing Change Successfully – a case study #cipd11
Creating Powerful Communications #CIPD11
Creating powerful communication to mobilise your workforce At the CIPD annual conference last week in Manchester, one of the sessions I attended was by Steve Head, called “Creating powerful communication to mobilise your workforce”.Every year at this and other conferences like it, there is a mix of good, bad and ugly speakers and sessions, and then amongst the “good” hides THE session. This is “THE” session which delivers more than people expect at a professional conference, and this IMHO … [Read more...] about Creating Powerful Communications #CIPD11
Social Media, Talent Management & Communications #cipd11
Social Media – the power of communications using internal & external talentSocial business is born and its all change for Human Resources, marketing, communication, engagement,talent management... At one level or another we have all been impacted by some form of social media, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Forums, Blogs, Yammer, Sametime, MSN etc. Over the last few months we have seen the Arab Spring, and many other changes to the society in which we live. On a day to day basis it is not … [Read more...] about Social Media, Talent Management & Communications #cipd11
Employee Engagement & Talent Management #cipd12
Engagement – heads they win, tails you lose Who are “THEY”?Why your competitors of course.This article contains some of my thoughts and reflections from Day 2 of the annual CIPD conference in Manchester UK.The recurring theme and thought at this years CIPD annual conference for HR professionals has been engagement. Some speakers have spoken about the value engagement provides to the level of customer engagement and retention, others about productivity, but the overriding factor has … [Read more...] about Employee Engagement & Talent Management #cipd12
HR It’s all about the business customers #cipd11
HR It’s all about the business customers An interesting first day at #CIPD11 yesterday.Through a diverse range of sessions:Leadership, People Management & Growth – Sir Terry Leahy (ex tesco) Building Organisational Culture – William Rogers, CEO UKRD Managing Change Successfully – Natalie Woodford, GSK Challenging Traditional Management Thinking – John Seddon, Vangard Turning Customers into Fans - Nicky Brimmer, O2 Telefonica UKOver the next few days I am sure that each … [Read more...] about HR It’s all about the business customers #cipd11
Getting ready for CIPD09
Less than 24 hours to go before I start my journey to CIPD09 in Manchester. Basic packing is done - but what tech to take? blog or twitter? text, photo or video?... decisions decisions....Looking forward to meeting with other colleagues again this year … [Read more...] about Getting ready for CIPD09
