Welcome to the annual conference of the CIPD#cipd12 On this post I will attempt to maintain a live blog throughout the conference programme. #CIPD12 Feel free to add your own comments or thoughts<<what you are reading here is a series of tweets, and the time I made them. This was live blogging in action>> #cipd12 Live blog (in Reverse order)17.16This is the end of the blog from the sessions for day one – more from me tomorrow #cipd12let me know what you think … [Read more...] about #cipd12 Welcome to the CIPD Annual Conference & Exhibition
The Cost of Stress
The Cost of StressDid you know that in 2011, sickness absence due to stress cost organisations an average of £673 per employee per year? Indirect costs have been estimated as twice the amount of direct costs, so the total business cost per employee is nearer £2,000 per year.The 2011 CIPD/Simply Health Annual Absence Management Report shows Stress as the most common cause of long-term sickness absence for the first time. Workplace stress affects over 400,000 people a year, which can be … [Read more...] about The Cost of Stress
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
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
Culture to Ride the Wave of Innovation #cipd10
Day 2 at #cipd10 - Riding the waves of innovation Looking at culture, diversity and innovation was Fons Trompenaars. It would be easy to dismiss Trompenaars as being out dated and out of context, but from what I recall of seeing Trompenaars some 12+ years ago his message has changed and kept fresh.Trompenaars started out by saying that the “essence of innovation is to combine existing stuff in exciting ways”. He told stories of when his consulting firm would be asked to go in and work with … [Read more...] about Culture to Ride the Wave of Innovation #cipd10
Beyond Survival- delivering ambitious growth #cipd10
Beyond Survival – delivering growth through your people #cipd10 This was the last session of day one at this years CIPD annual conference. It was led by Carl McPhail CEO of New Look the large UK retailer. After showing us a short (1min) promotional video showing the business time line from conception as a market stall to its current multi million operation. McPhail introduced the business as “always being about change” and that to be successful in a sustainable way “you need to engage with … [Read more...] about Beyond Survival- delivering ambitious growth #cipd10
CIPD Annual Conference #cipd10
CIPD Annual Conference 2010 - #cipd10 This year as last the annual shin-dig of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development CIPD (the UK’s professional body for HR, HRD & OD professionals) is taking place at Manchester.Some interesting sessions attended so far.The introduction by Jackie Orme – the CIPD’s CEO set the scene for the event. Pointing out that for an organisation to be a success required a unique blend of both financial health of the business with an appropriate … [Read more...] about CIPD Annual Conference #cipd10
ASTD, SHRM and CIPD in Merger Talks – Shock news in the world of HR
Secret talks are taking place today in Virginia between the ASTD, SHRM and CIPD with regards to a future merger.The team at RapidBI heard late last night that talks scheduled for later today are taking place hosted by SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) in Virginia, USA. If this happens, and the three organisations combine forces it will make the worlds largest professional body with in excess of 400, 000 members (after duplicate memberships are deducted).Not new... It is … [Read more...] about ASTD, SHRM and CIPD in Merger Talks – Shock news in the world of HR
Certificate in L&D Practice (CDP) from the CIPD
New qualification - Certificate in L&D Practice (CDP) from the CIPD Today I was lucky enough to be in a meeting with one of the leading providers of the old CTP , looking at the new CDP programme on offer. The changes to the new qualification are substantial, making the qualification much more relevant to todays business and L&D needs for the future.More hours, deeper content, more 'lifelike' assessments, learner centred approach, accelerated learning.. a great package.CTP to … [Read more...] about Certificate in L&D Practice (CDP) from the CIPD
CIPD qualifications for Learning & Development (New – CDP)
New CIPD qualifications for Learning and Development Late in 2009 the CIPD have announced some new qualifications that will supersede the CTP, Certificate in Training Practice. There will be two new qualifications for this market - a level 3 and a level 5 programme.There are not much in the way of details at the time of writing this however the information given below is provided in good faith and as-is.The announcement of these two programmes is a first for the CIPD, in that for the first … [Read more...] about CIPD qualifications for Learning & Development (New – CDP)
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
What is happening in the world of L&D (Training)? Is it changing?
Experienced L&D people are bleeding out of organisations and going freelance While talking to a colleague, he confirmed that there appears to be a trend in the training world at the moment. This trend is supported by the change in readership of both my site and blog are getting.Here is the thought - I'd appreciate your views on this: Experienced professionals are leaving organisations and going freelance, leaving behind managers and less experienced individuals to carry on delivering.The … [Read more...] about What is happening in the world of L&D (Training)? Is it changing?
CIPD Certificate in Training Practice (CTP) courses compared
Looking for a CIPD Certificate in Training Practice (CTP) course? Which is the right CIPD CTP course for you? Over the last few weeks I have been looking for the CIPD Certificate in Training Practice (CTP) for one of my clients and put together a quick comparison chart for them to help them decide who to go with. As I've done the work thought I might as well share it with you. If you have any others to add please send them to me for addition. BPP Bradfield … [Read more...] about CIPD Certificate in Training Practice (CTP) courses compared
Employee Engagement and Satisfaction Surveys
As retention is of increasing importance to our organisations, so is measuring and monitoring the satisfaction and engagement of our people. There are many ways to do this:Go to the big consultancies Design the survey yourself Get a consultancy to design one for youEach of these have challenges, cost, time, ownership, consistency etc. Now there is a third cost effective solution. The EESS (Employee Engagement and Satisfaction Survey) from RapidBI is a standards based hybrid … [Read more...] about Employee Engagement and Satisfaction Surveys
