Meet Lisa Rathbone – PPMA’s HR Rising Star 2018!
Hello PPMA members and friends Lisa Rathbone from Swindon Borough Council is our 2018 HR Rising Star winner and in the second of our series of posts from participants of both the HR Rising Star ...
Reflections on the PPMA Rising Star Initiative from Runner-Up Keeley Metcalfe
Hello PPMA members and friends The PPMA Rising Star and The One to Watch programmes took place recently, with the final being held over 2 days in Leeds. It was fantastic event and the wonderful ...
PPMA Excellence in People Management Awards 2018 – Shortlisting Event
Dear PPMA colleagues and friends. So it’s that time of the year again where we gather and announce our PPMA Annual Excellence in People Management Awards shortlists! Sponsors, Judges, PPMA Policy Board members and entrants ...
Watching HR Stars Rise and Shine Brightly
Hello PPMA members and friends Leatham Green leads our excellent HR Rising Star and the new The One to Watch programmes. The finals were held recently in Leeds and Leatham tells us more about ...
Five ways to get greater control of recruitment costs
Dear PPMA colleagues and friends, our Vice President Karen took part in a Seminar which one of our Platinum partners, Matrix-SCM recently in Newcastle. The theme of the session was How Councils can keep control ...
Being Peer of the Year – Sonia Grewal
Hello PPMA members and friends, Sonia Grewal, HRD at Swindon BC, was crowned Peer of the Year at the PPMA Annual Conference in Bristol last April. She's had an amazing year and as her term ...
Judging Day for the PPMA Excellence in People Management 2018 Awards!
Dear PPMA friends and colleagues. Our Annual Excellence in People Management Awards 2018 judging process was held at The Guardian offices in London on Wednesday 31st January and in this post, our Vice President Karen ...
GDPR: Some Practical Ways Organisations Can Work Towards Compliance.
Hello PPMA members and friends As you will probably know, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force on the 25th May 2018 and like many organisations you may still be unsure as to ...
Happy New Year and a New Member of the PPMA Family
Dear PPMA colleagues and friends. It’s a belated New Year from me and all of us at PPMA. We’ve all been incredibly busy here in January already and it sadly feels like Christmas and the ...
A Christmas Message from our President
Dear PPMA colleagues and friends I can’t quite believe that next Monday we will be celebrating Christmas with our friends and families. There seems to be so much to do still and not enough time ...
Comparing Apples and Pears
Hello PPMA members and friends Yvonne Skingle is a Director at Penna Executive Search and PPMA National Policy Lead and she shares with us her experience about the current resourcing landscape. "It’s good to see ...
Leadership Imbalance: Black and Asian Leaders Missing in Action
Hello PPMA members and friends This week we want to share with you an article published by the Staff College and written by Meera Spillett, Design Advisor to the Black and Asian Leadership Initiative and ...
Let’s Talk, Talent
Hello PPMA members and friends We're delighted to announce the launch of PPMA Rising Stars 2018. We're looking for future HR & OD leaders to take to the stage and showcase how and why they ...
We’re Supporting the ‘Blooming Strong’ Campaign and We Need Your Help
Hello PPMA colleagues and friends. In this blog post, Karen Grave our VP writes about the national Blooming Strong campaign which celebrates the strength of women who have survived gender based violence, or supported someone who ...
Highlights from the Northern HR Summit – Leeds 2017
Hello PPMA colleagues and friends You’ll remember that we were really looking forward to our Northern HR Summit at the end of October. Well its been a fortnight since over 100 HR and OD colleagues ...
The Launch of The Excellence in People Management Awards 2018
Dear PPMA colleagues and friends. Incredibly we held our PPMA Excellence in People Management Awards 2018 last Friday! After a very successful 2017 Awards process, we wanted to capitalise on the momentum that had created. ...
PPMA Supporting the Public Sector Show In Manchester
Dear PPMA members and friends You may have already seen through your twitter feeds that PPMA is again supporting the Public Sector Show (PSS). We will be in Manchester on November 21st supporting the workforce, ...
A Fantastic New Role for a PPMA Business Admin and Marketing Support Officer Could be Yours!
Dear PPMA colleagues and friends We are delighted to be recruiting for a full time PPMA Business Admin and Marketing Support Officer. The post is critical to our ongoing development and is being offered as ...
