PPMA Award Winners Doncaster Council Share Their Story
Hello PPMA members and friends Winning a PPMA award brings a lot of kudos and recognition for an organisation as it allows them to showcase the great work that they have done over the ...
Addressing the Major Barriers to Diversity in Executive and Senior Leadership
Hello PPMA members and friends This new blog post, was written by our good friends and supporters at Real World Group and explores how selection processes can block leaders from underrepresented groups from senior ...
Social Mobility in Government and Employment
Hello PPMA members and friends A very Happy New Year to you all. As we enter 2023 the challenges facing our profession grow ever stronger and during the course of this year we will ...
End Of The Year Message From Gordon McFarlane, PPMA President.
Hello PPMA Member and friends As we are the end of another difficult year, I just want to briefly reflect on the challenges and achievements for our profession over the course of 2022. Since ...
A Christmas Message From Our President Gordon McFarlane
Hello PPMA members and friends It’s been another hugely busy, challenging but also productive year for our profession, and a really busy and diverse one for the PPMA. Although the year has flown by, ...
Is The Local Government Workforce Crisis Fixable?
Hello PPMA members and friends The latest article from Gordon McFarlane continues the discussion about the staffing crisis across public services and local government in particular. In it he shares some thoughts about how ...
Matrix Data Highlights That ‘Bringing People Back’ In To The Care Sector May Help The Staff Shortage Crisis
Hello PPMA members and friends The staffing crisis is one the key issues facing our sector at the moment and staffing shortages in the care sector is a huge part of this. Our good friends ...
Older Workers – The Often Forgotten Group Discriminated Against And How To Address It
Hello PPMA members and friends ED&I is one of the 6 key themes our Association is focusing on for the foreseeable future. Age discrimination however is sometimes an overlooked area when it comes to ...
How Councils Can Win the War for Talent
Hello PPMA members and friends Last week, the MJ published an article written by PPMA President Gordon McFarlane, about the continuing difficulties in recruiting and retaining good people. It's such an ...
Mandy Baughurst from Menopause Friendly Employer & Award Winners Leicestershire County Council, Shares Their Story
Hello PPMA members and friends October is World Menopause Month and to celebrate this, our latest blog post is from Mandy Baughurst, Learning and Development Advisor at Leicestershire County Council. Mandy has been passionate about ...
My Service ‘Superstar’ Journey from Fiona Tuck a PPMA 2022 Award Winner!
Hello PPMA members and friends This September we launched our PPMA Award winners series which is a combination of webinars and blog posts, where our amazing winners share their stories and experiences with us all. ...
Advice for HR Teams During This Period of National Mourning for our Monarch
Hello PPMA members and friends The passing of Queen Elizabeth 11 continues to be an incredibly sad and difficult time for many people. As a country we are in a period of mourning for our ...
How to Avoid a Winter of Discontent
Hello PPMA members and friends Earlier this week The MJ published an article by our President Gordon McFarlane, In it he talks about the challenges facing our profession in the coming months. It's an important ...
Recruitment Solutions for Testing Times
Hello PPMA members and friends Last Thursday (28th July) The MJ published an article by our President Gordon McFarlane, where he reflects on the challenges our sector (and others) face with recruiting and retaining staff. ...
PPMA Talent Programmes – A Great Way to Access Professional and Personal Development
Hello PPMA members and friends I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the value of our talent programmes. They’re a core part of the PPMA offering and have always been popular. I was ...
A Case Study on How to Enhance the Retirement Pots of Employees with Thames Valley Police and AVC Wise
Hello PPMA colleagues and friends Our blog post this week comes from new conference supporters AVC Wise and in it, they share the work they have been doing with Thames Valley Police to enhance the ...
What Does Being Neurodivergent Mean To You?
Hello PPMA members and friends Neurodiversity Celebration Week was held recently and as part of that, Kate Enver, who was a participant in our 2021 Peer into The Future cohort and Director of People and ...
Levelling Up – What Does This Mean for HR?
Hello PPMA members and colleagues Anastasia Simpson is a long standing PPMA member and Assistant Director, Partnerships at Tendring District Council and she shares with us some of the excellent initiatives that she and her ...
