Let’s Talk Talent – HR Rising Star and ONE TO WATCH
Hello PPMA member and friends In a world where we are all battling with short-term, immediate and often urgent workforce challenges, we need to also create space to focus on ...
We Ask Claire Kirke PPMA 2022 ONE TO WATCH Winner, 5 Questions About Taking Part In The Programme
Hello PPMA members and friends Next Thursday, the 15th June is the closing date for applications for the HR Rising Star and ONE TO WATCH talent programmes. Taking part in these brilliant programmes is ...
Top 5 HR & Employment Law Issues You Need To Know About In 2023 from HR Connect
Hello PPMA members and friends Staying up-to-date with the latest HR and Employment Law changes can be time-consuming. The experts at HR Connect, part of Commercial Services Group, who are our good friends and ...
Surviving and Thriving Through Disruption – A Research Paper From Real World Group And PPMA
Hello PPMA members and friends At the recent PPMA Conference, Real World Group in partnership with PPMA, launched a research paper on organisational and individual resilience. This paper, written by Professor Beverly Alimo-Metcalfe, Founding ...
Reflections on the PPMA Annual Conference from President Gordon McFarlane
Hello PPMA members and friends So that was #PPMAHR23! Another PPMA conference with an eclectic mix of speakers, breakout sessions, networking and a fantastic celebration of talent together with a ...
#PPMAHR23 Is Almost here and PPMA President Gordon McFarlane is Looking Forward to the Event.
Hello PPMA members and friends With only a few days to go now, I’m really looking forward to this year’s PPMA conference at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole. We’ve got a ...
Leading A Diverse And Inclusive Workforce – A Taster From Yasmin Sheikh #PPMAHR23 Keynote Speaker
Hello PPMA members and friends It's hard to believe that #PPMAHR23 is next week and the final post in our 'taster' series from some our our speakers has been written ...
Boosting Employee Wellbeing and Organisational Success – A Taster from Carola Becker #PPMAHR23 Fringe Speaker
Hello PPMA members and friends The next in our 'taster' posts from #PPMAHR23 speakers is by Carola Becker, Nutritionist and Workplace Wellbeing Consultant. Carola runs a consultancy with a focus ...
Compassionate leadership is not a ‘hug and hope’ approach! A sneak preview from #PPMAHR23 Speaker Steve Hargreaves
Hello PPMA members and friends In the final build-up to our Annual Conference in Birmingham on 26th to 28th April we'll be posting tasters from some of our brilliant speakers ...
Supporting Effective Hybrid Working
Hello PPMA members and friends PPMA President, Gordon McFarlane's latest article written for the MJ and published last week is an inciteful piece on hybrid working. In it he sets out 5 design principles ...
Understanding Psychological Safety
Hello PPMA members and friends This week's post is all about understanding psychological safety has been written by our good friends and supporters Real World Group, who as you will probably know, are leading ...
It’s National Apprenticeship Week – A Chance to Celebrate all Things Apprenticeships
Hello PPMA members and friends Our blog post this week is from Clive Mallon who is a PPMA Board member and Organisational Development Lead at Somerset County Council. As it's National Apprenticeship Week we ...
Best Workforce Transformation/Change Initiative Winners Leicestershire County Council Share Their Ways of Working Programme
Hello PPMA members and friends The closing date for entries for this year's Excellence in People Management Awards was last week and we've been blown away by the fantastic response there has been - ...
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, ...
