More Than Ever…
Hello PPMA Friends This year has been the most extraordinary experience for all of us – a time of huge contrasts and extremes. For many there has been tragedy which some of you will have ...
Statement from the PPMA in Response to the Announcement of a Public Sector Pay Freeze
Hello PPMA friends Here is a statement from PPMA in response to the announcement made by the Chancellor on 25th November 2020 about a public sector pay freeze. 'The Chancellor announced plans to freeze Public ...
Peer into the Future Program 2021 – Apply Now!
Hello PPMA Friends The PPMA Peer into the Future Programme reflects our passionate desire to stretch and develop HR & OD professionals and we're looking for current or aspiring HR & OD professionals to join ...
Gordon McFarlane – One of Our New PPMA Vice Presidents Shares His Vision
Hello PPMA friends At our recent AGM, we're delighted that five new Vice-Presidents were welcomed to the senior PPMA board. They are Samantha Betts, Assistant Director Human Resources & Organisational Development, Salford City Council, Tracy ...
Lessons in Resilience: Coaching in the NHS during Covid 19 with Hazel Anderson Turner
Hello PPMA friends With the announcement of a second lockdown starting later this week, our Sparkle and Learn webinar last Friday was very timely. It was all about resilience and was delivered by the amazing ...
4 Questions for PPMA President’s Award for Special Contribution Winner – Amanda Harcus
Hello PPMA friends The next in our series of 4 questions for PPMA Award winners, is with Amanda Harcus who was presented with the President’s Award for Special Contribution. Amanda is Director of HR & ...
4 Questions for PPMA Joint ‘Peer into The Future’ Winner – Emily Drake
Hello PPMA friends Here's the second in our series of 4 questions for the winners of our PPMA Talent Programmes from Emily Drake. Emily is Head of Payments, Systems and Registrars at Tameside Metropolitan Borough ...
Sparkle and Learn Through Autumn with our Webinar Series
Hello PPMA Friends As we move into Autumn, the weather turns and we are facing the challenges of the months ahead, we wanted to put together a programme of sharing and learning over the autumn ...
4 Questions for PPMA ‘One to Watch’ Winner – Mae Wilson
Hello PPMA friends Over the years the PPMA Talent Programmes have recognised the potential of some very talented people and this year is no exception. We asked all of this year's winners to give us ...
Reflections on the PPMA Virtual Conference – 15–16 September 2020
Hello PPMA friends I wanted to say how fantastic the past two days of virtual conference have been. Whilst I couldn’t attend the whole thing because of prior commitments (I only re-joined the board as ...
PPMA Excellence in People Management Awards Winners Will Be Announced From Monday 31st August
Dear PPMA colleagues and friends We’re delighted that over 200 people are already registered for our PPMA Virtual Conference on 15th and 16th September. You still have time to book – registration closes on Thursday ...
How Can I Say It?
Dear PPMA friends 2020 is half way done. But it feels like we have lived multiple lifetimes. And we definitely have not had enough time to come to terms with those lifetimes, what they mean ...
Supporting Leaders and Managers During Covid-19 – PPMA HR Podcast
Dear PPMA friends Leadership at the best of times is challenging. Covid-19 has shone even more of a spotlight on those in leadership positions, wherever they sit in our organisations, our politics and society more ...
Using Clinical Psychology to Encourage Self Care in the Workplace – Rollout of CareSpace
Hello PPMA friends For those of us working in Public Services HR and OD, these last months have been the most consequential, challenging and complex of our professional lives, and our personal lives too. During ...
There Is Something About Watching a Man Die in Front of Your Eyes. It Changes You.
Hello PPMA friends There is something about watching a man die in front of your eyes. It changes you. It should. This has happened to me twice. The first was my father 27 months ago. ...
HR & OD Director Amanda Harcus, Shares Her Personal Story About Bladder Cancer with Leatham Green
Hello PPMA Friends Amanda Harcus is Director of HR and OD at London Borough of Tower Hamlets and in January 2020 she got the shocking news that she has cancer of the bladder. In this ...
Lightning Rods – Disruptors or Destructors?
Hello PPMA friends It’s the integrity stupid… I promised myself that I would spend at least one Bank Holiday this year not twittering and linking in. But surprisingly Saturday was a wonderful day on social ...
Video: Important Update On The PPMA Annual Conference 2020 From Karen Grave
Hello PPMA friends As you know earlier this year we had to change the date of the PPMA Annual Conference from late March 2020 to September 2020 because of the coronavirus outbreak. In this video ...
