PPMA – A Workforce for the Future
Hello PPMA members and friends Earlier this month, our President Pam Parkes shared her thoughts on the impact for HR and local government following the election. In this new post ...
How North East & North Cumbria ICB are Celebrating Pride Month
Hello PPMA members and friends June is Pride Month and is recognised and celebrated by people around the country. We wanted to share with you some of the ways in which our members ...
AI & Leadership: Getting It Right
Hello PPMA members and friends How we get the most out of AI is on everyone's agenda and in this post our good friends and supporters Real World Group explore some of the pros ...
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek – How to Look After Your Mental Health, Tips From PPMA Award Winners Lincolnshire County Council
Hello PPMA members and friends This week is Mental Health Awareness Week and to recognise this, our Best Health & Wellbeing Initiative Award Winners, Lincolnshire County Council have written a blog post for us. ...
CQ Master Class ‘Teaser’ from #PPMAHR Speaker, Ritika Wadhwa
The PPMA Conference starts this week and Ritika Wadhwa, Chief Officer at Prabhaav Global is one of our speakers. She is on a mission to bring inclusion and innovation to the heart of ...
Becoming an Inclusive Leader – from #PPMAHR24 Keynote Speaker Bernadette Thompson OBE
Hello PPMA members and friends #PPMAHR24 is next week and to conclude our series of 'teaser posts' from some of our speakers, we hear from Bernadette Thompson OBE. Bernadette is a ...
HR: Are we handling the “Bad Banter”?”
Hello PPMA members and friends The second in our series of 'taster' blog posts from some of the speakers at #PPMAHR24 is from Stella Chandler is Director at Focal Point ...
Confession: I am scared of everything.
Hello PPMA members and friends As we get closer to #PPMAHR24 in April, we've asked our speakers to share some thoughts about what you can expect from their sessions and ...
Equality in Emerging Talent from Tribepad
Hello PPMA members and friends This post was written by our good friends and supporters Tribepad and it forms part of an ED&I mini series, where they interview teams nominated for In-house recruitment's Diversity ...
2023 Was the Year of Staff Wellbeing at Sandwell Council
Hello PPMA members and friends Last year employee wellbeing was high on everyone's agenda and our blog post this week has been written by Natalie Morrison, Wellbeing Specialist and Victoria Lee, Assistant Director of ...
Gut Health: Cornerstone of Physical and Mental Health
Hello PPMA Members and friends Gut health has finally made it into people’s mind and onto the front pages of the media – and rightly so: There is more to ...
30 November Roundtable – Local Government Recruitment and Retention – A Vision for 2030
Hello PPMA members and friends At the end of November our good friends and supporters Commercial Services Group, together with help from us, held a round table event for a discussion around the possible ...
Six Fantastic Examples of Public Sector Employer Brand – by Jobs Go Public
Hello PPMA members and friends This week's post is from one of our key sponsors and supporters Jobs Go Public and they share some of their favourite Public Sector Employer Brands. They outline ...
Why Your Job Advert Might Not Be Performing
Hello PPMA members and friends The recruitment challenges we face as a sector continue and attracting the right talent is crucial. So our blog post this week was written by ...
Pride Month 2023
Hello PPMA members and friends June 2023 is Pride Month and local authorites around the UK do some excellent work to recognise and celebrate Pride in their own towns, cities and regions and we ...
‘Resilience and Diversity’- Some key takeaways from the 2023 PPMA Conference by Jonathan Swain at McLean Public
Hello PPMA members and friends. Although it's now 8 weeks since the PPMA conference, the impact from the speakers and sessions is still being felt. Recently Jonathan Swain, Managing Director and Founder of Mclean ...
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 ...
