How Councils can Drive Economic Inclusion in the North
Hello PPMA members and friends Pam Parkes has written an article for the MJ online magazine where she's highlighting three priorities for many Northern councils to inform their agenda for ...
Circles of Control
Hello PPMA members and friends Yesterday was World Mental Health Day and the theme was 'Workplace Mental Health'. To recognise the event, we shared some great advice on how to manage mental health at ...
Three Mountains, Two Sore Feet and One Incredible Purpose
Hello PPMA members and friends In 2022 Jonathan Stephenson, the Chief Executive of Brentwood Borough and Rochford District Councils, founded the Public Sector Challenge to raise funds for charity and in particular Cancer Research ...
The Confidence I Walked Away With is Totally Unmatched Says PPMA One To Watch Winner Clare Minzako
Hello PPMA members and friends Following on from our last post by Talent Programme judge and 23/34 One To Watch Winner Sophie Coubrough, our fantastic 2024/25 One To Watch winner Clare Minzako, from Southwark ...
One to Watch 2024 – What a Cohort!
Hello PPMA members and friends Our One to Watch programme attracts some outstandingly talented people every year and this blog post has been written by our 2023/24 winner Sophie Coubrough, Human Resources Officer, HR ...
Creating Healthy Workplaces: Sorting the Wheat from the Chaff Prof. Anthony Montgomery #PPMAHR24 Speaker
Hello PPMA members and friends As we get closer to our Conference at the BCEC in Birmingham, we're continuing to share posts from some of the inspirational and knowledgeable people ...
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 ...
Understanding Stress and Secrets of Resilient People – Mental Health Awareness Week 2022
Hello PPMA colleagues and friends It's Mental Health Awareness Week and the theme this year is Loneliness. To recognise this important issue, our outgoing President and now Secretary and board member Steve Davies, has shared ...
Celebrating Tomorrow’s Inspiring Leaders
Hello PPMA members and friends Last week we held the final of this year's Apprentice of the Year competition and with the valuable support of the amazing Leatham Green and his colleagues from Oracle, we ...
A Christmas Message from the PPMA
Hello PPMA members and friends At this festive time of year, I know that many of you will be looking forward to seeing loved ones over the next few days (fingers crossed). Let’s hope that ...
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 ...
PPMA Northern Regional Meeting… AI, Neuroscience and Human to Hybrid: Expanding our Horizons and Opportunities
Hello PPMA friends Last week saw the inaugural meeting of the PPMA Northern Region. Jointly hosted by Sam Betts and Tracy Brennand our Northern regional chairs, it was an inspiring, engaging and fun event attended ...
Busy Doing Nothing?
Hello PPMA Friends Wednesday 6th November is National Stress Awareness Day and Keeley Metcalfe who is Senior HR Adviser, Resourcing Solutions at North Yorkshire County Council and also PPMA Rising Star runner up 2018, has ...
Taking Part the Big Brum Sleepout – Our Own Grace and Her Husband Dan!
Dear PPMA friends We are so proud of Grace and Dan, who are both participating in the Big Brum Sleepout on the 29th November. The sleepout is an opportunity to shine a light on the ...
When Life Gives You Lemons
Hello PPMA friends Our latest blog post has been written by our amazing joint Apprentice of the Year 2019 winner, Kirsten Moore. She talks about her legacy and the ups and downs she's experienced so ...
Quick Q & A with Hayley Camporese, PPMA HR Rising Star 2019
Hello PPMA friends With the brilliant PPMA Annual Conference over for another year, we sat down with the talented Haley Camporese, HR Consultant at Onesource and the PPMA Rising Star 2019 Winner, to find out ...
Steven Berry The PPMA One to Watch 2019 Winner Talks About Performing at His Best
Hello PPMA members and friends We've recently heard from Kirsten Moore and Daniel John our joint Apprentices of The Year about what it was like to enter the competition. This week, Steven Berry our 'One to Watch' ...
Don’t Worry, Be Happy. Rock the Kasbah…and Much More from Karen Grave
Dear PPMA colleagues and friends As we approach conference, our President Karen Grave shares her hopes and expectations for this year’s annual conference. "Hi everyone, I’m so looking forward to seeing as many of you ...
