Leadership for a change
By Professor David Pendleton, Program Director for High Performance Leadership (Live-online) Whenever I doubt the pace at which the world is changing, I remind myself that, in my lifetime, the world has entered the space age, personal computers were created, the internet and world wide web were created, social media have become commonplace, mobile phones were […]
Get a handle on delegation: Changing your perspective might yield better outcomes
By Denise Fryer, Co-Programme Director, Developing Management Practice, Henley Business School The attitude that: ‘It’ll take longer to explain to someone else how to do it, so it’s easier if I just do it myself,’ is not one that is generally productive in today’s collaborative business contexts. Two of the key aspects you might consider […]
Reskilling and training: The key to helping businesses recover
By Sue Parr (pictured), Director of Apprenticeships and Part-time Programmes – WMG, University of Warwick It is clear that the economic situation worldwide is unprecedentedly challenging and the recently released UK figures for June to August show a downward trajectory that reveals unemployment rates of 4.5%. Many companies have previously spent a lot of time […]
5 Minutes With… Candlefox’s Sarah-Jane McQueen
In the latest instalment of our HR industry executive interview series, we spoke to Sarah-Jane McQueen, General Manager at Candlefox, about the company, the impact of COVID-19 on the training sector, industry opportunities and the impact of new technology… Tell us about your company, products and services. CoursesOnline Workforce Training is a recent addition to […]
Case Study: How a Reverse Mentoring Programme Was Used in London Ambulance
London Ambulance approached TPC Leadership to support the Trust with a number of challenges which were broadly cultural. Having been founded in 1965, the people that London Ambulance served has changed dramatically since its inception and their employees no longer mirrored the population. It was felt that a reverse mentoring programme would provide the senior […]
Is your team fit to function in a virtual environment?
By Catherine Bardwell, TPC Leadership During the COVID-19 pandemic many organisations moved to home working for their staff, and even as businesses start opening back up their offices, there has been a significant shift in expectations about staff being present in the office Monday to Friday, 9 to 5. While this is a huge step […]
How to align your organisation in times of change
Drawing upon his latest book Jonathan Trevor, Programme Director of the Oxford Strategic Alignment Programme, provides helpful guidance for leaders on how to realign their businesses to thrive in times of change… The disruption stemming from the COVID-19 global pandemic presents leaders of established businesses with a rare opportunity to change the fundamentals of their […]
WEBINAR: HR Hindsights in 2020 – Lessons learnt by leaders in talent
You asked, and of course we deliver! Following the success of our interview with Mercedes-Benz’s Global Staffing & Recruiting Lead, where we got up close and personal into the making of their current employee engagement strategy… we are back with a bang and two more global giants; Spotify and PwC. And don’t worry, we’ve also bought with […]
Video & HR comms: Your not-so-secret weapon to employee engagement
By Paul Service, Director of Learning Solutions at CommsLearning If there’s one not-so-secret weapon that every HR professional should have in their employee engagement arsenal, it’s video. Topping the attention stakes long before any global pandemic came along, a video is worth 10,000 words, giving people what they want quickly, in a format they expect. […]
iHASCO offers free training to all key workers across the UK
Bracknell based eLearning provider, iHASCO, have announced that all key workers across the UK can obtain free access to their Mental Health Awareness and Infection Prevention & Control training programmes. The announcement was made shortly after they were listed on the Crown Commercial Service’s COVID-19 Catalogue of supplier offers. Mental health and wellbeing has long […]