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KN1 A Fair and Inclusive Digital World that Works for Everyone #cipdACE17

KN1 A Fair and Inclusive Digital World that Works for Everyone #cipdACE17

Good Morning! It’s that time of year again, and I’m back here in Manchester for this year’s #cipdACE17! It’s the CIPD’s 70th Annual Conference and Exhibition, with this year’s theme as the Future of Work. We start with a welcome address from Peter Cheese, CEO of the CIPD, who reminds us that there’s lots to look forward to over the next 2 days, with 32 conference sessions and 5 live streams.…

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What's on my agenda for #cipdACE17?

What’s on my agenda for #cipdACE17?

I’ve really struggled to pick which sessions I’d like to attend for this year’s #cipACE17, because they all look so bloody interesting (the struggle is real guys)! I eventually managed to whittle it down to a few, and used my #cipdACE17 app to keep track of what I want to go to and where I need to be. DAY 1: The opening keynote for the CIPD’s 70th Annual Conference with Baroness Martha Lane-Fox…

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#cipdACE17 - What's on outside of the conference?

#cipdACE17 – What’s on outside of the conference?

For those of you spending the full two days in Manchester this week for #cipdACE17 you might be wondering what to do and where to go in the evening. Yet again, we have CIPD‘s fab organisers at hand with their social programme! Tuesday 7th November CIPD LGBT+ & Friends welcome you to a social evening to celebrate their one year anniversary! 8pm onwards at TRIBECA Bar (50 Sackville Street,…

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One for the newbies at #cipdACE17!

First time visiting #cipdACE17 this year? Check out these top tips to get the most out of it!

It’s that time of year again where the CIPD‘s Annual Conference and Exhibition is almost upon us! For those of you who are attending ACE for the first time, you’ve probably got all sorts of curious thoughts and questions about how it will be, what it will be like etc – that was me this time a year ago! There’s probably all kinds of questions flying around in your head, a bit like: 1.) There’s so…

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Are robots going to take all of our jobs?!

Are robots going to take all of our jobs?!

As most of you probably saw, I spent my Saturday at #cipdmap17 yesterday, and managed to get myself a seat into Prof. Donald Hislop’s session on New Ways of Working – Myth or Reality? When I sign up for conference sessions, it’s the title of it alone that will determine whether I choose to sit through it or not. And this one definitely caught my attention. The alternative title to this session…

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Stay Connected @ CIPD MAP!

Stay Connected @ CIPD MAP!

Evening fellow tweeters, bloggers, instagrammers and blogreaders! It’s almost Fri-yay (yay!), meaning it’s almost time for this year’s CIPD MAP at Chesford Grange Hotel in Warwickshire on Saturday! I know a lot of you will be there so it’ll be great to see you on Saturday, but for those of you who can’t be there, please don’t get FOMO! There’s still so many ways to keep up to date with what’s…

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Sunday.

New blog post, go look!

It’s clearly been a while since I’ve been on the blogging scene, you can probably tell from the tumbleweed floating through my blog pages… oops. Today is probably the first day in weeks, maybe even months where I have no plans and no actual need to leave my house. So I’ve spent my day so far sleeping lots, drinking tea, listening to music and catching up on all my HR and business news and updates…

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work for the job you want, not the job you have.

work for the job you want, not the job you have.

We’ve all heard the saying ‘dress for the job you want, not the job that you have.’ So why not further that to working for the job you want, and not the job that you have. A mantra that I have recently adopted, following a good old catch up with a friend a few days ago. Which clearly gave me inspiration for writing this blog post (you’ve probably noticed I’ve been a little absent on the blogging…

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Growing the Health and Wellbeing Agenda

Growing the Health and Wellbeing Agenda

Thoroughly enjoyed sitting through Rachel Suff‘s (CIPD Policy Advisor) breakout session on Wellbeing at yesterday’s Midlands Student Conference. The session, led by Rachel, defined health and wellbeing, looked at how the world of work is changing, looked at the impact of changes on health and well-being, questioned well-being in our organisations, reviewed the CIPD’s wellbeing model, and finally,…

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What does the Future of Work look like?

What does the Future of Work look like?

Our opening keynote at yesterday’s CIPD Midlands Student Conference was led by Occupational Psychologist and Director of the Future Work Centre, Dr Richard MacKinnon. Dr MacKinnon reiterated that as our future is becoming more and more uncertain, there is an increasing need for evidence based practice. His opening keynote centered around 3 key questions: What does the future of work look like?…

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Midlands Student Conference - Empowering the HR Leaders of the Future

Midlands Student Conference – Empowering the HR Leaders of the Future

Future proofing yourself as an HR professional. CIPD‘s very own David D’Souza – Head of London, Head of Engagement (and pretty much everything else!) welcomed over 170 CIPD students at the Aston Conference Suites in Birmingham yesterday morning, reminding us all that it is our job as HR professionals to maintain the spark in our people – the same spark we saw in them when we first hired them.…

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2016 in review

Happy Sunday! Earlier in the week, I’m sure for anyone who’s on Facebook, you will have had your ‘year in review’ come up on your newsfeed, showing your most liked photos and how many posts you’ve liked this year. For those of you who have been following my blog posts for a long time, you’ll have noticed I like to reflect back on the year as Christmas and New Year approaches, and doing my very…

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F4 Working with the business for increased organisational performance #cipdACE16

F4 Working with the business for increased organisational performance #cipdACE16

The final session I attended yesterday afternoon before our closing keynote was a panel session chaired by CIPD’s Warren Howlett. Joining him was Catherine Taylor from Marston’s PLC, Linda Cherrington from the Motor Neurone Disease Association, and Peter Reeve also from the MND Association. Warren’s first question was “What is HR’s role in working/aligning with the business to drive performance?”…

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Peter Cheese Q&A #cipdACE16

Peter Cheese Q&A #cipdACE16

Amongst all the madness of #cipdace16, I managed to join a mini Q&A session with CIPD’s CEO Peter Cheese yesterday morning. Peter himself questioned whether employment law is actually fit for purpose in relation to the gig economy. He feels that the gig economy needs to be understood properly, to enable us as HR professionals to effectively support and train those working in the gig economy. In…

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D1 - Identifying your Blind Spots - Psychological Influences of Decision Making #cipdACE16

D1 – Identifying your Blind Spots – Psychological Influences of Decision Making #cipdACE16

Day 2 at #cipdACE16 and it’s just as lively and energetic as Day 1. This morning welcomed Dr Chia-Jung Tsay from UCL’s School of Management, who came to talk to us about her extensive (and impressive!) research into the psychological influences of decision making. Aside from the day job, she is also a professional pianist! Dr Tsay explained that different outcomes are a result of different…

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B2 - Candidate Experience and the Employer Brand #cipdACE16

B2 – Candidate Experience and the Employer Brand #cipdACE16

After a manic morning and lunch milling around the exhibition and taking countless selfies and getting unlimited supplies of sweets and pens, it’s time for one of our afternoon conference sessions. The hashtag for this session is #cipdcandex so make sure you check it out to get updated on everything that went on here! Candidate Experience and the New Employer Brand is led by Penguin Random…

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B2 - Candidate Experience and the New Employer Brand

B2 – Candidate Experience and the New Employer Brand

After a manic morning and lunch milling around the exhibition and taking countless selfies and getting unlimited supplies of sweets and pens, it’s time for one of our afternoon conference sessions. The hashtag for this session is #cipdcandex so make sure you check it out to get updated on everything that went on here! Candidate Experience and the New Employer Brand is led by Penguin Random…

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