I’m really pleased to be joining the judging panel for the CIPD People Management Awards 2026. One of the genuine benefits of a role like this is seeing work that rarely gets visibility. Organisations doing rigorous, grounded people practice tend not to shout about it. Awards panels are one of the few places where that… Read More Seeing Real Work
Here are the last few unanswered questions in a session I attended at the CIPD Festival of Work and my thoughts. 70-20-10 still relevant with tech changing the way we work?I think so. I recognise and understand the criticisms about it as a framework/model/approach (choose your naming convention). However, it focuses people on the benefits… Read More Long-term impact
Here are the next series of unanswered questions in a session I attended at the CIPD Festival of Work. Is there anything you think L&D should STOP doing just now, so that we have the capacity to develop for the future?This could be a very long and complex answer but I’ll reiterate the simple point:… Read More Stop right now
I mentioned last week I would have a go at responding to the unanswered questions in a session I attended at the CIPD Festival of Work. Here are the first few which I want to address and my thoughts about them. We have an issue we call “the cobbler’s children” – our L&D colleagues are… Read More Cobbler’s children
I had a great day at the CIPD Festival of Work last week. I’ve been thinking about the event, the speakers, and the vendors and connections I made. The HR profession is in rude health but we are still looking at ourselves as a support function, rather than a business partner. Partnering means being involved… Read More Reboot Transform
Lost and Desperate 