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On 10 October in the Pitch View Room of the new Wembley Stadium we launched our latest report for the CIPD as part of our Improve Your Strategic HR Fitness conference.
 Introducing the new report at the conference, David Vere said that: 'The consortium was set up to give members the opportunity to work together on practical steps needed to transform HR, to participate in a shared learning programme – a series of seminars with practitioners and experts – and to share their learning with one another. This is a unique and valuable approach to enable like minded HR people to work together to tackle common issues and share learning'
Learning from the consortium
David summed up the learning from the consortium, by saying that there are 5 key questions to be answered if public sector HR is to be Fit for Business:
- Are we making the right strategic choices to ensure is doing the things that make the biggest difference to business success?
- Are we getting the basics right to be credible - excellent service to our customers is the foundation of an excellent HR department?
- Are we fully engaged with people managers helping them get the best from their people or are we internally occupied with HR processes, procedures and policies?
- Are we keeping a lookout across the organisation and beyond to learn from others on what is new and works best?
- Are we continuing to develop our skills to ensure we retain our credibility and are invited to the Board table?
For more information about the Fit for Business Consortium and Report (including the Executive summary download) please click here
Roger Black motivates HR
In pursuit of this fitness theme, conference delegates shared in the experience of the new Wembley stadium, and gained inspiration from the opportunity to sit in the England dressing room and hear from Roger Black, Olympic 400 metre silver medalist and Olympic 4 x 400 metre gold medalist.
Roger drew some sporting comparisons for HR when he said that 'the most successful athletes are the individuals and teams who embrace change and are not content just to stick with a winning formula. If HR and organisations are to be excellent they must also embrace change. The themes in the new Fit for Business report chime very well with what sports people need to do to be successful and contain some practical ideas on what HR needs to be doing to be successful as well.’
Fariyal Khatri motivates the delegates
To make sure delegates were on their toes after lunch, Fariyal led an energizer to start off the afternoon workout sessions where delegates heard from practitioners in the consortium how they tackled particular transformation issues.
The workout sessions
These covered:
Deciding on the right delivery model for you:
John McCann, HR Director, National Audit Office
Lorraine Hallam, Chief Officer HR, Leeds City Council
Building a sustainable HR team:
Mark Willis, Head of HR Professional Development, Department for Work and Pensions
How managers deliver people results:
Christine Forde, Head of Learning and Development, Food Standards Agency
Martin Warlow, HM Revenue and Customs
Measuring how HR can make a difference:
Anne- Marie Purvis, Department for Work and Pensions
Developing our female talent for senior roles:
Marie Gadsden, HR Manager – Specialist Services, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Establishing a business partner team:
Les Common, HR Director, Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service
Fit For Business III
For more information about our next Fit for Business consortium and how to take part, please click here |
