|
Fit for Business - Transforming HR in the public sector
Our very latest Fit for Business report, published by the CIPD is the result of action research by our second Fit for Business Consortium, which included the following public sector organisations:
British Transport Police
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
Department for Work and Pensions
Food Standards Agency
Health and Safety Executive
HM Revenue and Customs
Leeds City Council
National Audit Office
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Download
the Executive Summary (PDF)
Publication available from: CIPD Bookstore
Price £19.99; CIPD members £14.99
Fit for Business - Building
a Strategic HR function in the public sector
This report summarises the findings
of an action research programme involving 9 public sector
organisations that worked together to improve aspects
of their HR performance. Each organisation had a programme
of action to develop a more strategic approach to HR.
Within that programme each identified a specific project
as the focus of its consortium work. The central and
local government organisations were:
Department for Work and Pensions,
Derbyshire County Council
Gateshead Council
Food Standards Agency,
Health and Safety Executive,
Royal Borough of Kingston
Ministry of Defence,
North Somerset Council
The Planning Inspectorate.
Download
the Executive Summary (PDF)
Publication available from: www.cipd.co.uk/Bookstore/_catalogue/HRPractice/1843981521.htm
Price £19.99; CIPD members £14.99
CIPD Change Agenda: Delivering
Public Services: Engaging and Energising People
Written by David Vere and Lindsay
Beaton, 2003
This report is the product of our
research study for the CIPD and Cabinet Office which
looked at how six public sector organisations tackled
the challenge of change. It reports on effective practice
under the following main themes:
Energise People by:
Creating an energising goal to crystallise the commitment
of people in the organisation.
Leading from the front by showing integrity and establishing
trust.
Enable People by:
Invigorating the top team by strengthening its leadership
capability.
Building a culture of empowerment by opening the door
to ideas from people across the organisation.
Working within the community the organisation serves
to forge understanding and clarify expectations.
Empower People by:
Forging teams by releasing people's energy so they make
it happen.
Aligning HR processes and practices to create greater
latent capability.
Navigating the change journey by seizing chances and
adapting the approach.
Download
the whole report (PDF)
Making Training Pay
Written by Lindsay Beaton and Steve
Richards, 1996
We developed this evaluation manual for
the CIPD and IIP UK. It provides a tool kit to enable
organisations to adopt a structured approach to training
evaluation in order to assess the value for money of
training investment.
Contact: lindsayb@the-dp.co.uk
Strategic HR: HM Revenue & Customs Case Study
Reproduced with kind permission. See www.thehrdirector.com
Download the case study (PDF)
Public Sector Reform: Three Point Turn
Despite all the flak from
politicians and the media some public-sector organisations
are engaging their employees to improve service delivery.
Please see our paper Public
Sector Reform - Three Point Turn
|
