Chief Exec @CIPD - supporting HR to make a difference to performance & productivity. OBE. MAT Trustee. FWA Board. Co-owner @jamtarts. @rfu ref. Views personal.
A little of Christmas Eve to the night before my first @CIPD Annual Conference and Exhibition. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone over the next two days. A few thoughts over on @LinkedIn...
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Both Fed (Waller) and BoE (Lombardelli) central bankers talking today about the lack of dynamism in the labour market - specifically low levels of churn.
As AI is almost certainly changing the pattern of demand the flexibility for labour to move to where the new demand emerges (high churn rate) is a really important part of the forward productivity story/ avoiding structural unemployment.
It does suggest that this is not a great time to be increasing the on-costs of creating new employment (Employer NICs, Employee Rights Act, raising NLW far faster than productivity). And yet that has been precisely what has happened in the UK.
This chart from Clare is stark....
Off to Bristol this morning to join colleagues speaking at the HPMA conference for people leaders in health. Buoyed by better than expected growth figured this morning, especially as they break us out of a cycle of weaker second halves to years.
#SCO19s | FULL TIME: Scotland 3-1 Kazakhstan.
A Tommy North double and a goal from Lucas Clearie sealed an opening win for our Men's Under-19s against Kazakhstan 👏
#YoungTeam
@WarMonitor3 Grandad up Sword Beach, June 1944, then sightseeing through the Low Countries with Monty’s Tours. We have a lovely photo at home of BM addressing the Division in Antwerp that he kept.
@AndyRoden1 Indeed. Though a lot of people have sold nationalisation as a panacea for two decades. It’s unsurprising that this is now used against them as they are hoist by their own petard. Truth is that good management and effective maintenance and resourcing isn’t as sexy… though vital.
This seems a strange way to describe someone who fought at the Somme, who lost nearly all his closest friends in battle, who drank the nectar of ancient poetry with C. S. Lewis, who wholly & irrevocably re-invented the fantasy genre.
Love a conference…
Delighted to join colleagues from HR in Scottish Local Govt at the SPDS conference. Spoke about the role of the profession, stepping up to influence the future of local govt, & our renewed commitment to members through @cipd Scotland. Fantastic Qs & feedback!
A few folk asked me why I wanted to hare to London after @CIPD ACE today. To see this - I am not sure Tim knows the impact he has had. I lost count of the number of leaders in recruitment who told me how much they have learned from Tim or being inspired by him.
This evening’s special award is for Lifetime Achievement and goes to Tim Cook, Group CEO of nGAGE Talent! Sending huge congratulations to you on this amazing accomplishment #RECAwards26
What a two days! 4,000 people professionals together in Manchester, focussing on the difference our profession can make in rapidly changing times. We know @cipd has to rise to meet the moment - and your feedback on how we do that has been fabulous! To work!