• Register for 8th CRF International Conference

    Join 400+ senior business leaders and HR practitioners at this year's CRF International Conference - 12-14 October, Prague.

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  • Introducing the latest edition of Progress

    The new edition of our e-magazine - Progress - is now available, with contributing articles from industry and academic leaders.

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  • Executive Summary: Rethinking Talent Management

    How effective is your organisation in predicting future talent needs? Our latest report provides practical recommendations.

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  • CRF 2016 programme

    View our comprehensive programme of research and events in 2016.

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Welcome

Our purpose is to drive business performance through enhancing the effectiveness of the HR community. We provide our members with access to leading research, thinkers and practitioners focused on delivering high-performing environments in which their people and organisations can flourish.

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Free sample download

We are delighted to share our recent report titled ‘Assessing Potential’ as a free sample download.

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Interview with Professor Jay Conger

At our recent Rethinking Talent Management event in London, keynote speaker Professor Jay Conger (Center for Effective Organizations and Claremont McKenna College, California) shared his thoughts on the area of talent management and identified where today’s organisation’s fail when it comes to implementing effective talent management programmes.

Watch the full interview here.

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Fresh insights & thinking

Working with some of the world’s leading thinkers, CRF publishes regular research on subjects of interest and relevance to the senior HR practitioner including learning, performance management, organisation development, talent and people strategy.

Focusing on management techniques and people issues addressing today’s business challenges, our content is grounded in academic rigour with a focus on practical applicability.

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7 September 2016

Creating a Change Enabled Organisation

This is a combined presentation by Nick Holley. The first part focuses on enabling change in organisations. The second part of the presentation looks at the importance of culture in making change happen.

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  • Organisation Development & Change
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7 September 2016

Why Most Change Crash-Lands

In this combined presentation, Stephen highlights why most change programmes fail and what organisations can do to avoid crash landings. In the second half of his presentation, Stephen explores how to build a resilient organisation.

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  • Organisation Development & Change
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15 August 2016

Inclusive Culture Research Brief and Meeting Notes

CRF's final research project for 2016 will focus on diversity and inclusivity. Over the next two months, CRF will be interviewing organisations and leading thinkers to identify what inclusive cultures look like, and the elements that build and sustain them. This document outlines further information on the research, discussions that shaped it and the outputs planned.

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15 August 2016

CRF Prague: Czech Republic - An Industrial Powerhouse in Central Europe

In running-up to our 8th International Conference this year, CRF has collaborated with The Economist Intelligence Unit to bring you an economic overview of the Czech Republic. This comprehensive article looks at the Czech economy, the reasons behind its remarkable economic growth over the last couple of years and predictions for future economic development. We would urge all conference attendees and those interested in European economy to read the article.

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  • HR & Organisation Effectiveness
  • People Strategy
  • Talent
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20 July 2016

Post-Meeting Review Notes - Rethinking Talent Management (Amsterdam)

A summary of our recent Rethinking Talent Management member meeting led by Jay Conger (Claremont McKenna College, California and Center of Effective Organizations) and Gillian Pillans (CRF) in Amsterdam.

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15 July 2016

CRF Webinar - Rethinking Talent Management

Our recent CRF webinar examined how talent management can be better aligned with the needs of the organisation, as well as organisation strategy and purpose. During the 45 minute programme the panel assessed key challenges in talent management today and the steps HR professionals can take to reinvent talent management for the 21st Century.

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Peer-to-Peer communities

Our research is an invaluable source of latest thinking and guidance in a wide range of areas. Specifically, we focus on:

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7 September 2016

Creating a Change Enabled Organisation

This is a combined presentation by Nick Holley. The first part focuses on enabling change in organisations. The second part of the presentation looks at the importance of culture in making change happen.

  • Tags
  • Organisation Development & Change
More info

7 September 2016

Why Most Change Crash-Lands

In this combined presentation, Stephen highlights why most change programmes fail and what organisations can do to avoid crash landings. In the second half of his presentation, Stephen explores how to build a resilient organisation.

  • Tags
  • Organisation Development & Change
More info

15 August 2016

Inclusive Culture Research Brief and Meeting Notes

CRF's final research project for 2016 will focus on diversity and inclusivity. Over the next two months, CRF will be interviewing organisations and leading thinkers to identify what inclusive cultures look like, and the elements that build and sustain them. This document outlines further information on the research, discussions that shaped it and the outputs planned.

  • Tags
  • Diversity & Inclusivity
More info

15 August 2016

CRF Prague: Czech Republic - An Industrial Powerhouse in Central Europe

In running-up to our 8th International Conference this year, CRF has collaborated with The Economist Intelligence Unit to bring you an economic overview of the Czech Republic. This comprehensive article looks at the Czech economy, the reasons behind its remarkable economic growth over the last couple of years and predictions for future economic development. We would urge all conference attendees and those interested in European economy to read the article.

  • Tags
  • HR & Organisation Effectiveness
  • People Strategy
  • Talent
More info

20 July 2016

Post-Meeting Review Notes - Rethinking Talent Management (Amsterdam)

A summary of our recent Rethinking Talent Management member meeting led by Jay Conger (Claremont McKenna College, California and Center of Effective Organizations) and Gillian Pillans (CRF) in Amsterdam.

  • Tags
  • Talent
More info

15 July 2016

CRF Webinar - Rethinking Talent Management

Our recent CRF webinar examined how talent management can be better aligned with the needs of the organisation, as well as organisation strategy and purpose. During the 45 minute programme the panel assessed key challenges in talent management today and the steps HR professionals can take to reinvent talent management for the 21st Century.

  • Tags
  • Talent
Watch video

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October

12-14

Hilton Hotel, Prague

International Conference, Prague – An Uncertain World: Planning for 2025 and beyond
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  • People Strategy
  • Talent
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November

01-02

Wotton House, Dorking

CRF Learning: Advanced Programme in Organisation Development & Change
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  • Organisation Development & Change
  • HR & Organisation Effectiveness
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November

09

Plaisterers' Hall, London

Creating a Truly Inclusive Culture
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  • Diversity & Inclusivity
  • Performance Management & Engagement
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November

17

Kempinski Hotel Munich, Munich

Employee Engagement – useful concept or practical reality?
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  • Performance Management & Engagement
  • Talent
  • Analytics & Evaluation
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