Corporate Research Forum

It gave me new ways of thinking about things - and a whole heap of new and productive relationships [Analysing and shaping the organisation]. I came away with many ideas for how to move things forward. An inspiring and motivating event.

Anna Mealings, HR Director

A data rich dialogue on resilience, some new words and a reminder that this topic [The resilient organisation] needs to be embedded into the DNA of the organisation. 

Isabel Bennett, Head of Talent, Performance and Resource

Brilliant venue, great networking and really good opportunity to meet new people [The resilient organisation]. Learnt a lot and will certainly follow up on the scientific references made. Really loved the blend of theory, reality and business experiences.

Rebecca Hone, Head of HR UK General Insurance 

Great opportunity to network, hear others' views and the challenges they experience. I identified some good people to help gain further insight from their work.

David Reay, Global Head, Talent and HR Capability

I am in the process of refreshing our employee relations strategy, and will be doing it differently based on this event [Employee Engagement & Organisational Performance]. While the ‘guest gurus' were central to the day, the real value was in the discussions amongst our member community on the day.

Alex Lewis, HR Director, Employee Relations 

An inspiring presentation and a sense that the presenters had time for everyone because of a collaborative approach between them and the group. I was re-energised and refocused by the course [Analysing and shaping the organisation].

Chloe Tucknott, L&D Projects Manager

The value of CRF meetings for me is that they provide stimulus and thinking time away from the coal face. These two presentations offered more opportunity than some to promote improvements within our business. I thought this was a very valuable day [Spreading good practice - a structured exchange].

Christine Bowman, Head of HR

Good facilitation with timings such that really useful debate and discussion were not shut down. A good balance between information sharing, discussion and open question sessions with ideas on how to benchmark [Employee Engagement & Organisational Performance].

Sarah Whitman, Head of HR

The CRF provides an extremely valuable method of maintaining currency with latest thinking on HR strategy and operation within business and is a great way to build a network of like minded professionals.

The workshop delivered by Amin Rajan on "Tomorrow's World of Work" was very thought provoking - particularly his views on HR strategy of doing what is right (Aristotle) and business strategy of seeing things as they are (Machiavelli).

Everyone who works within the CRF is friendly, professional and always ready to assist.

Sati Khakh, Head of Organisation Development

Great content [Analysing and shaping the organisation]. Loved the way things were broken into input, action, sharing and discussion. The pace was fast - but I prefer it that way."

Christian Hug, HR Manager

An excellent day [Strategic people planning in an age of uncertainty]. The timing was perfect as we are working on this subject in my organisation. I like the interactive approach and chance to discuss things with other members and speakers.

Natalie Woodford, HR Vice Presiden

An excellent course [The essentials of OD] that I would recommend to others. Superb presenters. Great contextualisation and useful insights.

Gaynor Ratcliffe, HR Business Partner

I recently attended the Changing Organisations Masterclass at Ashridge. It is one of the most useful events I have ever attended. The quality of the speakers was excellent, blending academic input with an excellent real-life case study. I made some useful contacts during the two days which I have already followed-up. Thank you for making it possible.

Jonathan Cormack, Manager, HR Strategy and Projects

CFR brings together the rigour and discipline of high quality, academic research and experienced practitioner contributions to produce evidenced-based, pragmatic HR strategy and solutions.

I have been attending the CRF events for a number of years now because they are rich in content, relevant and thought-provoking. Not only are the speakers of the highest standard but the attendees are invariably top-class HR professionals which makes for a simulating event.

If I am unable to attend, the post-meeting notes are an excellent method of playing catch-up.

Tim Miller, Director, Property, Research & Assurance, Standard Chartered Bank and Chairman, Standard Chartered Korea

Some great examples of putting the business problem first when designing HR solutions. The small group sessions enabled us to hear what our peers in the industry are doing and what is considered to be best practice.

Michelle Furlong, Head, HR Strategy and Governance