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Early Careers and Skills: Equipping the Workforce for What’s Next

How is your organisation approaching its Early Careers strategy and what are the challenges you’re navigating?

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We are pleased to share CRF’s 2026 international programme of research, events and learning featuring two new networks:

Work Psychology Network

Employee and Industrial Relations Network

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Introducing…

CRF’s AI-powered research tool

Putting trusted intelligence at your fingertips.

Exclusively for the CRF Network.

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Int. Conference: Turning Uncertainty Into Advantage

Monday 5 – Wednesday 7 October 2026 | St. Julian’s, Malta

Join 200+ senior HR leaders and our expert faculty to explore the strategies, frameworks and leadership capabilities needed to design organisations that grow stronger in the face of uncertainty.

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Work Psychology Network

CRF’s Work Psychology network will drive organisational performance through deepening expertise in work psychology.

Join to gain access to exclusive events, research and a dedicated discussion forum.

CRF Work Psychology Network

Learning: Aspiring Group HRD

Aug 2026 – Feb 2027, London
From £10,995 +VAT per person

Co-designed around each cohort, our flagship learning programme, for recently appointed or aspiring Group HRDs, develops strategic, business-first HR leaders.

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Supporting organisations since 1994, now with over 250 clients:

Corporate Research Forum is a research-led learning network for HR leaders and their teams.

We build capability in HR through a programme of evidence-based research, technology-enabled learning and events delivering expert-led insight, learning and peer exchange.

Our community benefits by building capability to drive organisational performance and create a future-ready organisation.

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Upcoming event • May 11, 2026

CRF Learning: Becoming An Effective HRD

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JOIN OUR INTERNATIONAL LEARNING NETWORK

Solve real organisational challenges by developing a future-ready HR function

Make better, faster people decisions linked to business strategy

Influence at Board and Executive level armed with evidence-based insight you can trust

Learn with – and from – leading international organisations

Delivered through our uniquely integrated services of research, advisory support, digital and in-person learning and development, and peer networking. Contact us to discuss how CRF can support your HR function.

Latest Resources

Future of Work and People Strategy

What leaders are saying about Early Careers and Skills

Talent, Leadership and Learning

Research Report: Creating an Effective Learning Ecosystem in the Gulf

Talent, Leadership and Learning

Research Preview: Creating an Effective Learning Ecosystem in the Gulf

AI and Technology

Research: Leadership Rewired

Work Psychology

Blog: Does changing culture change behaviour?

Future of Work and People Strategy

Summary Notes: HRD Briefing – Guiding Principles for Shaping Future Business

Employee/Industrial Relations

Resources: The HR Function and Risk Management

Talent, Leadership and Learning

A Learning Function Under Pressure: How to Design an Effective Learning Strategy

Testimonials

I continue to be impressed by the way Corporate Research Forum links the best of leading academic input to the real organisation and people issues faced by businesses in today’s uncertain environment. Added to that, they are always a pleasure to work with.

Amy C. Edmondson, Professor of Leadership and Management, Harvard Business School

Each year, the array of CRF events offer evidence-based insights into optimising individual and organisational performance. With dynamic change becoming the new constant, the CRF team help their members to focus on the most relevant topics just before we need the insight.

Jeff Lindeman, Chief People, Culture and Capability Officer, WD40

CRF events are the ones that we always make time to attend, because we know the investment will be worth it. The quality of content, presenters and attendees is consistently outstanding and manages to perfectly bridge broad, future-focused academic thinking with pragmatic, practitioner-led discussion.