Research & Resources
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Videos
September 23rd 2020
Zoom Interactive Event: Disruption, Self and Anxiety
On 23rd September 2020, CRF members gathered for an inspiring and challenging Zoom Interactive Event with Dr. Mee-Yan Cheung Judge, to explore the topic Disruption, Self and Anxiety – How to Remain Effective. The session considered the role of HR and OD professionals as disruptors of the system in which we work. Using the framework of Use of Self, Mee-Yan focused on the intrapersonal work practitioners need to do in order to remain ‘grounded’ and ‘unflappable’ in order to maintain impact and effectiveness in our organisations in spite of our and our clients’ anxiety.
- Tags
- Disruption
- Organisation Development
- Crisis Management
- Coronavirus
September 16th 2020
Zoom Interactive Event: Diversity and Inclusion: Emerging Issues
On 16th September 2020, CRF members gathered for ‘Diversity and Inclusion: Emerging Issues’, a Zoom Interactive Event. In conversation with Stephen Frost, CEO and Founder, Frost Included and former Head of Diversity and Inclusion for the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and Alastair Procter, Chief Human Resources Officer at Mediabrands, we explored the opportunities, challenges, and successes organisations are seeing as they broaden the scope of diversity and inclusion beyond gender, and as they grapple with the imperative to build and maintain inclusive cultures in remote working environments.
- Tags
- Diversity
- Inclusion
- Coronavirus
- Coronavirus Crisis
- Crisis Management
- D&I
September 10th 2020
Zoom Interactive Event: Strategies for Downsizing with Compassion and Care
On 10th September 2020, CRF members gathered for Strategies for Downsizing with Compassion and Care, a Zoom Interactive Event. Research Director Gillian Pillans led JC Townend, CEO, UK & Ireland, LHH, Julie-ann Keeble, Head of HR, Honda of the UK Manufacturing Ltd., and Ian Hunter, Partner, Bird & Bird, in discussion on how the best organisations support those at risk of redundancy, how to prepare and support leaders who manage the process and how to ensure ongoing business performance by managing engagement of those who stay.
- Tags
- HR Strategy
- People & HR Strategy
- Employee Wellbeing
- Employee Relations
- Coronavirus
- Coronavirus Crisis
- Crisis Management
July 29th 2020
Zoom Interactive Event: Trust in the Workplace
On 29th July 2020, CRF members gathered for ‘Trust in the Workplace’, a Zoom Interactive Event. Professor Veronica Hope-Hailey, President of Strategic External Engagement at the University of Bath, discussed how organisations maintain or repair trust in the face of a crisis. What challenges do organisations face as they implement redundancy programmes, restructure, nationalise, or retrench after a crisis, and how do they rebuild and recover?
- Tags
- Trust
- Coronavirus
- Coronavirus Crisis
- COVID-19
- Crisis Management
July 22nd 2020
Zoom Interactive Event: The Agile Dashboard
On 22nd July 2020, CRF and PARC members gathered for The Agile Dashboard, a Zoom Interactive Event. Professor Joe Perfetti explained how leaders can design agility into their organisations, and how getting leaders ready to be these agility architects may just be the most important step in securing organisational survival and success.
- Tags
- Coronavirus
- Agility
- Leadership
- COVID-19
- Strategic HR
July 10th 2020
Zoom Interactive Event: Thriving After a Crisis – Diverting Danger and Creating Future-Proof Organisations
On 10th July 2020, CRF and PARC members gathered for Thriving After a Crisis – Diverting Danger and Creating Future-Proof Organisations, a Zoom interactive event in partnership with IMD Business School. IMD Professors Howard Yu and Mark Greeven discussed how the most successful organisations are responding to the crisis, and demonstrated that, across industry sectors, common behaviours, mindsets and organisation cultures distinguish those organisations that are faring best. We also explored the role of the HR community in enabling organisations to be light on their feet to thrive in any possible future.
- Tags
- Crisis
- Crisis Management
- Coronavirus
- COVID-19
- Future of Work
- HR Strategy
July 1st 2020
Zoom Interactive Event: HRBPs: Reset and Thrive – Helping Businesses Prepare for an Uncertain Future
On 1st July 2020, CRF members gathered for HRBPs: Reset and Thrive – Helping Businesses Prepare for an Uncertain Future, a Zoom Interactive Event. Director of CRF Learning Nick Holley and Neil Morrison, Director of HR, Severn Trent, discussed how HRBPs can help their organisations thrive in the post-COVID-19 landscape.
- Tags
- HR Business Partnering
- Managing Uncertainty
- Future of Work
- Coronavirus Crisis
- COVID-19
June 17th 2020
Zoom Interactive Event: Grow the Pie: How Great Companies Deliver Both Purpose and Profit
On 17th June, Alex Edmans, Professor of Finance at London Business School led a webinar for PARC and CRF members in which he discusses how great companies deliver both purpose and profit. Alex explains his findings and the evidence that shows that companies can achieve both, it doesn't have to be an either/or choice, with particular relevance to incentives and reward.
- Tags
- HR Strategy
- Coronavirus
- COVID-19
June 10th 2020
Zoom Interactive Event: Building and Maintaining Resilience
On 10th June 2020, CRF members gathered for Building and Maintaining Resilience, a Zoom Interactive Event. CRF’s Carmen von Rohr hosted Philips’ Clare Gowar and Johnson & Johnson Human Performance Institute’s Nick Propper in discussion on resilience – what is it, and what can organisations do to boost their people’s resilience in a situation as challenging as that of the pandemic?
- Tags
- Resilience
- Coronavirus
- Coronavirus Crisis
- Organisation Development
June 4th 2020
Zoom Interactive Event: Developing Adaptive Leadership Through Times of Crisis and Beyond
On 5th June 2020, CRF members gathered for ‘Developing Adaptive Leadership for Times of Crisis and Beyond’, a Zoom Interactive Event. CRF Research Director Gillian Pillans hosted metaBeratung’s Nicole Neubauer and JTI’s Anna Kerechashvili in discussion about the leadership implications of rapid change.
- Tags
- Leadership
- Leadership Development
- Crisis Management
- Coronavirus
