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March 27th 2020
Navigating the All-Remote Workforce: Zoom Interactive Event
On 27th March 2020, CRF hosted members in a virtual peer-sharing event. In conversation with special guests Caroline Arora, People Director, and Adrianne Sale, MD for HR, Hoxby, and each other, we shared experiences and good practice on Remote Working. This video is the footage captured during the Zoom call.
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- Coronavirus
- Flexible Working
- Remote Working
- Communication
March 5th 2020
CRF Creating Purposeful Organisations with Prof. Alyson Meister
In March 2020, CRF (Corporate Research Forum), held a masterclass titled: HR Leaders' Forum: Building Purposeful Organisations. Watch this short interview with one of the event speakers Prof. Alyson Meister from IMD Business School, answering questions on how changes in the business environment are affecting the nature of careers and can true purpose be authentic in purely financially driven organisations?
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- Organisational Performance
- Organisational Structure
- Business Performance
March 5th 2020
CRF Creating Purposeful Organisations with Amy Sawbridge
In March 2020, CRF (Corporate Research Forum), held a masterclass titled: HR Leaders' Forum: Building Purposeful Organisations. Watch this short interview with one of the event speakers, advisor Amy Sawbridge, answering questions on the benefits of greater alignment between consumer brand and employee brand.
- Tags
- Employer Brand
- Organisation Design
- Commercial Acumen
March 5th 2020
CRF Creating Purposeful Organisations with Fredrik Schuller
In March 2020, CRF (Corporate Research Forum), held a masterclass titled: HR Leaders' Forum: Building Purposeful Organisations. Watch this short interview with one of the event speakers Fredrik Schuller from BTS, answering questions on organisational purpose and the implications for HR.
- Tags
- HR Strategy
- Organisation Design
- Organisational Structure
February 19th 2020
CRF Better Conversations with Dr. Wanda Wallace
In February 2020, CRF (Corporate Research Forum), held a member workshop titled: Better Conversations - Why they matter and how to have them, led by Dr. Wanda Wallace. Watch this short interview with Wanda, answering the key questions of why conversations matter for organisation performance, what are the key obstacles to great conversations and what is the role of trust.
- Tags
- Difficult Conversations
- Organisational Performance
- Culture
- Employee Engagement
- Trust
January 28th 2020
Forecasting and How to Improve It - with Margaret Heffernan
Why is our approach to forecasting so poor? Journalist, author and former CEO Margaret Heffernan on why even the best forecasters can only predict for 400 days, and on why greater emphasis is needed on scenario planning.
- Tags
- Strategic Thinking
- Corporate Governance
- Decision Making
January 28th 2020
Creating an Experimentation Culture - Interview with Sarah Gillard
Creating an experimentation culture is a challenge for any organisation. In this interview, Sarah Gillard, People Strategy Manager for John Lewis Partnership, discusses their efforts to encourage experiments within the organisation, and on how the secret is in less top-down scenario planning, but in celebrating smaller, local area successes.
- Tags
- Organisational Culture
January 28th 2020
Scenario Thinking - Interview with Dr. Kris De Meyer
Simulating scenario thinking is essential for any organising wanting to improve its forward planning. In this interview, we discuss with King's College London neuroscientist, Dr. Kris De Meyer, how his Shutdown simulation, created for the Cabinet Office, uses immersive learning to improve people's ability to imagine different scenarios and plan for them.
- Tags
- Learning and Development
- Behavioural Science
- Coronavirus
November 5th 2019
Using the self - Interview with Mee-Yan Chueng Judge
What is ‘the use of self’? Watch this interview with Dr. Mee-Yan Cheung-Judge, Quality-Equality, to hear her explain the idea of use of the self being a core tenet of OD and how HR can learn from OD.
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Key opportunities for organisation development - Interview with Margaret Heffernan
What are the opportunities for organisational development and what barriers does it need to overcome in order to be successful? Watch this interview with, author and broadcaster Margaret Heffernan.
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