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“Nick is a fantastic trainer; his knowledge and powerful storytelling has stayed with me and I often reflect on the learnings from this course in my daily work life.

I have already used some of the materials with my own team and it has shifted my perceptions and narrative when it comes to thinking about how I approach and deliver effective support and solutions for our business.”

“As I navigated  a significant transition into the role of People Director, I can confidently say that the HRD programme arrived at a pivotal moment in my career. The insights and skills I gained during the course have been invaluable in helping me adapt to the challenges of this new position. This experience has empowered me to lead with confidence and strategically determine where I place my energy and focus to drive meaningful change within the organization.”

“I found this programme to be an invaluable and enriching experience. It provided a rare opportunity to pause, reflect, and deepen my understanding of what it truly means to operate as a senior HR leader. The blend of practical frameworks, high‑quality facilitation, and meaningful peer discussion helped me strengthen both my strategic capability and my confidence in influencing at the most senior levels. I left the programme with greater clarity, a refreshed sense of purpose, and tools that I continue to draw on in my role.“

What was evident throughout our learning process was your passion for HR and the drive to help us be the best we can be. Your ‘challenge’ always felt like it was coming from this place, so was consistently well received, as well as your support and readiness to share research relevant to what we’re seeking to achieve. Overall, a very good process which has enabled the function here to step out of its comfort zone and begin to build confidence and clarity in the way that we operate.

The research that CRF produces navigates the fine line between academia and practitioner very well.
I find the combination means the research is robust, but importantly, practically applicable to the way we manage talent in the organisation.
I’ve reverted back to CRF research many times and often it will influence a future course of direction, to help us better align our talent practices to organisation needs.

CRF is peerless in the field of HR thought leadership, bringing together the best of academic thinking and real world application. This creates a stimulating – often provocative – but always constructive environment in which to share ideas and learn. Nobody does it better.

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.

CRF’s annual programme is a dynamic learning environment to build knowledge, maintain networks and meet new friends. They’ve supported me and my teams for over 10 years and I value their partnership.

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.

CRF provides valuable insight through research and events which are credible, pragmatic and engaging – helping us stay on the forefront of what’s next in the rapidly changing world in which we operate.

CRF offers us access to quality research, networking, resources and meetings that energise, engage and develop our diverse Human Resources community. Feedback from our HR team is always positive, stressing the pragmatic and freshness of the discussions and ideas.

In today’s world, knowledge and innovation drive success for organisations. Corporate Research Forum offers senior HR executives a unique opportunity to learn from peers, share innovative approaches to HR, and connect with global thought leaders.

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.

Corporate Research Forum is the place to turn to for the latest thinking, best practices and top influencers in HR today.

In the international employment team at Bird & Bird we are delighted to partner with CRF. In order to provide advice which is tailored to our client’s needs, it is essential to keep up to date with the challenges and opportunities facing international HR directors in a fast changing business environment. CRF help us to do that, enabling us to offer clients that extra insight which helps us to stay on top of our game. It is a genuinely collaborative relationship, which is why it is so successful

We have partnered with CRF for some years and find the quality of their research and HR network exceptional. It enables us to stay connected to the current thinking in HR and provides opportunities to engage with the HR community about meaningful and relevant challenges they face.   

CRF Learning have proved to be an essential partner to me as I look to build the capability of my HR team. They have been a collaborative partner in co-designing a bespoke cost-effective solution which has evolved from face-to-face sessions to a purely digital experience run for nearly 250 participants from Australia to the US in five sessions per week spread over eight weeks. The impact of both has been immense and I look forward to continuing into the next phase of our partnership.

Thank you so much again for everything you have done, organised and contributed to make our programme such a success. I am so glad I have done it – absolutely invaluable insight, knowledge and networks gained. And perfect timing for me too. You have been so generous in sharing your knowledge, perspectives and contacts. I hope I can put it into practice in a new role soon!