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Ever since Marie Kondo introduced the concept of Spark Joy into our everyday language we have been looking at our lives in a slightly different way and not just our possessions. As a consequence of the pandemic a lot more of us are spending time at h

Have you ever wondered how easy it is to plagiarise another person's work without realising it? It dawned on me recently that many of us can easily fall into this trap despite knowing the basic principles of plagiarism. So why do we repeat these mist

Hello everyone on the blog!

Does anyone know where to find a clear definitive list of specific activities within the 70 20 10 concept ? I need some inspiring examples within each category ?

Lynn

I recently came across this Newspaper job advertisement posted in the York Past & Present group on Facebook. The members of the group were reminiscing about the department store - some had worked there, others used to shop there. I love a bit of hist

This blog is here to give you a list of items/activities that you could use as a basis for your CPD log. I'll only list items that I think will help with DPG assignments or support you in the workplace. I'm mainly looking for facts and statistics tha

Don't read all that - read this  :)

Popular twitter personality Maria Popova (@brainpicker), has said that curation is

"a drive to find the interesting, meaningful, and relevant amidst the vast maze of overabundant information". That’s my goal. I’ve

Don't miss this, no-stone-unturned, look at the CIPD Profession Map by the gifted Siobhan Mac Court:

Are you ready to transition to the Job Support Scheme (JSS) on 1st November 2020?

The CIPD has published a letter to use when placing employees onto the new JSS. Like with Furlough (the CJRS), the JSS amounts to a change of terms and conditions of emp

Inspired by the International Literacy Day event last month I was intrigued to find out if any further studies had been conducted by the UK Government to establish what progress has or hasn't been made against the targets set by Lord Leitch in his re

At 12:30 pm today, you'll get an email from me all about recent developments here in the Community. Here's a quick link to the video of me explaining what is going on:

On Wednesday 21st Oct at 8 pm, the hugely talented public speaking skills coach, Mr Steve Trister founder of The Speaking Revolution, is delivering a free zoom webinar right here. I'll let Steve's brief video (below) do the talking!

Come along! It's

I promised that I'd curate HR and L&D news every fortnight and here I am posting just 7 days since I last did it! The reason is that the October issue of People Management arrived at Chez Norris this week and I wanted to seize the opportunity to find

Hi Everyone,

I am just about to start my Level 5 CIPD qualification in HR Management. I was wondering if anyone else is just about to start their journey aswell? It would be good to link up and find some buddies for support along the way.

Kind Regards,

Here’s my fortnightly jaunt through HR news where I’ve picked out some key evidence that will help you. No blogs or thoughts or opinion pieces – just evidence that you can quote.

Read these items, use them in your assignments and in the workplace if

Hi All,

I started my Level 5 Diploma in July and have not been able to commit as much time as I would like to so far; just wanted to see if anyone else was feeling in the same position and what have people done to help with this?

I would like to get so

What with the Bank Holiday, may have been a short week last week, yet still dozens of email newsletters continue fill up our inboxes – it’s almost as if they are automated with no actual thought behind them! Hmm. Anyway, fear not, I’ve taken a look t