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I'm leaving DPG on 11th March 2022. After five and a half years, it is time to move on.

Thank you to everyone who contributes to the community and the whole point of a collaborative space such as this is that social learning will continue even wh

I've been pulled into this debate ever since working on the UOD module as part of my L&D Level 5 diploma. What was both apparent and striking to me, as I devoured literature/podcasts/videos on their relationship, were two things:

a) how confused peopl

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

So I am going to come clean. I have never really understood the difference between Learning and Development(L&D) and Organisational Development (OD).  I have looked at the definitions of OD and thought to myself  “So how does that differ from what I

Here is a simple view of one of the most famous Learning Styles theories.

Take a look at the diagram below and see which speech bubble comes in to your head when you are trying to learn something new.

Do you think you fit in to one of these boxes o

I have seen my CIPD local forum advertise a zoom meeting about Employment Law for this thursday.

I'm really interested but am being put off by the thought of zoom break away rooms, being asked my opinion and networking as a novice.  

My thoughts are to

You can't get the job if you don't have experience and you can't get experience if you don't have a job.

This is my problem at the moment. I can't use social media as I have an issue with an ex partner and I currently don't work in HR.  I have tried d

Last year two children who go to school with my kids went through a family break up. Their father left the family home. 

They happened to live across the road from us. The boy who is the same age as my son (they never really got on that well) started

Lets have a discussion on the effectiveness of a successful reward management system in the organisations. Do you think it is an easy way to enhance the motivation of the workers?

Employee productivity has become a hot topic since the pandemic changed the way we work and live. 

There’s been plenty of discussion about whether or not employees work better from home, as opposed to when they’re surrounded by colleagues and managers

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

‘In big move, Accenture will get rid of annual performance reviews and rankings’ (Cunningham 2015).

‘Microsoft axes its controversial employee-ranking system’ (Warren 2013).

‘Why Adobe Abolished the Annual Performance Review and You Should, Too’ (Ba

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,