Motivation can be defined as a desire or willingness to do something, but would you be able to tell that your team or an individual is struggling with motivation? Many of us may be feeling tired, overloaded and overworked and while the monotony of heading to the kitchen table can equally take its toll, what is the cost of doing nothing when it comes to tackling the challenges of low motivation?

Join our podcast presenter Nigel Cassidy, Perry Timms, Founder and Chief Energy Officer at People and Transformational HR (PTHR), Chris Shambrook, Director at PlanetK2 and Sally Hopper, HR Director at Hertfordshire County Council, as we explore the art of motivation and how people leaders and managers can help stimulate and reinvigorate their workforce.

Podcast 177: Motivation - sustaining the energy in your workforce

In this Canadian Patriot Podcast, Matt Ehret talks to journalist John Helmer (www.johnhelmer.net) on the topic of the long wave of history now crashing into the beaches of the present age in the form of a tsunami. Not only do we unpack the current events of the Anglo-American proxy war with Russia that began long before the official special military intervention was launched in February 2022, but we also discuss the role of geopolitical operative Chrystia Freeland, and the broader structures of power shaping the conflict. Much of John Helmer's origin story is also discussed at length from his time working in the administration of Australia's Gough Whitlam, to Jimmy Carter's administration to the Prime Minister of Greece Andreas Papandreou and Sri Lankan Prime Minister J.R. Jayewardene in the 1980s. From his work in the legal sector across various nations of the world, Helmer describes how he found himself in the world of Russian journalist going on to become the world's longest continuously serving foreign correspondent in Russia starting in 1989 with his own independent Moscow bureau.

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The Historic Forces Behind NATO's War on Russia [CP Podcast with John Helmer]

Philippa Lamb finds out about organisational development, the concept and how it can be put in place in different ways at different organisations. Her guests are:

Linda Holbeche, Director of Research and Policy at CIPD.

Christine Lloyd, Executive Director, People and Organisation Development, for Cancer Research UK.

James Anderson-Dixon, who works in the Business Services Department of Nationwide, a building society.

Martina Platts, who has worked on human capital with many companies including PricewaterhouseCoopers and IBM Global Business Services.

Podcast 28: Organisational development

Most people have a story of a poor or badly-organised introduction to a workplace. As the beginning of an employee’s relationship with their new employer, however, getting the induction process right is really important, and an unmissable opportunity to explain what the company’s all about. 

On a mission to find out how to do induction differently, we spoke to three companies from a range of sectors who have all recently revolutionised their induction processes. Coffee company UCC send a ‘culture pack’ to new hires, and establish a strong connection with employees before they even begin. BBC Worldwide have worked with communication company One Fish Two Fish  to develop a truly multimedia approach to induction that introduces employees to their content and brand. Meanwhile, global HR consultancy Mercer have worked with Big Picture Learning  to create a visual representation of their company and strategy, which helps new starters to see where their roles fit in the context of the organisation. 

All of these companies have moved away from a traditional ‘broadcast’ approach, which sees lots of information transmitted to bewildered new starters, to a process that is far more two-way, and that involves interaction, discovery, and conversation. Author and academic Paul Turner discusses the importance of this, and of aligning the induction with the brand and values of the company. He also describes how companies can measure the success of a new approach.  

Share your induction experiences, or let us know what you thought of this episode, using the hashtag #CIPDpodcasts 

Paul Turner, author and academic 
Naomi Godwin, HR Advisor, UCC 
Anna Charleston, Head of HR Operations, BBC Worldwide 
Nicole Black, UK Market Manager, Mercer

Podcast 89: Rethinking staff inductions

Dia 2 Novena Sagrado Corazon

You dive down rabbit hole after rabbit hole, searching for the man behind the curtain. You've seen enough to be convinced that everything you've been taught about the world is false, and now it's just a matter of finding out who's really responsible for making such a mess of things.

Reading by Tim Foley.

Rabbit Holes And Men Behind Curtains

This is my first submission to the Disquiet Junto project.

I wanted to incorporate elements from early horror movie themes, how composition was used before any advanced synth and effects were used. The bass motif hear throughout the track is base on the Spider Baby (1967) movie theme. I also tried creating creepy effects by processing percussion sounds.

More on this 617th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Haunt Scape (The Assignment: Halloween is coming up. Do your thing), at: disquiet.com/0617/

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In today’s business landscape HR professionals are seeking greater business credibility, greater influence and greater impact in their organisations. But what role does HR play in promoting and/or enforcing ethical responsibility in business?

Recent high-profile scandals at Volkswagen, Tesco and Amazon have highlighted the importance of organisational culture and leadership, not to mention the risks of ignoring them. In this roundtable discussion Philippa Foster Back CBE, Director of the Institute of Business Ethics, David Jackson, Associate Director of HR at Manchester Metropolitan University and Laura Harrison, Director of People and Strategy at CIPD, discuss the changing role of HR and how ethical responsibility and business credibility can be balanced and incorporated into that role. 


Podcast 108: HR and Business Ethics

Over the past twelve months performance management practices have come under close scrutiny with some high-profile organisations including Deloitte and Accenture scrapping their annual performance reviews, instead implementing a more fluid system of ongoing, timely feedback.

To transition to this type of new system successfully, however, organisations must ensure that their people are equipped to give and receive more regular feedback and, crucially, that their culture is one in which coaching, mentoring and other forms of continuous feedback can thrive. 

In this episode we talk to Chris Britton and Nebel Crowhurst from River Island and Rhonda Howarth Nestle about why coaching is an integral part of performance management in their organisations. They offer practical advice on developing coaching capabilities and embedding them into the business. We also explore the psychology of coaching wit ex England cricketer and founder of Sporting Edge, Jeremy Snape.

Podcast 128: Coaching - It's a culture thing

Recruitment is a fundamental process for every organisation. Get it right and it can strengthen company culture, improve productivity and performance, and positively impact well-being and diversity. Get it wrong and the negative effects can be far-reaching for individuals, teams and organisations. 

So how do HR professionals ensure that their recruitment processes are fair and unbiased and so attract the best talent?  

In this episode we talk to three HR experts about the impact of unconscious bias on recruitment. We look at how unconscious bias can creep into to any decision-making process and offer advice on what HR and managers can do to address the effects of unconscious bias in their organisations, particularly at the point of recruitment.

Podcast 136: Unconscious Bias

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Podcast 128: Coaching - It's a culture thing

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