CIPD Member Blog

Meet Sharron Pamplin, one of CIPD’s new Chartered Companions

2023-01-26T14:24:40Z

We caught up with one of our five new Chartered Companions to find out more about her career and experience working in the people profession. Chartered Companion is the highest accolade and level of membership awarded by the CIPD. The selection is ma...(read more)

An interview marking Black History Month with Karen Tyrell – HR Manager (Italy and Spain)

2022-10-05T15:29:01Z

This month, we’re highlighting black professionals across varied work backgrounds in celebration of Black History Month. This year’s theme is ‘Time for Change: Action Not Words’ so we’ve asked about how to make a tr...(read more)

Manish Amin Chartered MCIPD talks about branch volunteering with CIPD Leicestershire branch

2021-06-01T08:00:00Z

I took on the volunteer role of Branch Chair for the CIPD Leicestershire branch in the Summer of 2020 – this was something a bit unusual for us as our committee had been operating successfully without a chair for the previous three years. Howev...(read more)

Re-entering the HR industry after redundancy

2021-06-01T07:45:00Z

Louise Sorrell is HR Business Director at Badenoch + Clark. The economic shockwaves of the pandemic have forced many organisations to make redundancies. Often, it’s not a reflection of those employees&rsq...(read more)

Squirrels, HR bling and ‘banalytics’ - my decades in HR

2021-05-31T07:45:00Z

Professor David Clutterbuck Chartered CCIPD is a pioneer in coaching and mentoring, an author and speaker, and practice lead for Coaching and Mentoring International Ltd.Fast on the heels of becoming a Chartered Companion of CIPD, I re...(read more)

Starting out in HR - Career Advice from HR Consultant Natalie Ellis

2021-03-31T17:34:00Z

Natalie Ellis Assoc CIPD, is the author of 'Launch Your HR Career' and runs HR Consultancy, Rebox HR. I decided to embark on a career in HR nearly 15 years ago and secured my first job by selling the transferrable skills...(read more)

What does it mean to coach as a line manager?

2021-02-23T18:12:00Z

By Margaret Walsh FCIPD, managing director at Margaret Walsh Consulting So much is expected of line managers, particularly in these turbulent pandemic times as businesses have to adapt quickly and with great agility to ever changing economic and soci...(read more)

#AskTheCIPD 13 May 2020 – questions and answers from our Twitter Q&As on 'Support for CIPD members during the current crisis - and beyond.'

2020-05-15T10:19:00Z

Our experts answering today's questions include Gemma Dale, HR leader, speaker, writer and award-winning blogger. Gemma is a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD. Joining Gemma is David D’Souza, Membership Director of the CIPD.Q1 When the #coronavi...(read more)

#AskTheCIPD – questions and answers from our Twitter Q&As on Furlough

2020-04-17T10:26:00Z

To help our members and followers navigate these uncertain times we have been running a series of Twitter Q&As, with the help of both internal and external experts in the respective fields. Two of our Q&As have discussed furlough (due to popu...(read more)

Outstanding Contribution Award for branch volunteers

2020-02-25T14:22:00Z

By Alexandra Carr, Community Lead, Branch Development. We know that all branch volunteers work hard, and we are grateful for the difference committee members make in Championing Better Work and Working Lives, so we have created an award to than...(read more)

The CIPD is committed to becoming more environmentally conscious

2019-10-30T13:39:00Z

By Oli Howard, Membership Strategy Lead. As an organisation, the CIPD is committed to becoming more environmentally conscious. We’re working with our staff, members, partners and stakeholders on our approach to sustainability across all ou...(read more)

Farewell Richard: The importance of our volunteers and branches

2019-10-24T15:57:00Z

By CIPD's Richard Goldsbrough, Senior Membership Manager.I am now into my last week with the CIPD, having worked in the membership development team here for just over 5 years. In that time I’ve been incredibly lucky to get a real insi...(read more)

Diversity & Inclusion at the CIPD: Update, July 2019

2019-07-08T16:41:00Z

By Brad Taylor, Director of People and OD, CIPD At the CIPD, our mission is to champion better work and working lives for everyone. And that mission needs to start with us. We strive to provide a workplace and working practices that reflect our missi...(read more)

Understanding membership value

2019-06-18T16:39:00Z

By Richard Goldsbrough, Senior Membership Manager, CIPD I’ve been having lots of conversations in recent weeks with members, talking about value for money and how they can get more from their CIPD membership. It’s really important to...(read more)

Making the switch to self-employment

2019-02-12T16:28:00Z

By Phil Marsland Moving from a successful career in house to creating and running my own business was a huge step. Practically and psychologically. Practically I needed sound advice and I was fortunate to have a business mentor, who pointed me towar...(read more)