Press room 

The Centre for High Performance Development (CHPD) is pleased to announce that it has today (26 July 2010) been acquired by Kenexa® (NASDAQ: KNXA).

Deepak Mohla, managing director of CHPD's Indian partner, Inspire One, and Jim Tapper, CEO at CHPD, were interviewed by the Indian publication, People Matters. The resulting article explores the new business dynamics and how organisations can best equip themselves for success.

CHPD co-founder, Chris Parry, has once again been appointed a judge for the Personnel Today Awards. Chris will be judging two key categories.

Former Sony MD, Nick Twyman, has been appointed head of executive coaching at the Centre for High Performance Development (CHPD). Nick takes on the role from 14 June 2010 and will be leading the growth of the executive coaching practice at the leadership development consultancy.

Commentators have described this post-recession world as the 'new normal'. This 'new normal' requires a new approach to leadership. Experts from the Centre for High Performance Development (CHPD) explore the seven implications of the 'new normal' environment in this free webinar.

Last month, to celebrate International Coach Week, CHPD offered the services of its expert coaches to a select number of our partner charities. 

Monday is International Women’s Day (8 March 2010) and to celebrate we’ve brought together our women in leadership experts for a free webinar. With the UK government about to make its Equality Bill law, there’s never been a more important time to address diversity issues in the workplace.

CHPD has published a new white paper analysing the latest leadership theories and predicting future challenges for HR.

CHPD offers free coaching to chosen charities during International Coaching Awareness Week 2010 (7-13 February 2010).

CHPD client, Gate Gourmet (UK& Ireland) won the award for Talent Management at the recent Personnel Today Awards 2009. CHPD has worked with Gate Gourment for almost two years.