Press room 2009

CHPD's Christmas Research Lecture for senior HR professionals will take place at 4pm on Thursday 3 December 2009 at the Prince Charles cinema in Leicester Square.

Both Phil Brayrbooke and Chris Parry from CHPD have been heavily quoted in a Qatar Tribune article published on Saturday 10 October 2009.  Phil and Chris presented at a recent Doha conference on managing local talent.

Chris Parry, executive chairman of CHPD and Capital H Group and Phil Brayrbooke, internatinonal business development director at CHPD, presented at a recent Doha conference on managing local talent.

Dr Mark Woodhouse, senior client partner, at the Centre for HIgh Performance Development (CHPD) will be presenting a session on board assessment at the upcoming NHS London Board Development Master Class and Market Day.

Jim Tapper’s role as managing director of the Centre ^for High Performance Development (CHPD) has been extended to chief executive of Capital H Group, CHPD’s US parent company.

The Centre ^for High Performance Development (CHPD) has become an organisational member of the Association for Coaching (AC) and CHPD coaches have been recognised as members of the Association.

This half-day symposium for business leaders and strategists is designed to broaden attendees' perspective on Diversity and Inclusion as a driver of organizational performance. Register online to secure your participation at this limited seating learning opportunity.

If you're a senior HR professional and involved in defining, shaping and implementing HR strategy, you could benefit from an excellent five-day, strategic leadership programme for HR delivered by CHPD experts. And if you mention CHPD when you book you're entitled to a £400 discount.

A group of eminent speakers, including CHPD, from GCC operations will share the very latest ways in which to build local talent. Organisations such as Qatar National Bank, Oman Gas Company, Alghanim Industries, will share their success stories. With companies focusing more on restructuring, having the right talent in the right place and value for money, there is a real need for the correct identification, retention and development of the top national employees.

Following on from the success of CHPD's roundtable event (Personnel Today), we are organising another free session on the issue of retooling for recovery on Thursday, 17th September 2009. Book now

Simon Foster, senior client partner at CHPD, will join Sarah Henbury of Sony Electronics Europe at World of Learning to explore how to equip leaders and managers with the right skills to deal with the current economic climate.

In June 2009, CHPD gathered together leading figures in HR to discuss the key issue of retooling for recovery post recession. Helen Williams, features editor at Personnel Today, joined the discussion and a selection of the views expressed were published in the magazine this month (July 2009).

Three CHPD clients have been shortlisted in the Personnel Today Awards 2009. Network Rail, Tesco and Gate Gourmet UK & Ireland have been selected for their exceptional work in fields of recruitment and retention, learning and development, and talent management

CHPD has produced a new information sheet about performance management which summarises our complete solution. In business, performance management seems to be more difficult, yet it is critical to your leaders' ability to drive individual and team performance. This sheet can help organisations create a culture of accountability and drive performance improvement.

This month, CHPD ran a leadership skills workshop as part of Give and Gain Day 2009 (12 June 2009). Ten leaders from third sector organisations came together to learn more about objective setting, giving feedback, driving strategy and getting the most out of their volunteers.

This week, CHPD founder, Dr Tony Cockerill outlined the very latest in leadership research to a group of more than 40 public sector professionals at Public Service Leadership 09. Tony was joined at the podium by Miriam Stephens, talent manager at Transport for London. 

Leadership development consultancy, the Centre ^for High Performance Development (CHPD), has brought together its services in the area of career transition under a new offering called Bridges ... 

Sean Mills, senior client partner at CHPD, deals with HR departments every day, so believes he has a good insight into the jargon of the industry ...