13 December 2005
Recruitment, Retention and Pay During Change in Local Government
Penna is the sole sponsor of the Local Government Chronicle event, taking place on Tuesday 13 December 2005 at 4 Hamilton Place, London.
The one-day forum will offer insight into these key areas and will provide challenging and focussed debate around:
§ Modernising the image of local government
§ Driving innovations and cost-cutting through centralising recruitment ad e-recruitment
§ Succession planning
§ Designing and managing pay to improve retention
§ Actively focusing on partnership working to meet the CPA revised framework
Penna's session on 'Transforming services through people' will be delivered by Angela O'Connor, HR Director, Crown Prosecution Service and Gillian Hibberd, Assistant HRD, Hertfordshire County Council and recently appointed Corporate Director for OD, Buckinghamshire County Council.
Click here for a PDF brochure
1 November 2005
55% of your workforce would be more motivated if you created Meaning at Work. Penna's major new research report tells you how.
Penna's major new report into how to create Meaning at Work has been launched to great interest in the press and amongst our clients.
Featuring contributions from Sir Digby Jones, Peter Beresford, David Fairhurst and many others, the report draws together the findings of surveys with 1760 employees across all sectors and regions in the UK.
When we asked what employers who create meaning at work can expect in return
We've also conducted a survey with 75 HRDs and focus groups with other HR professionals.
The result is an in depth look at what really creates meaning at work for your people. The report concludes with a list of lessons for leaders who want to create meaning for their people.
Click here for your free downloadable copy of Penna's Meaning at Work report
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Click here for a copy of the Meaning at Work press release
20 October 2005
Penna at the Annual CIPD Conference & Exhibition, 26-28 October 2005
Penna will be exhibiting again this year at the Annual CIPD Conference & Exhibition, where we will launch our ‘Meaning at Work’ research.
Our stand is in Hall C, number 82, located between Hall M and Hall B. Our experienced consultants will be available at all times for informal discussions or advice on any of our services including: resourcing, recruitment communications, executive interim, human resource consulting, leadership services and career transition.
Jonathan Perks MBE, Managing Director of Penna Leadership Services, will share the results of the research at a breakfast seminar, exploring the ways you can create meaning at work for your people, and the subsequent benefits you can anticipate. This one-hour breakfast session is a must for HR Professionals with responsibility for attracting, engaging, energising and retaining talent.
Meaning at Work breakfast seminar:
Thursday 27 October, 8:00am, Cairn Hotel, Harrogate
Click here for a seminar invitation
1 September 2005
Leadership Development - The Third Strategic HR Network Event - sponsored by Penna
Penna will once again be supporting the Strategic HR Network for its third event in 2005. This time the topic under discussion will be Leadership Development and the panel will feature
The event has proved very popular, demonstrating the great relevance of leadership as a subject for debate.
For details of Penna's approach to Leadership Development please email Jonathan.Perks@e-penna.com
HR Network Event October (PDF)
18 July 2005
Penna’s Alasdair McKenzie explains how to build a future-focused culture at the Employee Engagement Conference 2005
Penna's Head of Employee Engagement, Alasdair McKenzie, will be co-presenting a case study with Mick Odell, Lead for Culture Experience at The Pension Service at this year's Employee Engagement Conference.
The session explores how a progressive organisation with 11.5 million customers is building a future-focused culture, whilst overcoming major challenges along the way.
The event, which is being held in Brussells on 25 - 27 October, is organised by Melcrum Publishing. Click here for a PDF brochure.
Click here for a PDF event brochure
6 July 2005
Penna wins Most Effective Use of Interim Management Award
Penna's Executive Interim team collected this prestigious award at the HR Excellence Awards 2005, hosted by Human Resources Magazine.
Penna won through a project delivered to Ealing Council, by placing three interim executives to introduce private sector skills to transform the HR function.
Penna worked closely with Ealing to understand their needs and sourced and placed a team of experienced interim candidates to work in Learning and Development, Resourcing and HR Business Partnership.
22 June 2005
Strategic Issues in Recruitment, Retention and Employee Engagement
Penna was once again the sole sponsor of the second Strategic HR Network event held on 12 July at the Soho Hotel in London.
A panel of experts discussed how recruitment and the development of talent have been placed at the centre of their organisations' business strategies.
The event included contributions from:
23 May 2005
Penna announces the launch of a new Recruitment Communications Agency
Brian Cernuschi, Heather Staff and Mike Burgneay join to head up the team. Anne Riley will join in October 2005 as Managing Director and will be part of the Penna Executive Team.
The new Agency offers a full range of Recruitment Advertising and Employee Communications services through online and offline media. A highly experienced team joins to build a recruitment advertising and communications capability, which complements Penna’s other offerings of Resourcing, Executive Interim, HR Consulting, Leadership Services and Career Transition.
For full details, please click the link below to access the press release.
Penna Recruitment Communications press release
11 April 2005
Penna sponsors the first Strategic HR Network event
Penna is to be the sole sponsor of the new Strategic HR Network Event on 26 April.
The event covers "Aligning Your People Strategy with the Overall Business Objectives" and features contributions from
Organised by Middleton Burgess Ltd, this quick-fire, thought provoking evening takes place at the Soho Hotel in London.
Click here for a programme and booking form
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