1 December 2006
Strategic HR Network - Leadership Development Strategy
On 16 January Penna will once again be sponsoring the Strategic HR Network. The topic this time is Leadership Development Strategy: Creating and developing an effective leadership culture.
Speakers include:
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22 November 2006
Penna Resourcing Awarded Best Use of Technology for Recruiting
Penna Resourcing, in conjunction with Vurv have won the award for “Best use of Technology in Recruiting” at the RASBIC (Recruiting & Staffing Best in Class) awards in Atlanta, US.
This has been awarded for our implementation of Vurv’s recruitment solution, Staffing Edition, last year, which set out to deliver a world-class process and technology platform in the delivery of our Resourcing services.
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31 October 2006
Association for Coaching Scotland 2006 Conference – 10 November 2006
Penna is premium sponsor of the AC Scotland 2006 Conference, set to be the premier gathering for the Coaching profession in Scotland. The Conference promises insightful and inspiring Keynote speakers and a variety of Workshops on a range of different topics. Speakers include:
Click here for more information from the the AC Scotland 2006 Conference website
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26 October 2006
Strategic HR Network - Employee Engagement
1 August 2006
Matrix re-accreditation cements Penna as one of the UK's leading human capital management consultancies
Penna has been re-accredited with the Matrix Standard, the national quality mark for the provision of information advice and guidance services (IAG).
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5 July 2006
Penna CEO Gary Browning joins Investors in People's new HCM Board
Investors in People UK's Human Capital Management standards group board meets for the first time on 12 July. Tasked with developing a generic set of employee measures for company reports, the group comprises 15 HR experts from industry and academia.
Associate members include Neil Roden (Group HRD, Royal Bank of Scotland), David Fairhurst (VP People, McDonalds UK) and Chris Litheland (HRD, SAS Computing).
29 June 2006
Winning Business - Leading People in the Financial Services Sector
Meaning Matters – With one in five employees feeling no pride in their workplace. What does this mean for your organisation?
This evening Penna hosted an evening seminar in conjunction with Sir John Whitmore of Performance Consultants International to share insights and experiences and to create ways of developing ‘Meaning’ for leaders and their teams. In particular looking at how performance coaching can unlock leadership potential and sustain an engaged and motivated workforce that consistently achieves results.
7 June 2006
CIPD Police Forum Conference – 8-9 June 2006
Penna is sponsor of the CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development) Police Forum Conference 2006, taking place at Latimer Conference Centre in Chesham, Buckinghamshire on 8-9 June 2006.
Human resource professionals from police forces across the country will attend the influential conference attracting around 150 delegates.
· Christine Barton, Director of HR, Cheshire Constabulary – Chair of CIPD Police Forum
· Steve Chase, Head of HR, Thames Valley Police
· Steve Hodgson, Head of Shared Service, Her Majesty’s Prison Service
· Professor Eddie Obeng
· Peter Neyroud, Director General, National Policing Improvement Agency
· Geoff Armstrong, Director General, CIPD
· Robin Field-Smith, HMIC
6 June 2006
ACPO-APA Summer Conference and International Policing Exhibition – 24-25 May 2006
The ACPO-APA Summer Conference and International Policing Exhibition is the annual forum that brings the most senior ranking police officers of all the forces, police authorities and national police agencies in England, Wales and Northern Ireland together, to discuss and review all aspects of policing polices, strategies and methods.
Penna sponsored the delegate dinner on the 24 May and welcomed the opportunity to discuss the proposed organisational change and transformation within the police force with seventy ACPO members.
4 May 2006
Developing and Changing Organisational Culture
On 11 July 2006, Penna will once again be sponsoring the Strategic HR Network event, which this time explores the role of change management, leadership and engagement in creating an effective organisational culture.
The speakers include:
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5 March 2006
Penna listed 28th in the Sunday Times 100 Best Companies To Work For
At Penna, We are proud to have been listed twenty-eighth in the Sunday Times Best 100 Companies To Work For 2006.
As the only Human Capital Management consultancy on the list we are particularly pleased to have done so well, because our ranking is based on the confidential feedback of our people. And we know, as we advise our clients, that when our people are engaged we perform better.
Penna is also listed 8th in the list of organisations with managers who express appreciation for a job well done, and 4th in the list of organisations with open and honest managers.
This is a great achievement for us and we look forward to building on this success in the future. Thank you to all our clients and friends, and of course our people. They really put us in our place.
Visit our profile in the Sunday Times 100 Best Companies To Work For List
25 February 2006
Leading the Way 2006 - The Association of Coaching International Conference. 24 March 2006.
This premier conference for the coaching profession sponsored by Penna and held in London, is a stimulating and challenging day of learning and development for leaders at all levels who enable change through people.
This year’s conference will be geared towards the following four key groups from both the private and public sectors:
With three keynotes, an expert panel including Penna CEO Gary Browning and a selection of five workshop streams, the conference will have a truly international focus, with top speakers from the UK and around the world.
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31 January 2006
Developing a Modernised World-Class Workforce in a Patient-led NHS
This one-day conference, organised by the Health Service Journal and sponsored by Penna, will address the latest developments to affect the NHS workforce:
· Implications of reconfiguration on the PCT workforce
· Maximising the efficiency and productivity of staff through service redesign
· Matching the needs of the patient with workforce planning
Penna's session entitled ' Temporary staff bad, permanent staff good?' will be delivered by Ian Young, Director of Human Resources, Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust and will cover the following:
· The contingent workforce
· Flexibility and adaptability
· Interim staffing
· A new model of workforce structure
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30 January 2006
Penna Interim Executive has been named the second largest provider of Interim Executives in the UK.*
· In the past year, we have successfully completed over 200 assignments in eleven countries, at a minimum charge of £500 per day.
· During that time, 94% of our clients have indicated that they would recommend our services to their peers.
· We have also received official recognition, winning the award for ‘The Most Effective Use of Interim Management’ at the HR Excellence Awards 2005.
* Source: Executive Grapevine January 2006
27 January 2006
Developing Leaders in Central Government
The Developing Leaders conference is the next in the Local Government Chronicle Central Government Series, tackling an issue high on the senior civil service agenda. Delegates can expect an in-depth analysis of the most important leadership strategies that will help shape the future of Central Government.
Penna is the sole sponsor and will be delivering the following session:
What makes successful leaders in Central Government?
Identifying and developing a distinct talent pool
· Nurturing future talent to ensure they become effective leaders
· The coach approach to leadership
· Measuring and developing emotional intelligence for greater success
· Creating the right balance between internal and external appointments and incorporating this into developing leaders
10 January 2006
Diversity and Equality – The Fourth Strategic HR Network Event - Sponsored by Penna
With the impending 2006 implementation of the EU Directive on Age discrimination, the fourth Strategic HR Network Event will discuss the complex issues of creating and managing an effective diversity strategy. The panel includes:
- William Gibbon, Director of HR, Barclays Africa & Middle East
- Angela O’Connor, HR Director, Crown Prosecution Service
- Richard Smelt, Group HR Director, The Carphone Warehouse
- David Fairhurst, Vice President of People, McDonald’s Restaurants
10 January, 6pm, St Martin's Lane Hotel, London
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