The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
 
Annual Conference and Exhibition
16-18 September 2008, Harrogate, Yorkshire
 
 

Case studies

 
 
 
 
Learn, share and find your best practice!
 
 
 
 
 

Hear what others in your field think.  All aspects of HR, from policy to practice to implementation are covered in depth.  Be inspired by leading organisations, then join break-out groups to discuss and debate.  See the range practical case studies on offer below.

Tuesday 16 September 2008
11:00-12:30
You can attend one of the following seminars
 
 
Successful Change [A2]
Liz Booth
Discover how two HR practitioners have led and supported their organisations through change and how you can apply their experience to your change programmes. ...more
This is a case study
 
Places are available Places available
 
 
 
 
Effective Succession Planning [A3]
Stevens J. Sante-Rose
Hear two companies discuss how they have used succession planning as a way of indentifying and investing in their top talent to sustain their competitive advantage. ...more
This is a case study
 
Places are available Places available
 
 
 
 
This session examines how you can make diversity a main stream issue, giving your programme strategic direction and aligning it with your business goals. ...more
This is a case study
 
Places are available Places available
 
 
 
14:30-16:00
You can attend one of the following seminars
 
 
Changing culture can be a mixture of wrestling eels and herding cats. Find out what two organisations have achieved by changing their culture – and how they approached this most testing and intangible of HR challenges. ...more
This is a case study
 
Places are available Places available
 
 
 
 
HR Strategy that Works and Sticks [B3]
Laurence Barrett
This seminar explores how two organisations have made their HR strategies communicable, effective and tailored to the business. ...more
This is a case study
 
Places are available Places available
 
 
 
 
In this seminar CIPD’s latest research reveals evidence of this new organisational paradigm, showcasing practical examples of forward thinking organisations who have adopted deliberate approaches to enable smart working. ...more
This is a case study
 
Places are available Places available
 
 
 
Wednesday 17 September 2008
09:30-11:00
You can attend one of the following seminars
 
 
This highly participative seminar invites you to join a debate about workplace coaching and asks two organisations who have transformed their culture to explain how instrumental coaching was in the shift and what key initiatives can create success. ...more
This is a case study
 
Places are available Places available
 
 
 
 
Recruiting Managers Who Engage [C4]
Karen Stefanyszyn
This session addresses the importance of managers who engage on retention and productivity and how you can get the right qualities in your new managers. ...more
This is a case study
 
Places are available Places available
 
 
 
11:30-12:45
You can attend one of the following seminars
 
 
Strategic Talent Management [D2]
Emily Lawson
In this session talent experts McKinsey discuss the challenges organisations still face ten years on and Amey will provide practical help for your talent management challenges through their award-winning case study ...more
This is a case study
 
Places are available Places available
 
 
 
 
This seminar explores the challenge of aligning the employer brand with the corporate vision and values. How do you ensure the brand is ‘lived and breathed’ across all aspects of the organisation and that employee engagement is maximised? ...more
This is a case study
 
Places are available Places available
 
 
 
 
Hear how two high profile HR directors deliver the HR programmes their organisations require, with measurable and impressive results. ...more
This is a case study
 
Places are available Places available
 
 
 
14:45-16:00
You can attend one of the following seminars
 
 
Performance Management [E2]
Stephen Moir
Hear how two organisations have profi ted from their performance management strategies, with impressive and demonstrable results. ...more
This is a case study
 
Places are available Places available
 
 
 
 
This seminar, featuring an expert in spotting HR talent and an expert in developing it, will help you decide where and how to take your HR career forward, and the careers of others. ...more
This is a case study
 
Places are available Places available
 
 
 
Thursday 18 September 2008
09:30-11:00
You can attend one of the following seminars
 
 
This seminar will show you how one top organisation has established successful and proven strategies for engaging their people. It will explain the impact this has had on performance, and on employees’ attitudes to the organisation, and showcase the latest CIPD thinking in this area. ...more
This is a case study
 
Places are available Places available
 
 
 
 
Hear examples of how two leading organisations have achieved this and discover ways to increase the value of your reward offering in-line with your wider business objectives. ...more
This is a case study
 
Places are available Places available
 
 
 
 
In this seminar fi nd out why line managers who behave in ways that are ‘healthy’ for their staff, make for a happy workforce and how to embed well-being, from the grass roots up. ...more
This is a case study
 
Places are available Places available
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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