Your opportunity to shape the future

We've just launched Shaping the Future - our new exploration into how organisations can build sustainable high-performing cultures. We're looking for your input to ensure the programme meets your needs and is as grounded as possible. Click on the link above to find out more about the project.

 Get involved in the project

What do you think drives sustainable performance?

 Take part in our short, online poll

We've just published a free tool and guide to help you assess and enhance the coaching capability within your organisation. They're both available in today's issue so you can get guidance on managing an effective coaching system and tips on how to work out if coaching is delivering the benefits intended.

Alison Gilbertson
Editor

The CIPD Training DVDs are an invaluable set of learning-point focused training aids, which are guaranteed to enhance your training.

How to design and manage effective coaching

Our new, free tool is now available. Use the diagnostic instruments to:

• make decisions about how coaching will work best
• address any gaps between what coaching is meant to achieve and what it's actually achieving.

 Go to the free tool on developing coaching capability

We've also just published a new guide to help anyone involved in a coaching relationship to manage coaching effectively and efficiently.

 Download the free guide to coaching and buying coaching services

Our new training DVD will help managers at all levels to build successful relationships with their colleagues and optimise their performance at work.

 Request a free sample of the coaching skills DVD

 View the current issue of Coaching at Work magazine
 Find out about our qualifications in coaching

No more 'rewards for failure', experts urge

Banks should clamp down on 'rewards for failure' and structure bonuses so they can be claimed back in the event of losses, experts told the Treasury select committee last week.

 View this article on plans for bonuses

Yuletide shutdown as firms bid to save jobs

Increasing numbers of companies are to shut down over the Christmas period as major industries seek to save jobs threatened by the economic downturn.

 Read this article on seasonal shutdowns

Can a shutdown period be included within annual leave entitlement?

  Read and join in the discussion about shutdowns in the Communities

I wish I knew more about...

We've got a great programme of networking seminars to help you get to grips with topical issues this December. We're running events on:

• managing reward in turbulent times
• generational diversity  
• global mobility.

 Join us to debate managing reward in turbulent times
 Find out about generational diversity - people, work and expectations
 Go to the global mobility event programme

 View a list of all upcoming networking seminars and workshops

Save £150 on the latest Personnel Rewards report

Published annually, Personnel Rewards gives you a unique insight into pay and benefits trends in the UK. Survey data is drawn from around 6,000 jobs from 1,400 organisations of all sizes. A free, executive summary of the report is available on our website. CIPD members can order a full copy of the report at a discounted rate saving £150! This offer is open until 19 December 2008.

 Go to the executive summary and order your copy of this report

The survey reveals that for the first time in ten years learning, training and development professionals are earning higher than the average HR salary.

 Read more about this key finding in our press release

HR jobs

Highlighted roles this week:

Head of Learning and Development   c. £72k + benefits, British Transport   Police, London	More jobs in L&D in London
Strategic Change Managers (x4)     c. £50k, NHS Grampian,   Grampian wide	More jobs in Scotland
Head of HR    £44k pa, ICH, based in London	More head of HR jobs in London
HR Advisor   £25k + benefits, Waddington Brown,   Ipswich	More jobs in the Ipswich area

Give yourself a head start

If you're starting out your career, or looking for the next step up the ladder, we offer a range of introductory and foundation level qualifications guaranteed to give you a great head start. Come along to our next open evening on 13 January in London to find out more about these qualifications.

  Which qualification is right for you? 

  Come along to our next open evening