Resilience in times of chaos

We are living in really interesting times.   No I am not thinking of the Chinese saying!  Pointers to me are: the speed of change – ever faster, insistent and demanding our attention 24/7. Alvin Toffler’s 3rd Wave – the post industrial society or the information age...

A case of examination?

Not the latest Silent Witness or a re-run of Poirot – sorry for those who love puzzles!   This week comes under the word “interesting” for our Advanced Diploma candidates who are taking their examinations this week. Our fabulous Gina and amazing Vicki have been...
A C of Cs

A C of Cs

Cryptic heading isn’t it?  I was thinking again about Continuing Professional Development and pondering on the CIPD behaviours.  Three of my favourite behaviours are: Curious Courage to Challenge Credible All good areas to work on, the last one is perhaps the most...

Catching up…and time for your own development…

Well into week two after coming back to work!   I am not sure if it is any easier and we are now over half way into January – is it me or is time speeding up? Thinking about my own Continuing Professional Development (CPD) I attended a really useful session today...

Happy New Year!!

Well what a shock to the system for us at Cullen Scholefield!! Monday was a bit of a blur, Tuesday less so and by Wednesday we were just about ready to start planning key actions for 2015 and we will continue today. January is inevitably a time for new beginnings and...