https://www.cgproactivehr.co.uk/news-notes daily 0.75 2025-04-27 https://www.cgproactivehr.co.uk/news-notes/compete-or-collaborate monthly 0.5 2025-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca524bc0b77bd740c8e3eb2/71f4a39c-b9aa-4d03-afd4-49b6de956108/CWG2022+pic.jpg Blogs - Compete or Collaborate? - Need an example of the benefit of this approach? Late last year, I was on a mini-break in Berlin when I bumped in to a lady wearing a waterproof coat with the Birmingham Commonwealth Games logo… …and I was carrying my bag with the same one! Turns out we were both volunteers at the Games, both from different parts of the UK and both on a short break in Berlin! A few minutes of Games conversation, some shared tips on places to visit in Berlin, a lovely encounter! https://www.cgproactivehr.co.uk/news-notes/top-tips-for-making-hr-plans-dj23n monthly 0.5 2025-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca524bc0b77bd740c8e3eb2/3d7638f1-fa0c-4617-9ada-6b69d72a4058/fun+kanban+lists.jpg Blogs - Top Tips for Making HR Plans https://www.cgproactivehr.co.uk/news-notes/looking-back-over-my-years-in-hr monthly 0.5 2025-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca524bc0b77bd740c8e3eb2/085da94c-7be1-48d9-8ecc-e0d845071576/smiley+drugs+and+pencil+case.png Blogs - Looking back over my years in HR.... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.cgproactivehr.co.uk/news-notes/time-for-reflection-dlc3g monthly 0.5 2025-06-01 https://www.cgproactivehr.co.uk/news-notes/what-if-christmas-is-not-your-thing-f69as monthly 0.5 2025-06-01 https://www.cgproactivehr.co.uk/news-notes/womens-history-month-plyx6 monthly 0.5 2025-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca524bc0b77bd740c8e3eb2/82aecbb8-a38a-4abd-ab8b-cc38f3222eed/supermarket+fancy+dress+examples.jpg Blogs - Celebrating men at work..... This is just the fancy dress example – princesses for the girls, super heroes for the boys. But you also see it in T-shirts choices, colour options, types of toys in each colour option, images on birthday cards, and so on. 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If you see something unusual when you’re out and about, do you think about how it got there, what its history might be? Does it puzzle you? Or do you just ignore it? https://www.cgproactivehr.co.uk/news-notes/does-your-data-need-a-detox monthly 0.5 2025-06-01 https://www.cgproactivehr.co.uk/news-notes/finding-the-time monthly 0.5 2025-06-01 https://www.cgproactivehr.co.uk/news-notes/fomo monthly 0.5 2025-06-01 https://www.cgproactivehr.co.uk/news-notes/are-you-seeing-the-bigger-picture monthly 0.5 2025-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca524bc0b77bd740c8e3eb2/2a5e1f2a-3356-45a2-bf84-03a4eac66511/Lighthouse+jigsaw+part+completed.png Blogs - Are you seeing the bigger picture? However, when you look in more detail, the actual lighthouse was only 39 pieces out of 500 for the whole jigsaw i.e. just under 8% of the whole picture. https://www.cgproactivehr.co.uk/news-notes/what-makes-a-successful-team monthly 0.5 2025-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca524bc0b77bd740c8e3eb2/5e6850d8-32dc-4f38-9b57-e8d35d4b9c99/Villa+score+headline.png Blogs - What makes a successful team? - One of many headlines following Aston Villa’s win last weekend to mention Ollie Watkins as the “star player” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca524bc0b77bd740c8e3eb2/1a590c18-239c-407f-8888-1899384776e2/CGHR+Teamwork+model.png Blogs - What makes a successful team? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.cgproactivehr.co.uk/news-notes/hr-data-measuring-or-analysing monthly 0.5 2025-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca524bc0b77bd740c8e3eb2/37a935e4-dffb-43fb-8d24-2a3626bfadfd/lego+graphic+of+analytics.jpg Blogs - HR data - measuring or analysing? - Where is your HR team on the “Lego” scale of HR data? Just about holding some data with labels (“Sorted”) or able to generate data stories for senior management? https://www.cgproactivehr.co.uk/news-notes/womens-history-month monthly 0.5 2025-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca524bc0b77bd740c8e3eb2/82aecbb8-a38a-4abd-ab8b-cc38f3222eed/supermarket+fancy+dress+examples.jpg Blogs - Women's History Month..... This is just the fancy dress example – princesses for the girls, super heroes for the boys. But you also see it in T-shirts choices, colour options, types of toys in each colour option, images on birthday cards, and so on. And, we, as the adults, buy in to the stereotyping when we make our purchases, continuing the messaging about male and female roles in our society. https://www.cgproactivehr.co.uk/news-notes/happy-birthday-to-me monthly 0.5 2025-06-01 https://www.cgproactivehr.co.uk/news-notes/iwd-2023 monthly 0.5 2025-06-01 https://www.cgproactivehr.co.uk/news-notes/can-the-technology-in-your-workplace-be-more-inclusive monthly 0.5 2025-06-01 https://www.cgproactivehr.co.uk/news-notes/when-do-evidence-and-data-not-provide-the-truth monthly 0.5 2025-06-01 https://www.cgproactivehr.co.uk/news-notes/agile-experiences monthly 0.5 2025-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca524bc0b77bd740c8e3eb2/1562073732277-A4M83HZNZXH5Q9OM6KWV/IMG_20190219_125229.jpg Blogs - Agile Experiences - a different view https://www.cgproactivehr.co.uk/news-notes/summer-reading monthly 0.5 2025-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca524bc0b77bd740c8e3eb2/a18c9f01-7834-4dd1-ac96-71b0a7b6e0a6/41r1m1TDWmS._SX331_BO1%2C204%2C203%2C200_.jpg Blogs - Summer reading... Excellence in People Analytics by Jonathan Ferrar and David Green. I’m looking forward to new ideas on ways to provide data that genuinely provides value https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca524bc0b77bd740c8e3eb2/bbfe3703-1c27-4b2c-90ed-001727dcc7c6/51sFC2M48CL.jpg Blogs - Summer reading... Weapons of Math Destruction by Cathy O’Neil Exploring the world of technology and algorithms, asking if and how they perpetuate bias https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca524bc0b77bd740c8e3eb2/58cb7306-9582-4a43-ab65-19a7acbfceab/41dFjZDjluL._SY291_BO1%2C204%2C203%2C200_QL40_ML2_.jpg Blogs - Summer reading... And one I’ve already read…strongly recommend for anyone running their own business but doesn’t feel the need to achieve huge growth… Company of One by Paul Jarvis https://www.cgproactivehr.co.uk/news-notes/holidaypaysimple-fpszm monthly 0.5 2025-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca524bc0b77bd740c8e3eb2/77274a15-2dd7-48e9-9a4c-35555f9a97d9/percentage+sign+in+clouds.jpg Blogs - You know how to calculate holiday pay....... What payments do you include and how do you calculate holiday pay? https://www.cgproactivehr.co.uk/news-notes/all-good monthly 0.5 2025-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca524bc0b77bd740c8e3eb2/1573418455629-DJPFFG6NGAJDWV609ZZP/question-mark-2153513__340.jpg Blogs - All good I presume? https://www.cgproactivehr.co.uk/news-notes/how-inclusive-is-the-technology-in-your-workplace monthly 0.5 2025-06-01 https://www.cgproactivehr.co.uk/news-notes/when-the-car-park-knows-your-name monthly 0.5 2025-06-01 https://www.cgproactivehr.co.uk/news-notes/what-if-christmas-is-not-your-thing monthly 0.5 2025-06-01 https://www.cgproactivehr.co.uk/news-notes/top-tips-for-making-hr-plans monthly 0.5 2025-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca524bc0b77bd740c8e3eb2/3d7638f1-fa0c-4617-9ada-6b69d72a4058/fun+kanban+lists.jpg Blogs - Top Tips for Making HR Plans https://www.cgproactivehr.co.uk/news-notes/timedo-you-find-yourself-always-running-out monthly 0.5 2025-06-01 https://www.cgproactivehr.co.uk/news-notes/ai-in-hr-a-threat-a-challenge-or-an-opportunity monthly 0.5 2025-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca524bc0b77bd740c8e3eb2/1628520300921-WXANF7GPKXGXMCC02607/chatbot+image.png Blogs - AI in HR - a threat, a challenge or an opportunity? Will the robots of the future be friendly? Or will they be taking over all our jobs and make us unnecessary? Perhaps you just find working with AI far too challenging? https://www.cgproactivehr.co.uk/news-notes/when-is-information-real-or-fake monthly 0.5 2025-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca524bc0b77bd740c8e3eb2/1624390244988-3FOJSWIPPG55IUMTT9TR/Scotland+fans Blogs - When is information real or fake? 3 recommendations for avoiding being taken in by fake news... - Reliable source? This image is from Scottish newspaper The National showing Scotland football fans in London for their recent match against England https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca524bc0b77bd740c8e3eb2/1624390783829-3WVJ10MT7Z1MYQ5YC9AC/Scotland+fans+2.jpg Blogs - When is information real or fake? 3 recommendations for avoiding being taken in by fake news... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca524bc0b77bd740c8e3eb2/1624393977100-DAQWOVC9IHDRDWETXH29/news+-+stats+on+swimming Blogs - When is information real or fake? 3 recommendations for avoiding being taken in by fake news... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.cgproactivehr.co.uk/news-notes/what-can-gardening-tell-us-about-diversity-inclusion-and-unconscious-bias monthly 0.5 2025-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca524bc0b77bd740c8e3eb2/1620037244950-6XTLDCR02TELLRH4O7M6/spring-flowers-4158513_640.jpg Blogs - What can gardening tell us about Diversity, Inclusion and Unconscious Bias? Before I start, a small caveat, I know D&I is way, way more important than weeding my garden and this blog in no way seeks to trivialise anyone’s lived experiences. What it is, is a (hopefully) simple way to explain these areas in a way that might resonate for some people who don’t already understand as well as they could. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca524bc0b77bd740c8e3eb2/1620038135799-EE30CMEZ032A61PBRLLN/gypsophila+flowers+with+sunny+sky+background.jpg Blogs - What can gardening tell us about Diversity, Inclusion and Unconscious Bias? https://www.cgproactivehr.co.uk/news-notes/chinese-ox-or-taurus-bull-whats-your-type monthly 0.5 2025-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca524bc0b77bd740c8e3eb2/1612983299747-GVKWDBEX26KW8237DRG6/chinese-lantern-932217_640.jpg Blogs - Chinese Ox or Taurus Bull? 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