The 2010 PPMA Conference was held in London for the first time ever this year and this month’s show was recorded at the event. The conference theme is ‘The Global Skills Race’ which, despite forecasters predictions of major downsizing in the public sector, will remain a major issue as we emerge from recession.
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We hear from some of the key speakers including Dr Dennis Kimbro from Clark Atlanta University, Professor Katie Truss from Centre for Research in Employment, Skills and Society at Kingston University, Beverly Alimo-Metcalfe from Real World Group and Richard Gerver, former lead advisor to Tony Blair’s government.
To set the scene I talk to Dean Shoesmith, incoming PPMA President who explains why he chose this theme and outlines his objectives for the coming year.
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00:00 - 01:29 Introduction
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01:30 - 04:09 PPMA President Dean Shoesmith, talks about his vision for the conference and the coming year
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04:10 - 06:16 Dr Dennis Kimbro, author, speaker and business school professor at Clark Atlanta University, defines what leaders are and what where they need to focus in order to become great
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06:17 - 08:01 Rob Whiteman, current Chief Executive at Barking and Dagenham Council and soon to be new Chief Executive at the IDeA talks about what we need to do to get the best out of our workforce over the next five years
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08:02 - 09:35 Joan Munro, National Advisor, Workforce Strategy, IDeA, shares her concerns over the possibility that authorities will cut spending on developing their people and highlights what the consequences that this might bring
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09:36 - 11:24 Professor Katie Truss, HRM and Director of Centre for Research in Employment, Skills and Society, Kingston University Business School, gives a brief snapshot of some radical new research that she has recently carried out into employee engagement.
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11:25 - 16:41 Beverly Alimo-Metcalfe, Professor of Leadership, Bradford University, discusses the link between successful leadership and employee engagement
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16:42 - 20:21 Richard Gerver has been described as one of the most inspirational leaders of his generation and talks about the three core principles he believes are the key to great leadership.
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20:22 - 24:58 Gillian Hibberd is the outgoing PPMA President and she shares the highs and lows of her year at the helm
To close, we hear what some of the delegates thought of the event.
To find out more about the PPMA, go to www.ppma.org.uk or visit their blog at www.ppmablog.org.uk
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