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Welcome
to the autumn issue of Human Resourcefulness
which comes at the end of an exciting summer here
at Digby Morgan.
Firstly,
we were proud and delighted to once again support
one of the industry’s key annual events,
the HR Excellence Awards. For the third year running,
Digby Morgan was a title sponsor at Human Resources
magazine’s recent Excellence Awards and,
in particular, of the award for HR Director of
the Year – won, in an online poll of the
magazine’s readers, by Jane Hanson, head
of HR at First Direct.
Dubai News
Secondly, as you will read elsewhere in this newsletter,
we are delighted to have become the first, pure
play HR recruitment consultancy to have been granted
an official licence to operate from our own offices
in Dubai. We’ve been successfully running
a dedicated Middle East team out of our London
offices for some time now but, by the time you
read this, our office in the Monarch Office Tower
on Sheikh Zayed Road will be open for business
and we fully expect this to consolidate our leading
position in this exciting market. And watch this
space for more international announcements as
we continue to expand the Digby Morgan brand across
the globe.
HR Networking
On a personal note, I’m always keen to help
promote the value and influence of the HR profession,
so I was delighted recently to have been made
the Vice Chair of the London HR Connection. Now,
a CIPD Special Interest Group, the London HR Connection
is a free to join, professional network providing
regular informal lunches for anyone with a vested
interest in HR to network with their peers and
hear from experts on challenging and stimulating
topics.
In fact, in this very issue of Human Resourcefulness,
the newly appointed Chair of the Group, Weedie
Sisson, discusses how sharpening your networking
skills can be hugely beneficial in these more
‘uncertain’ times.
2008 and Beyond
Without a doubt 2008 is proving to be a challenging
year for all of us, but we remain positive about
the market and are still seeing plenty of activity.
The strategic role and importance of HR is continuing
to rise and there will always be great opportunities
for good candidates.
I hope you enjoy our newsletter and please do
come back to me with your feedback for future
editions.
John Maxted
CEO
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-An
Update from the Markets |
 Without
a doubt, 2008 is proving to be an interesting year and the
very latest trends and issues facing the HR recruitment sector
are brought to you from the people running the specific Digby
Morgan divisions.
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-Head
to Head with Bob Watson,
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HR Director, Bupa |
 I
have been Group HR Director since 1995 having previously worked
within Bupa’s hospitals division and prior to that spent
a number of years with Citibank. I work closely with the Chief
Executive and the senior team to make sure that we have the
right people in the right environment and the right structures
to enable Bupa to achieve its strategic goals.
more
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-Digby
Morgan Opens First, Pure Play HR Recruitment
-Consultancy
in Dubai |
 Digby
Morgan has become the first, purely HR recruitment consultancy
to have been granted an official licence to operate from its
own offices in Dubai.
more
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-Sharpen
those Network Skills |
 Weedie
Sisson, Chair of the HR networking group the London HR Connection,
explains how sharpening your networking skills can be hugely
beneficial in these more ‘uncertain’ times.
more
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-Organisational
Development Thought
-Leadership
Lunch |
 Digby
Morgan’s second OD Thought Leadership lunch took place
recently and was attended by a mixture of past and present
clients and colleagues sharing experience gained at organisations
including Motorola, Cargill, Sony Ericsson, and Alliance Boots.
more
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-An
Update From Down Under |
 Despite
tales of economic doom and gloom that seem to be dominating
the news elsewhere in the developed world, 2008 is looking
likely to be a great year here in Australia says David Owens
from Digby Morgan’s Australian head office in Sydney.
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Challenges Within The NHS |
 There
are major challenges ahead for the UK’s Strategic Health
Authorities (SHAs) and Primary Care Trusts (PCTs). One fundamental
challenge is around the people issues and whether organisations
have the internal infrastructures and the right people in
the right places to deliver the change agenda that is being
demanded of them.
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Capability – Build or Buy? |
 Jan
Lavery and Jane Boiston from the B4 Partnership look at the
subject of Organisation Development and if and when it might
be best to build your own internal capability rather than
relying exclusively on external support.
more
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-Digby
Morgan’s Broadway Partnership |
 Digby
Morgan is delighted to announce that it has extended its links
with the charitable sector through a new partnership with
leading homelessness charity Broadway.
more
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-New
Faces at Digby Morgan |
 Digby
Morgan continues to expand and several new faces can be seen
in the company’s offices as it adds experienced senior
consultants and a new, autumn intake to its graduate recruitment
programme.
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 Another
extremely worthy cause that is close to the hearts of many
of the Digby Morgan team is a fantastic charity called Parents
for Children. A London based charity, Parents for Children’s
primary aim is to find permanent homes for children who have
profound emotional, learning or physical disabilities across
the UK.
more
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Digby Morgan senior consultant hits all the
-right
notes! |
 In
her day job, Alice Venner maybe an experienced senior consultant
in the interims team at Digby Morgan. But, ‘out of hours’
she’s a talented vocalist and a member of the BBC Symphony
Chorus.
more
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•
An Update from the Markets
• Head
to Head with Bob
Watson,
Group HR Director,
Bupa
• Digby
Morgan Opens First,
Pure
Play HR Recruitment
Consultancy
in Dubai
• Sharpen
those Network Skills
• Organisational
Development
Thought
Leadership Lunch
• An
Update From Down Under
• People
Challenges Within
The
NHS
• OD
Capability – Build or Buy?
• Digby
Morgan’s Broadway
Partnership
• New
Faces at Digby Morgan
• Triathletes
• A
Digby Morgan senior
consultant
hits all the right
notes!
contact
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e: editor@digby-morgan.com
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