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UPDATE
Talent management pilot scheme in the House
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BY DEEDEE DOKE
A TALENT MANAGEMENT SCHEME for middle managers is being piloted in the House of Commons and the Parliamentary Digital GARY BROWNING, A recent recruitment fair at the House Service. of Commons is another initiative the PENNA’S FORMER CEO organisation has trialled Launched last autumn, the initiative “The Competition and Markets Authority is intended to help the make HMRC look like pussy cats” organisation focus on “how we can build a skilled workforce” by developing career pathways that can give participants eventual exposure to board level opportunities, Jenny Radcliffe, talent manager in Corporate Services at the House of Commons, told Recruiter. Fifteen middle managers are in the first tranche of participants for the one-year pilot. “It’s a structured programme of activities, aimed at accelerating the development of high potential people,” Radcliffe said. Content includes individual coaching, a series of inspirational speakers discussing themes linked to the PHILIP HAMMOND corporate strategy and modular learning based on development UK CHANCELLOR needs identified by the group. “In addition,” Radcliffe said, “the participants are building “My ambition is for the UK to be the best their networks as they are working with people from across the organisation and gaining exposure to senior leaders.” place in the world to start and grow a Participants self-nominated and were chosen on the basis business” of both ability and why they were passionate about working in the House of Commons. “People not selected were proactively offered feedback to help continue STA R RECRUIT their development in a different way,” ROS KINDERSLEY, director of comms Alastair could join the board as a Radcliffe said. EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN Campbell, Tucker knew communications director OF COMMUNICATIONS exactly when to prevent for a wide spread of She went on to say RECRUITER JFL SEARCH the government ministers sectors – energy, financial that post-programme & SELECTION, OFFERS from digging themselves services, FTSE 100s – it’s ADVICE TO PETER into a hole and how to limitless. Capaldi will want support is currently CAPALDI, WHO RECENTLY push them out of the to remain in the thick of it, ANNOUNCED HE IS TO spotlight. at the heart of the news being designed along STEP DOWN AS DOCTOR After a sabbatical agenda. with “defining what WHO. in the Tardis, Capaldi Most important of all “Peter Capaldi first came could take on a Tuckerwill be his ability to build the next programme to fame as Malcolm Tucker, type role as a director a strong relationship with will look like, taking spin doctor extraordinaire of communications the CEO, whose career in the political satire in and expert in crisis will depend on Capaldi’s on board lessons from The Thick of It. Based management. strategic approach to the pilot”.● loosely on Labour Party Alternatively, he communications.”
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