Summary: 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. To listen to the podcast, click the grey arrow below. We hear from some of the key speakers including Dr Dennis Kimbro from Clark Atlanta University, Professor Katie Truss from Centrenbsp;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 scenenbsp;I talknbsp;to Dean Shoesmith, incoming PPMA President who explains why he chose this theme and outlinesnbsp;his objectives for the coming year. 00:00 - 01:29 Introduction 01:30 - 04:09 PPMA President Dean Shoesmith, talks about his vision for the conference and the coming year 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 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 08:02 - 09:35 Joan Munro, National Advisor,nbsp;Workforce Strategy, IDeA, nbsp;shares her concerns over the possibility that authorities will cutnbsp;spending on developing their people and highlights what the consequences that this might bring 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. 11:25 - 16:41 Beverly Alimo-Metcalfe, Professor of Leadership, Bradford University, discusses the link between successful leadership and employee engagement 16:42 - 20:21 Richardnbsp;Gerver has beennbsp;described as one of the most inspirational leaders of his generation andnbsp;talks about the three core principles he believes are the key to great leadership. 20:22 - 24:58 Gillian Hibberd is the outgoing PPMA President and shenbsp;shares the highs and lows of her year at the helm To close, we hearnbsp;what some of the delegatesnbsp;thought of the event.nbsp;nbsp; To find out more about the PPMA, go to www.ppma.org.uk or visit their blog at www.ppmablog.org.uk Listening to the show is simple, you can do it in a number of ways and you donrsquo;t need an iPod or MP3 player. Simply click on the grey arrow underneath the show heading and it will play through your computer. Alternatively, you can easily download the file and listen to it later, ornbsp;transfer it onto an MP3 player,nbsp;just right click on lsquo;Downloadrsquo; and select lsquo;Save Target Ashellip;rsquo; The show can also benbsp;playednbsp;on iTunes. To make sure that you never miss an episode, you can subscribe freenbsp;via email, or by clicking the orange RSSnbsp;icon or iTunes button. Each new show will then be delivered automatically to your computer, along with notes about the show, useful contact details and links to additional information. Inbsp;would love to hearnbsp;your feedback and any suggestions for further shows. Either email me directly at karen@publicsectorhrpodcast.co.uk or click on lsquo;Commentrsquo; underneath the show title and type away.ShareThis
