Summary: The 13th Northern HR Briefing Conference in Harrogate is where the show this month comes from. With all the uncertainty facing public sector employers, the 24 hour event this year, focused on the Future of the Local Government Workforce. To listen to the podcast, click the grey arrow below. Jointly organised by Local Government Yorkshire and Humber and the North West and North East Employers organisations, the speakers came from a variety of organisations and I caught up with some of them on the last morning. 00:00 - 01:12 Introduction. 01:13 - 01:41 Mick Brodie, Director, North East Regionalnbsp;Employers Organisation explains why this topic was chosen for this year's theme. 01:59 - 04:52 Dean Shoesmith,nbsp;Head of HRnbsp;at the London Boroughs of Sutton and Merton and PPMA Vice-President,nbsp;shares hisnbsp;insightsnbsp;into what is happening in the Government workplace in America,nbsp;following his recent trip to the IPMA-HR Conference in Nashville. A very interesting interview with Joe Lunt, the President ofnbsp;IPMA-HR conducted by Dean, can be found on the PPMA blog. 04:53 - 07:00 Jan Parkinson, Managing Director of Local Government Employers talks about the challenges ahead and her visionnbsp;fornbsp;the shape of our future workplaces. 07:01 - 10:44 Dan Jackson Policy, Performance and Commissioningnbsp;Manager atnbsp;South Tyneside Council, gives us his view onnbsp;how local councils can attract the bestnbsp;calibrenbsp;graduates. 10:45 - 12:52 Hilary Brearley, Director of HR at Wakefield Council, talks about their Worksmart Programme andnbsp;describes the benefits this has brought tonbsp;the council. 12:53 - 21:30 Dr Karen Moloney, Director of Moloney Minds, reveals why men and women behave differently in the workplace. Listening to the show is simple, you can do it in a number of ways andnbsp;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
