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On Thursday 26th September BIE’s People & Culture Team was delighted to host a CPO Networking Dinner at Charlotte Street Hotel. We were joined by a group of leading CPOs from a diverse range of businesses who came together to discuss current challenges, opportunities and areas of focus for them, their Executive teams and functions. Some key themes emerged:     💡 The critical role CPOs play now more than ever in driving top team capability; ensuring leaders are equipped to tackle ever-shifting commercial challenges and are agile, resilient and responsive when the landscape changes. Also, in enabling and facilitating essential leadership changes, when new talent is required to shift the dial. 💡 Managing the complexities of intergenerational workforces, operating as the conduit between established leaders and generations beneath; where experiences, expectations and definitions of success are poles apart. 💡 The continued evolution of a CPO’s remit; broadening to include ESG, Legal, Property. Does this present an opportunity for HR leaders to broaden their influence and pave a progression pathway to GM or CEO positions? Or is HR the place where anything ‘other’ lands?     Thank you to Nicki Dexter, Gilly Cooper, David Osborn, Caroline Gillard, Andrew Neal, Diane Christensen and Carol Frost, for attending and making it a lively, fun and inspiring evening. Also, thank you to Liza Strong for sharing with us a lovely quote about the evening! #event #CPO #humanresources

City Giving Day was a great day for the team to come together and support our partner charities! From a morning walk through London to cake competitions and taskmaster-inspired activities, the BIE team took part in city giving day this year to raise money for Drive Forward Foundation and the Aldridge Foundation. Already, we have raised over £1.3k to support the charity's mission to improve the career prospects of young people from underprivileged backgrounds. If you’d like to show your support and make a donation, use our fundraising page, here - https://lnkd.in/eJd9t68M #bieecxecutive #fundraising #teamnews #charity

Yesterday the BIE team had the pleasure of taking part in this year's City Giving Day! The day started off with the team walking from Buckingham Palace to the BIE office, where we then took part in a baking competition, followed by a mini BIE sports day in the afternoon. We were honoured to be joined by Alderwoman & Sheriff Dame Susan Langley and Alderman & Sheriff Bronek Masojada who came and judged our baking! Well done to Matthew Whipp's team for winning! City Giving Day is an important day as it allows not only our team but other companies across London the opportunity to come together and raise money for their chosen charities. This year, we are fundraising for our charity partners Drive Forward Foundation and The Aldridge Foundation who provide meaningful and empowering support to help young people build future careers. If you’re interested in showing support for these organisations, please donate via our fundraising page here - https://lnkd.in/eJd9t68M #teamnews #charity #event #fundraiser

Nearly 50% of senior HR Leaders expect to run AI transformation programmes over the next five years. What does this mean for the department? To explore this, we spoke with two HR experts. The discussion covered key topics, including: 💡       The misconception of AI 💡       How to prepare for the change to come 💡       Three changes to expect in the HR department 💡       Using AI as a tool for insight and recommendation ➡ To read more, click the link here - https://bit.ly/3Xdwoli #artificialintelligence #humanresources #trends

On Thursday 19th September, BIE were delighted to host a C-suite event in Manchester. We were joined by CFO, CHRO, CIO, CPO, CEO and COOs from a wide range of sectors for an informal wine-tasting event, where we had the opportunity to network and discuss topics and themes we’ve seen throughout 2024. Thank you to Marco, Club Vino UK - Wine Tasting Experiences and all those who attended for creating a lovely evening – we look forward to our next event! If you’d like to attend our next event, get in touch here - https://lnkd.in/ebH3GsjN #bieexecutive #event #csuite

We recently hosted our first Skills Workshop in partnership with The Aldridge Foundation and Drive Forward Foundation where we were joined by a range of senior leaders in our network and a group of young people from both our partners. It was a lovely, energised evening filled with networking and sharing of skills and career guidance. It was brilliant to see so many young people incredibly engaged in conversation and our clients offering useful insights into the workplace. It was an absolute pleasure to be joined by so many young people and we look forward to future events with both organisations. A huge thank you to everyone who joined, and a special thank you to Eoin Canty and Nicki Dexter for their thoughts in the video below. #charitypartners #skillsworkshop #csr

25% of senior leaders stated that supply chain instability was a key challenge they are currently facing. Disruption is nothing new to supply chain management, and building resilience in a supply chain is crucial to recreating, retrieving, or returning to capabilities prior to disruption. To find out more about disruption and diversifying your supply chain, read the full article, here - https://bit.ly/4aKGPBE #supplychain #resilience #disruption

S/4 Hana transformation is front of mind for many C-suite leaders. For that reason, many organisations are exploring the skills needed to find a leader that best fits their S/4 Hana Transformation. To explore this in more detail, and break down common misconceptions about what it takes to lead a S/4 Hana transformation, we spoke with four transformation experts. To find out more, read the full article below – https://bit.ly/3yaDbUA

4,184km down, only 5,361km to go! The BIE team is making great progress in our Walk to Warren challenge… From daily walks, to ironman training the team having been pushing themselves to reach their target and we couldn’t be prouder! As part of this challenge, we are hoping to raise as many donations as we can for both our partner charities, The Aldridge Foundation and Drive Forward Foundation. Both organisations are committed to improving access to opportunities for young people to enter the workplace and equip them with the key skills needed to succeed in their careers. All donations are vital in supporting the young people in need of their services. If you would like to contribute to help support these organisations you can do so on our fundraising page here - https://lnkd.in/eJd9t68M We’ll be back soon with more updates! #teamnews #fundraising #charity

Building long-term, trusted relationships is at the heart of what we do. At BIE, we are committed to helping our candidates and clients navigate challenges, build strong teams and reach their career milestones. So, we sat down with Teri Ellison, Chief HR Officer at SHL and long-time candidate and client of BIE, to understand her career journey, discuss how she has overcome the challenges she’s faced and how BIE have supported her over the years. ➡ Watch the full video on our website, now – https://bit.ly/3z5e06p #humanresources #career #casestudy