One of the benefits of being a CIPR member is the variety of learning opportunities available through its Continuing Professional Development programme. Over the last year, I've accumulated CPD points in all sorts of ways, from networking events and webinars to...
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Chief of StaffThe Space Between strategy and common sense
Have you subscribed to my new newsletter, The Space Between on LinkedIn? In the first issue, I talk about my comment on this LinkedIn post where I raise the issue of how often organisations confuse having a strategy with having a way of making decisions. One of the...
Driving strategic and operational transformation
As fractional Chief of Staff and membership consultant to the CEO at the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors (CIEHF), Di worked across the senior leadership team during a period of significant organisational evolution. The role sat at the...
What does a Chief of Staff do?
I often get asked what a Chief of Staff really does. It's a good question since the title means different things in different organisations and there's a lot of talk about it right now. So here’s how I tend to explain it. A Chief of Staff helps the person in charge...
From first-time CEO to established leader
Di first began working with Ann Paul when she stepped into her first Chief Executive role at a national healthcare charity, Doctors in Distress. While she brought strong capability and commitment to the role, the transition into executive leadership brought the same...
Supporting the growth of HewardMills
Di has worked with HewardMills in a long-term fractional strategic advisory role since the organisation’s early stages, supporting the leadership team as the business evolved from start-up through to an internationally recognised data protection...