Blaire Palmer

Member Since: 26th Nov 2015

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Bio

Blaire Palmer is a leadership coach, author, podcaster and conference speaker. As CEO of That People Thing she works with senior executives to help them rethink how to lead in these fast changing times. You can talk to Blaire about her leadership coaching or find out more about her work at www.thatpeoplething.com

Blaire Palmer

Author, speaker, agent provocateur for senior leaders and their teams That People Thing

7th Jan 2020

Why HR professionals must put their own wellbeing first

Being in HR is unlike being in any other function in a business. No one wonders whether the company’s FD prefers Excel or Google Sheets for...

Culture

19th Dec 2019

New Year planning: how to design a successful team offsite day

While preparations for the end of the year are underway, most of us are also thinking ahead to the raft of team offsite days that will be...

Employees

25th Sep 2019

Ten reasons to love doing HR for a small business

Alright, alright. You don’t have access to a ‘Leadership University’ or state of the art breakout rooms. You don’t have an army of HRBPs,...

Business

16th Aug 2019

Harassment at work: do we need a crackdown on NDAs?

Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) are increasingly being used to silence the victims of workplace bullying and sexual harassment , but will...

People

22nd Jul 2019

Overlooked and undervalued – why ‘quiet leadership’ could be the answer to your culture problem

There is a lot of talk about diversity within business. In enlightened companies this talk goes beyond race and gender diversity and...

Culture

3rd Jun 2019

It’s not JUST emotions: putting energy and feelings at the heart of your work

For centuries we’ve been in denial about our human nature when it comes to work. Some of the most basic norms of the workplace are...

People

17th Apr 2019

The future of HR: from human resources to human revolutionaries

Artificial intelligence may be able to take on certain tasks in the workplace, but human soft skills will always be in demand – it’s up to...

Future

12th Mar 2019

Four things you should never say about change

Communicating change requires management to look beyond trite cliches and consider the emotional complexities staff members will experience...

Change

11th Feb 2019

What really happens in leadership coaching sessions?

Do organisations really understand the value of leadership coaching and how can employees get the most out of the experience? Increasingly...

Development

31st Dec 2018

99% perspiration: the challenge of being a midlife professional woman

Mid-life professional women often have to juggle the pressures of work, child care and ageing parents, all while going through the symptoms...

Culture