Deborah Wilkes

Member Since: 3rd Nov 2020
Deborah Wilkes FCIPD has worked with leaders and managers for 25 years running development workshops and as a coach. Clients have included global, national and local organisations, private and public sector. She has worked with many HR leaders and teams, and in HR strategy and OD. Prior to that, she worked her way up in HR and set up and led UK and European HR functions.
In 2016 Deborah began researching what makes great HR and the company Enable HR was born. She brings together depth of experience in developing great leaders and managers, and relates this to the particular challenges faced in HR. Their unique framework of 7 HR Enablers facilitates development and also evaluation - self, team and 360. Deborah’s book ‘Enable HR’ will be published in January 2021.
Enable-HR
18th Jul 2022
How can HR business partners build their true business edge?
For HR business partnering to fulfil its potential, there’s still work to do on the ‘business’ element. Why is it so hard for HR people to...
Business
8th Jun 2022
What does a great HR Business Partner look like?
HR business partnering is more than a role – it’s an attitude, an ambition and a driving force to raise the level at which HR operates. It...
Strategy
11th Mar 2021
How HR can leverage its reputation to co-create the new world of work
What a rollercoaster the past year has been for everyone. HR has been on the front line of this, but what has that done for its reputation...
Change
10th Nov 2020
How to build HR’s reputation throughout the pandemic and beyond
Operationally, HR have been heroes. Constantly changing employment regulations and working practices have demanded immediate action and...
Future