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'Nothing ventured, nothing gained' - Are people practitioners too risk averse?

14 June 2021

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    'Nothing ventured, nothing gained' - Are people practitioners too risk averse?
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Is it time to tear up the HR playbook? Should the people profession be less fixated on rules, and instead, lead by principles? We are seeing seismic shifts in the world of work, not just in what our physical workplace looks like, but in what our expectations of work are. But is the people profession – so frequently labelled ‘risk-averse’ – ready to step up, release the handbrake and seize the opportunity to drive organisations forward and make progress where it’s needed?

Geoff Trickey had the pleasure of sitting down with Nigel Cassidy, host of the CIPD podcast, Yetunde Hofman and Caroline Parsons to explore how people practitioners can take well-calculated risks and seize opportunities.

Have a listen here

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