This research outlines recommendations for making feedback discussions more constructive, with advice on becoming a good listener and learning about how relationships affect the uptake of feedback
Performance improvement is a difficult conversation to get right. The authors of this research present a way to have positive, challenging discussions through improving practice on giving and receiving feedback.
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Katie joined the CIPD in 2023 as the Knowledge Exchange Manager. Most recently she has been supporting large and complex research and knowledge exchange projects in the higher education sector, including a Russell Group institution. She also has experience working for local authorities and third sector organisations to support businesses and communities to make a difference in their localities. With a degree in Applied Social Science: Anthropology from the University of Southampton Katie works to facilitate the flow of research learnings into practice and lived experience into research development.
In this blog, Lisa Hogan, Membership Development and Communications Manager at the CIPD in Ireland, looks at some of the most important questions organisations should be asking about performance, productivity, trust and wellbeing. She explains how the themes explored at the CIPD in Ireland Thrive Conference can help organisations build the conditions for lasting success.
Follow this pathway of practical tools to build and present an evidence-led business case for learning. Work through the three structured stages, one step and one conversation at a time.
An annual benchmark of job quality in the UK, providing data and evidence-based insight on how to improve work and working lives
Compare your health and wellbeing practices with the latest trends, drawn from CIPD 2026 research data.
Katie Stickland, CIPD Knowledge Exchange Manager, reviews research that examines how HR departments have utilised digital technology such as AI and analytics
What are the barriers to the adoption of generative AI tools at work and how can they be overcome?
An exploration of how generative AI tools like ChatGPT can be used effectively to support human resource management
Research investigates what factors influence employees’ responses to electronic performance monitoring