SIG: Independent consultants - A brains trust of independent HR consultants

About this event

A facilitated brain trust for independent consultants—peer-led discussion on what’s working now, shared insight, connection, and community.

This is not a traditional webinar, and that’s intentional.

This Independent Consultants Group session is a collective brain trust, designed to tap into the lived experience, insight, and expertise already in the room. Rather than a guest speaker, this session calls on the wisdom of the group to explore what’s really working (and what’s not) in today’s consulting market.

Together, we’ll explore a small number of high-impact topics, such as:

• Growing and sustaining a consulting practice in a changing market
• Positioning, pricing, and demonstrating value
• Managing client relationships, boundaries, and scope
• Learning from others doing great work—who to follow, read, and learn from
• What’s emerging across industries and where opportunity is opening up

The session will be actively facilitated to generate rich discussion, practical insights, shared learning and peer-to-peer problem solving.

Just as importantly, this session is about connection; creating space for independent consultants to meet, exchange ideas, and strengthen their professional network in a supportive and energising environment.

You’ll leave with: new connections, fresh thinking, and a strong sense of community.

About the host

Charlie Goodman

Charlie is an employee benefits, reward, and financial wellbeing specialist. He has been working in employee benefits and wellbeing for nearly 20 years with employers of all shapes, sizes, and sectors. Having run his own business for 6 years, he is currently Client Director at Everywhen Employee Benefits where he is overseeing the development of their workplace pension team. He is a Director of the Institute for Financial Wellbeing, Secretary of the CIPD Branch in Central London, and mentor.

Please note:

1. Webinar joining instructions will be sent to you again one day before the event, with a further reminder, 30 minutes prior to the event starting.
2. The session may be recorded and shared with people afterwards. Please bear this in mind and have your camera off if you do not wish for your image to be shared.
3. The chat function will be used for participants to engage with the webinar, so just be mindful of the login name you use and ensure you are happy for other people to see this.
4. For security reasons, it is requested that participants join the live session 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time and with the same name as registered on Eventbrite as not doing so may cause a delay or non-admittance to the event.
5. This event may include an external speaker who has prepared their own presentation. Any views or opinions expressed by the speaker are their own and do not reflect those of the CIPD.
6. If you require any reasonable adjustments to enhance your experience, please get in contact with us by responding to this email and we will do our best to accommodate.