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Where next for Parliament's website content?

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Where next for Parliament's website content?

A lot's changed in the PDS content team recently. Head of Content Joe Strawson talks about the team's focus and strategy for the next couple of years.

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User-centred design: demonstrating the value

Posted by: Isa Kolehmainen, Posted on: 15 December 2020 - Categories: Collaboration culture, Curiosity, Experts in what we do, Start with user needs
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One of our user researchers talks about working on an exciting yet slightly daunting opportunity, helping UK Parliament’s Participation team make smarter use of their data.

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Three steps to being a leader

Posted by: Dan Cook, Posted on: 20 November 2020 - Categories: Confidence, Curiosity, Experts in what we do, Workplace Culture
Table sign says "She believed she could do it. So she did."

Anyone can be a leader – whatever their job role, background, or seniority. Our Director of Delivery and Customer Experience, Dan Cook, shows how in a 3-step process than anyone can adopt.

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My first few weeks in PDS during Covid-19

Posted by: Shey Forbes-Taylor, Posted on: 4 November 2020 - Categories: Curiosity, Recruitment, Social Media, Workplace Culture
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In the second in our series about life as a new starter during the pandemic, we talk to a multimedia producer in our social media team.

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Covid-19: How has our HR team responded?

Posted by: Harriet Horn, Jessica Andrew and Patricia Seijas, Posted on: 26 October 2020 - Categories: Care, Community, Recruitment, Workplace Culture
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Our HR and Capability team shares some insights into what's changed in our approach to recruiting and onboarding since Covid-19, and how the PDS value of care is at the heart of it all. 

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Video job interviews: hints, tips, and what to expect

Posted by: Selina Kaushal, Posted on: 19 October 2020 - Categories: Health and wellbeing, Recruitment, Technology, Workplace Culture
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It's an exciting time to join PDS. Despite Covid-19, we are hiring and onboarding new team members. Here are some tips on what applicants can expect in video interviews.

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Starting a new job in PDS, what's it like?

Posted by: Sam Sergeant, Posted on: 12 October 2020 - Categories: Care, Community, User research, Workplace Culture
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We ask a new starter how it feels to start a job in PDS during a pandemic and the work's virtual

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Wellbeing: making it work in your team

Posted by: Amy Stainton and Hannah Bailey, Posted on: 5 October 2020 - Categories: Community, Health and wellbeing, Open, Workplace Culture
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Two people in PDS with customer-facing roles talk about how they've used initiatives to promote wellbeing in their teams during the Covid pandemic and share what they have learned

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Transforming digital in Parliament: an update from Tracey Jessup 

Posted by: Tracey Jessup, Posted on: 23 September 2020 - Categories: Confidence, Digital strategy, Recruitment, Technology
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PDS Managing Director Tracey Jessup explains why it's a really exciting time to be part of digital in PDS and highlights some of the changes taking place

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Helping PDS values thrive during lockdown

Posted by: Julie Byrne, Posted on: 22 July 2020 - Categories: Collaboration culture, Cultural values, Open

How are we using our values to maintain and improve the wellbeing of PDS staff? Head of Digital Capability Julie Byrne reflects on a tumultuous few months and what's been happening.

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Rolling out Microsoft Teams to 9,200 people takes... teamwork

Posted by: Jane McCarthy, Posted on: 9 July 2020 - Categories: Collaboration culture, Community, Product Management
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The workload was intense, the scale of project vast. Programme Manager Jane McCarthy describes how Microsoft Teams was rolled out to 9,200 staff during the first few weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.

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