Dear Colleagues,

Earlier this summer, we launched our Season of Development, with a commitment to invest in the growth, capability and career development of our HR community. Since then, we have introduced a range of learning opportunities, resources and tools designed to support you in building the skills needed to thrive in a rapidly evolving HR landscape.

As we move into the next phase of our journey, we wanted to take a moment to highlight some of the opportunities available to you and encourage you to continue investing in your own development.

Continue Your AIHR Learning Journey

One of the key milestones of our Season of Development has been the launch of the Academy to Innovate HR (AIHR) platform, providing access to dedicated HR learning journeys and development resources, including the Ipsen Foundation Learning Journey, focused on building capability in Business Acumen, Leading Change and AI Fluency.

If you have not yet completed the Foundation Learning Journey, we encourage you to do so by 31st October. While the journey takes approximately 10 hours, it has been designed to be completed over time and can be broken into manageable learning sessions.

Some approaches you might find helpful include:

• Schedule dedicated learning time in your calendar each week (e.g. 30-60 minutes).
• Create team learning sessions or “Lunch & Learns” where you can complete a module together and discuss key insights.
• Establish learning buddies to encourage accountability and share reflections.
• Use existing team meetings to dedicate 10-15 minutes to discussing takeaways from completed modules.
• Set mini-milestones rather than focusing on the full 10-hour commitment (e.g. one module every two weeks).
• Apply learning to real work challenges, using current projects, stakeholder discussions, or transformation initiatives to put concepts into practice.
• Learn on the go, using the mobile app when travelling or during commuting time where appropriate.
• Managers and HR leaders can help by openly discussing progress during team meetings and encouraging protected learning time.

In addition to the foundation learning journey, AIHR have also launched a NEW Practice Lab allowing you to roleplay multiple scenarios with leaders and employees as many times as you like. You can find this under ‘Tools’ on your AIHR dashboard.

Explore Career Opportunities in HR

Development is not only about building capabilities, it is also about exploring future career opportunities.

We encourage you to set job alerts and regularly review internal opportunities in iPeople. Current vacancies in HR include:

• R-21819 | Director, Global HR Business Partner (Paris, France)
• R-22299 | Gestionnaire Formation H/F (Training Manager) (Paris, France)

Continuing to Learn, Grow and Evolve Together

Our ambition remains unchanged: to build a highly skilled, strategic and future-ready HR function where learning is embedded in the way we work and develop every day.

Thank you for your continued commitment to your own development and to helping create a strong learning culture across our community.

Best Regards,

Annika & Serena