Norman Pickavance, Strategic Business, People & Culture Leader
Norman Pickavance is an advisor to Corporate Boards, Not for Profits and Politicians, developing innovative people strategies and partnerships which deliver ethical, social and governance responses to today’s big ESG, business & social challenges.
Norman passionately believes that ordinary people can achieve extraordinary things and that the key to unlocking potential is shaping environments which are ‘More Human’. To that end Norman has written books on Corporate Purpose, reports on The Working Poor, and has been a frequent contributor to journals and magazines on all aspects of The Future of Work.
Actively campaigning for more progressive approaches to social inclusion, diversity, and mental health, Norman is a Member of the Council of Community Mental Health Charity - The Camerados, a collaborator with Talk for Health, Co-Founder of The Financial Inclusion Alliance, and The Black Leadership Advisory Council. He was also a founder of Create, a social impact business focused on the homeless and excluded, winning accolades from the Prime Minister and The Observer newspaper.
Norman spent his early career leading international change projects in the high tec sector, before becoming a FTSE 100 Group HR Director, a Fellow of the CIPD, and Board member of a Global Professional Services Business. His work has been recognised in various professional awards and he has been voted one of the most influential leaders in the UK by HR Magazine on several occasions. He has most recently been CEO of People & Governance Think Tank - Tomorrow’s Company and now works independently on a wide range of projects and initiatives.
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"What happens to productivity, to workforce engagement, and to employee mental health when workers can no longer pay their bills, heat their houses or feed their kids? What happens to people when they end up with debts they cannot repay? Living in the poverty zone is debilitating and ultimately destroys people's sense of worth and dignity".