For many, the world has become a much scarier place. This, combined with extended periods of home working, have led to well documented and widespread feelings of isolation and anxiety across workers at all levels. That's involved serious challenges around motivation and focus, collaboration with colleagues and productivity. Managers and leaders have, for some time now, been in the unenviable position of trying to...

Businesses would be nothing without their people. There has been much discussion about succession planning in businesses at the top level, but with the integration of the new generation of workers, the importance of leadership being able to identify, develop & support rising stars and breeding new talent has increased dramatically. In this session, we will look at the...

In this session we will look at how COVID-19 has changed the way organisations govern and the importance of the board leading with transparency and purpose. The pandemic brought about a whole new way of working, with an increased focus on how we communicate and engage with...

Engagement across a business has always been a focus for HR, however, it has now become pivotal for business success. Companies that get their employee strategy right show increased levels of trust at all levels in the business which in turn improves morale, productivity and organisational resilience...

Diversity and Inclusion is now firmly back on the corporate agenda. It is being incorporated into branding narratives, key strategic objectives and departmental KPI’s. Whilst the moral case for D&I is well understood, many organisations have yet to reap the rewards of being a truly inclusive employer. So, how do we...

The pressure of remote working and increased workloads placed on teams mean that they often spend more time working as disparate individuals rather than exploiting the advantages of working as a collaborative unit. As senior teams are...

The benefits for companies that have a strong social purpose are well known and include improved employee satisfaction and retention, greater organisational resilience, and stronger financial performance. And as the debate around social inequality, diversity and ESG has matured in recent years, many private...

Academia is expected to go through seismic changes over the next decade as the portability of credentials explodes and EdTech touches every aspect of learning. Will universities be overtaken by brands like BYJU (India), Yuanfudao (China) and VIPKid (China)? Or will the likes...

Former General Counsel of Airbnb, Robert Chesnut is convinced that companies that do not think seriously about– integrity – a crucial element of corporate culture, are destined to fail. This thought-provoking, interactive experience will..

Most organisations are now finalising their plans for a gradual but permanent return to the workplace. As most employers have committed to support continued remote working, organisations are now grappling with what their ‘hybrid’ working models will...

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The post-pandemic economic and cultural climate combined with the rapid adoption of new technologies has dramatically upended traditional ways of working. For professional development and HR leaders, there is an urgent need to assess the skills and capabilities within their workforce, how they can...