We’re excited to announce that the 7th annual Human Resources Conference: Keeping up with the Change will be taking place on Wednesday 24 November with a focus on helping you to adapt to cultural change at work and cultivate a new, future-proof way of working.
Once again, we’ll be joined by the University’s world-leading academics and guest speakers who will share their latest research, examples of best practice and tips and tools which can be applied in the workplace. We’ll provide expert advice on change management, discuss the importance of job sharing as a means to enable flexible working, and hear from innovative local businesses about how they manage and reward their teams whilst working remotely. You’ll also have the opportunity to take part in a stress management workshop led by our in-house expert.
Conference Speakers:
Dr Dawn H Nicholson, Senior Lecturer in Business/Organisational Psychology will be partnering with Jenny Varley, Founder of Flink, to argue the case for job sharing.
Dr Jason Nurse, Senior Lecturer in Cybersecurity will focus on the unique cyber security challenges posed by working from home.
Coral Warner, counsellor, mental health mentor, supervisor and trainer will help delegates to identify and offer support to staff members who are suffering with stress.
Antonio Fletcher, Employment Lawyer at Brachers will focus on the legal considerations that employers need to be aware of as new working practices are introduced.
Chris Preston, Founder and Director of The Culture Builders will share his tips for managing change in a new world of work.
Sonya Sikora and Alice Capell will talk about their experience of embracing the ‘anytime, anywhere’ philosophy whilst working at Holiday Extras.
Kelly Wakeman, Founder and Director of Start Inspiring will share her tips on how to become RADICAL leaders in a post-covid world.
The virtual event will run from 9:30am to 2pm and tickets can be purchased for £20 per person.
“Brilliantly organised as ever. Great blend of speakers and subjects covered. Loads of action points to apply. Thank you!”
Attendee of the HR Conference 2019
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