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One Day Unconference: Re-humanising the Workplace
Posted: 19/12/11
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Postponed from 27th March until Autumn 2012
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Description:
Treating employees like ‘human resources’ (or factors of production) is a legacy of the era of the mass production. Evidence shows failure to tap into human abilities at work lowers job and ultimately organisational performance. Ask employees how many of them agree that the vast majority of the workforce in your organisation has far more talent, intelligence, capability and creativity than their present job requires OR EVEN ALLOWS, and a majority of them will agree. Now ask how many of them are under pressure to produce more for less, and most will agree. Consider the current situation: Employees are being asked to produce more for less yet are not allowed to use a significant proportion of their abilities and intelligence. Now consider the cost to the majority of organisations that are clinging to century old management methods. And the pain of the workforce is socially damaging and surely is at the heart of the current zeitgeist.
Whether you agree with these sentiments or not, the ABP unconference will allow you to have your say: to explore what changes, if any, are desirable in our conventional management principles, and how change might be brought about. The unconference format does not have ‘expert’ speakers and the agenda is not fixed by the organisers. People attending conferences often tell us that the most value they get is from interaction with other participants. In the unconference, it is all interaction with the other participants.
You will pick up great ideas for making your own organisation more effective and a better place to work.
We especially welcome new comers from all sectors and the event is open to ABP members and all staff and students of the University of Herts.