By Dr. Paul Aitken, ABP Conference Speaker 2013 Feeling the effects of austerity Austerity is a normal part of the business cycle, a season for deeper reflection on how we arrived at where we are and in preparation for what…
By Anna Meller, ABP Conference Speaker 2013 Monday 23rd September is the start of this year’s UK Work-Life Week and a timely reminder that in the current economic climate supporting work-life balance is one of the cheapest and most effective actions…
By Bill Fear, ABP Conference Speaker 2013 No one disputes the value of qualitative research.... Focus groups, for example, are a mainstay of much market research in terms of consumer preference. Yet psychologists working in the positivist paradigm tend to…
By Stefan Cantore, ABP Conference Speaker 2013 Is the work of changing organisational cultures a matter of life and death? I think the answer is an unequivocal YES! The evidence to support my bold assertion stares us in the face…
By Josette Lesser Following on from last week's interview with the 2013 Conference Deans, we take a look at what people can expect from the entertainment and fringe programme line up... Entertainment The 2013 Conference includes some lively entertainment and a…
By An Coppens, ABP Conference Speaker 2013 The economic situation globally has resulted in a lot of fancy terms such as globalisation, restructuring, downsizing and it also opened the door to mergers and acquisitions. The net effect of all of…
By Josette Lesser With less than a month until the 13th Annual ABP Conference we take a moment to catch up with this year's Conference Deans Dilip Boury and Maria Gardner.... Tell us more about the Conference Dilip: This it…
By Mark McCartney, ABP Conference Speaker 2013 Busyness Stop for a moment and consider everything that is going on in your professional and private life. Now think about all the options you have in terms of how you spend your…
By Peter Hamill, ABP Conference Speaker 2013 How effective is leadership development? Some things to consider: Prior to the economic crash, many of the investment banks that indulged in dubious behaviours, were lauded for their leadership development programmes Regularly we…
By Steve Whiddett, ABP Conference Speaker 2013 Organisational change There are different schools of thought about organisational change. Some propose a linear and logical approach, some argue for a logical and systems oriented approach and some call for a psychological…
