Book Club: Leading the way: helping others to navigate the seas of change.
Summary: Change is a constant and it’s at the centre of all our lives. It’s also at the heart of our work: enabling organisations and individuals to be more effective and to improve working life. As a psychologist Charlotte thought the topic was so important that she dedicated two years of research to discover why…
What line managers can do to help people stay in and thrive at work: Research examining the line manager’s role
Date: 8th March 2024 at 12.30pm (online event) Speakers: Dr Jo Yarker, Managing Partner of Affinity Health at Work Professor Karina Nielsen, Professor of Work Psychology at the University of Sheffield Title: What line managers can do to help people stay in and thrive at work: Research examining the line manager’s role Summary: The number of workers taking sick…
Organisational Interventions to Support Healthcare Worker Wellbeing
Title: Organisational Interventions to Support Healthcare Worker Wellbeing Summary: The challenging working environments in the healthcare sector has been linked to the impairment of healthcare workers’ health and wellbeing. This necessitates a more holistic approach in supporting healthcare working, moving beyond only supporting the individual worker towards mitigating the demands and building up resources within the…
ABP: Our Mission, Our Values and What We Do!
Considering joining the ABP, but want to know more before you do? Or have you joined recently? Every couple of months we run New Member Welcome sessions where a different member of our Board personally greets and gets to know our new members and what they want from their Association. Our next session is on…
Hybrid Working and the Future Workplace
Summary: COVID-19 changed where we work. Hybrid working (working from multiple workspaces e.g., office, client sites, home, third spaces) has become mainstream. This work arrangement is preferred by office-based employees in the UK and across the EU (e.g., Davis et al., 2022; Eurostat, 2022). In this session Matthew discusses the knowledge gap that this shift…
ABP Awards Finalist Case Study: Leading the Way – no more Cobblers Children! A talent management programme for supervisors and managers combining personal and professional development
Speakers: Anne Marie Dancy, Direct Delivery Manager, and Jane Armytage, Operations Manager, Lumina Learning Ltd. Summary: This talk will be led by Anne Marie Dancy, Direct Delivery Manager at Lumina Learning and Jane Armytage, Operations Manager at Lumina Learning. The talk will showcase the 12-month Leadership Programme developed for a provider of talent management solutions for…
Book Club: Tuning Into Smarter Judgement: From Blind Spots to Deaf Spots
Speaker: Nuala Walsh, Non-executive director, Behavioural scientist, visiting fellow at the London School of Economics, and author. Summary: Do you always know who or what to trust? What are you not hearing? Your decisions matter but in today's noisy, high-speed world, leaders hear less than ever and rush to misjudgement. The result? Missed signals and a catalogue of…
ABP: Our Mission, Our Values and What We Do!
Considering joining the ABP, but want to know more before you do? Or have you joined recently? Every couple of months we run New Member Welcome sessions where a different member of our Board personally greets and gets to know our new members and what they want from their Association. Our next session is on…
From Workplaces to Athletics – The Role of Psychological Safety in Building Leadership and Team Wellbeing.
Speaker: Lisa K. Desai, Psy.D. Chief Behavioural Health Officer at MindWise Innovations, a division of Riverside Community Care. Summary: A healthy workplace culture is increasingly recognized as vital to driving productivity, supporting employee mental health, and boosting retention and recruitment. Psychological safety is a proven framework that recognizes the need for leaders and teams to…
How to write an outstanding ABP Award entry
Speaker: Clodagh O'Reilly, Chair of the ABP and Certified Principal Business Psychologist Summary: Deserving an ABP Award and winning an ABP Award are not necessarily the same thing. Standing between you and an award you might richly deserve is the all-important written submission. Composing a winning award entry is more than just adding some…
Supporting Neurodivergent Wellbeing at Work
Summary: Organisations are starting to understand more about the neurodivergent employee experience but are yet to focus on neurodivergent wellbeing or fully understand how work experiences may negatively impact their wellbeing. This session will cover a high-level overview of neurodiversity and deep dive into different ways to support neurodivergent employee’s wellbeing at work including: …
How organisations, allies, and leaders can support senior women when ‘think manager think male’ still exists: Research examining women leaders’ experiences
Speaker: Laura Howard, Founder and Psychologist at The Contented Workplace Company and Associate Tutor at Birkbeck College, University of London. Summary: The number of women in top positions is not increasing quickly enough to swiftly address gender parity. One possible reason is that ‘think manager think male’ remains prevalent. Women, therefore, face a double…