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…
New Member Welcome Session
The sessions are designed to help new members understand our values and our goals as an Association as well to brief them practically on all the wonderful opportunities we have to engage and work with each other. One of the questions we will be asking our new members is why they joined. Feel free to…
ABP Awards Finalist case study: Business Psychology for Globally Mobile Professionals: A Qualitative Research Study for ‘Peace of Mind on the Move’.
Speaker: Heather De Cruz-Cornaire, Business/Coaching Psychologist, CafeCoach In the field of moving talent globally, how can Global Mobility (GM) Managers ensure that internationally mobile employees and their families move with ‘Peace of Mind’, and how can the workforce trends ‘at scale’ from leading industry experts guide us? This project was commissioned in the US by a…
ABP Awards Finalist Case Study: Advances in Reducing Algorithmic Bias in Hiring
Speaker: Tom Cornell, Senior Organisational Psychology Consultant, HireVue Summary: HireVue undertook pioneering research to develop and implement a new approach to reducing bias in pre-employment testing, focusing on AI-scored interviews. Multipenalty optimization is a new technique that is demonstrated to be more effective than current methods at mitigating bias whilst maintaining assessment accuracy, producing both…
Using humour and playfulness to make our work more impactful. When to use it and when to steer clear.
Speaker: Charlotte Housden, Chartered Coaching and Occupational Psychologist. Summary: Bringing humour and playfulness into our work can bring multiple benefits. These range from creating engaging and memorable learning, building better relationships, fostering creativity and innovation, providing perspective on challenges (plus increasing the likelihood of their resolution), raising levels of happiness and self-esteem, as well…
New Member Welcome Session
The sessions are designed to help new members understand our values and our goals as an Association as well to brief them practically on all the wonderful opportunities we have to engage and work with each other. One of the questions we will be asking our new members is why they joined. Feel free to…
Book Club – Make it Human – Journey to a Climate for Human Growth
Why we need to Make It Human Many people today feel drained and unfulfilled by their work. Most workplace cultures are cracking and some have suffered catastrophic failure. Despite huge advances in technology, organisations are struggling to find a way to improve engagement, sustain productivity and business results. Today, we are at a crossroads. As…
ABP Industry Insights Survey 2024 – Presentation of Findings
Speakers: Himanshi Naredi, Industry Insights Lead for the ABP, and Ben Williams, Head of Advocacy for the ABP Board Event Summary: The ABP Insights Survey gathered the views of over 500 people working as, and with, Business Psychologists to provide unique perspectives and insights into the key issues facing organisations and how Business Psychology can help meet these…
Business Psychology in a Changing World of Work
University of Westminster 35, Marylebone Rd,, London, United KingdomSummary: Peter Cheese, CEO of the CIPD, will discuss the evolving landscape of HR and business psychology, focusing on key industry trends that are reshaping these fields. He will explore four pivotal questions: Embracing AI and Automation: How can HR and business psychology professionals adapt to the rise of AI and automation in their…