Gamification – Benefits, Progress and Challenges Event Report
15th May 2019 in Manchester, we saw ABP Chair Ben Williams, Sten10 present Gamification: benefits, progress and challenges The costs of hiring have escalated so much in recent years that it is inevitable that recruiters are looking to increase…
Gamification – Dr. Kiki Leutner Event Report
15th May 2019, Manchester, Kiki Leutner - Teaching Fellow in Psychology, UCL and Consultant at Hirevue Games and assessments are rapidly becoming synonymous with each other and games are becoming part of the "Natural Environment" for job applicants. Games…
Election to the Management Board 2019: Biographies
An election will be held at the AGM on July 1st. There are SEVEN places available on the Board. You can read more about the ten nominated members below: Ben Williams As Chair of the ABP, I am passionate about…
ABP Awards – How to write a Great Entry!
The deadline to get your entry into the 2019 Awards is fast approaching. Watch the recent training provided by Awards Judge Steve Whiddett on how to write an excellent submission: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crKGRocGh24
2019 Awards and Pitch Competition – Don’t miss your chance to enter
DEADLINE FRIDAY 7th JUNE Enter your Awards submission here Enter your Pitch submission here Enter your Conference Speaker submission here Further details on our conference website https://theabpconference.org.uk/ Any questions? Contact conference@theabp.org.uk
ABP featured in Business Reporter Human Capital edition
Business Reporter's Human Capital edition is now online and features an article by ABP Chair, Ben Williams. New deal or poor deal: how do workers fare in the gig economy? More and more of us are working in the ‘gig economy’, where…
NOTICE TO MEMBERS ON ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND MANAGEMENT BOARD ELECTIONS 2019
We have commenced planning for the ABP’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) which will be held on Monday 1st July 2019 in London (venue tbc). The AGM is a great time for the Association’s members to get together with the members of the…
What does it take to be an effective leader?
What qualities and behaviours do leaders need to display in order to lead effectively and achieve desired outcomes? Questions such as these have been asked thousands of times and no doubt will continue to be asked again and again, each…
How Investors in People reduce disengagement – March event report
Paul Devoy, Chief Executive of Investors in People, presented our March London speaker event. Founded in 1991 Investors in People (IIP) leads the drive for better leadership and better workplaces. Having started out as a community interest company for UK…
Hacking Fear: April Event Report
At our April speaker event in London, Hilary Gallo presented to us 'Hacking Fear' - what we can we learn if we treat fear as our friend? With a background as a lawyer, Hilary Gallo frequently found himself fronting large…
2019 Manchester Careers Evening – Report
Our popular regular event discussing Business Psychology Careers took place recently in Manchester, with contributions from Dr Jodi O’Dell, Julia Norman, Anna Whitehead, Robin Hills and Wendy Kendall. Our thanks are extended to all for so generously giving up their time. Dr. Jodi…
Buying Business Psychology Services: The good, the bad and the brilliant!
"Over the last 30 years or so as an HR Director I have spent a small fortune on assessment, selection, development and learning services from business psychology firms. That has ranged from the brilliant to the bad and occasionally the…