In this blog, Professor Richard Saundry and Professor Peter Urwin take a deeper dive into the evidence surrounding the debate about what makes a good manager and explore the implications for practice.
What makes a good manager…and can we ‘make’ them? Read More »
In this podcast Richard Saundry and guests discuss the benefits that an informal approach to conflict resolution has for managers and employees when they are facing difficult and challenging situations in the workplace. The podcast features Mark Makin, Senior Acas Advisor, Karen Ellis, HR Partner at University of Plymouth and Grace Williams, HR Consultant at
Approaches to Informal Conflict Resolution Read More »
In this blog, Dr Samuel Farley, Lecturer in Organisational Psychology at Leeds University Business School discusses the causes, consequences, and actions to identify and prevent cyberbullying at work.
Workplace cyberbullying: A problem for our times Read More »
In this video, leading experts from the USA, Associate Professors Ariel Avgar and Ryan Lamare share lessons on effective strategies to prevent, contain and resolve conflict at work.
Taking a Strategic Approach to Management of Conflict Read More »
In this series of free interactive workshops, you will hear insights from a wide range of academics, policy-makers and HR experts on promoting different approaches to conflict resolution.
Workplace Conflict Workshop Series Read More »
The recent CIPD Applied Research Conference was an opportunity for our team to share the latest findings from these and other feeder projects, and discuss the Hub and its partners’ work to ensure PrOPEL Hub insights drive real change and enhance the day-to-day operation of businesses.
Management Practice and Employee Engagement Read More »
In the latest in our blog series exploring links between conflict management and productivity, Professor Paul Latreille from the University of Sheffield, explores lessons from the USA in taking more innovative, pro-active and strategic approaches to conflict management. Conflict at work is costly. According to the CIPD, around one in three UK employees experience workplace
The Role of Line Managers: Lessons From Conflict Management Systems Read More »
As part of our blog series exploring links between conflict management and productivity, Sue Ferns, Deputy General Secretary at Prospect, provides a trade union perspective on the importance of managerial capability. It’s not difficult to find reports or surveys that conclude UK managers are ill-equipped to lead and get the best from their staff. Managers
Why Unions Value Good Managers Read More »
In this video, Professors Alan Felstead and Jonathan Morris from Cardiff University provide fascinating insights as to how working lives are changing because of the global pandemic and what this means for the future of work. Alan firstly discusses the recent surge in homeworking, its impact on employee productivity and the likelihood that it will become
Working at Home: The Impact of COVID-19 Read More »
In the latest instalment of our blog series exploring links between managerial capability, conflict management and productivity, Susan Clews, Chief Executive at Acas, draws on lessons from the frontline of employee relations and conflict resolution to ‘mastermind the perfect manager.’ If Acas was ever invited to appear on ‘Mastermind’, it wouldn’t be difficult to predict what our specialist
Masterminding The Perfect Manager Read More »
