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We will present an overview of our training intervention on managerial capability and confidence, employee engagement and productivity. Skilled managers productive workplaces (SMPW) There is growing evidence that many line managers lack the skills needed to manage people effectively and to identify, address and resolve difficult personnel issues. Training programmes designed to increase basic people […]

This session aimed at the engineering and manufacturing sector, but suitable for all, outlines how to get good performance in the workplace Reality TV shows like ‘The Apprentice’ attract audiences by placing pressure on contestants and encouraging conflict – making them fun to watch but poor representations of everyday business realities. Research tells a very

Learn lessons from manufacturing on how to empower people across teams to lead and innovate Peak Scientific is a leading innovator in the design, manufacture and support of high performance gas generators for analytical laboratories. Head-quartered in Glasgow, Peak Scientific has a significant local presence on every continent with 20 overseas offices and employs more

Explore how public and private policymakers can support microbusinesses to help the UK recover post-pandemic The newly published Levelling Up White Paper marks the launch of a decade-long project by the UK Government to level up Britain, with one of the 12 core missions at its centre being to “improve pay, employment and productivity in

In this session we discuss how your organisation can build an integrated conflict management system. A growing body of research has pointed to the organisational benefits of developing more strategic approaches to the management of workplace conflict. In this session we discuss how your organisation can build an integrated conflict management system. We will look

A half day workshop exploring challenges and solutions to providing effective and inclusive people management support for microbusinesses Our smallest businesses (0-49 employees) make up 99.3% of the UK’s total business population. They account for 36% of the UK’s turnover and serve an important role in the heart of communities. However, many micro businesses face

Hear how information provision can help shape the performance management of digital technologies. The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of digital technologies across multiple aspects of business life. As one CEO of a large tech company recently stated, “We are witnessing what will surely be remembered as a historic deployment of remote work and

Learn what employers can do if they want to have it all: good employee wellbeing alongside improved performance and productivity. This PrOPEL Hub research showcase offers insight into six years of ESRC-funded work on workplace wellbeing and productivity at the University of East Anglia and RAND Europe. We will discuss selected research findings and how

This webinar will take a practical look at the benefits of developing high-trust relationships between key stakeholders. In this one hour interactive webinar, our three speakers will take a practical look at the benefits of developing high-trust relationships between three key different types of stakeholders: Line Managers, Trade Unions and HR. This webinar will offer

Learn how the Productivity from Below project uses academic research to address and boost productivity in microbusinesses Micro-businesses rarely attract policy attention despite their importance. There are more than 1.1 million microbusinesses, employing 4.1 million people (18.6% of all private sector employees) and contributing £55bn of turnover (or £1 in every £6 of turnover from