In episode three of the PrOPEL Hub’s ‘Thriving in Uncertainty’ podcast series, Professor Monder Ram welcomes Damini Sharma, Director of The OM Group, to share her insights and experiences of the importance of resilience in surviving and prospering in challenging times. Damini begins by telling the inspiring story of how her business overcame huge disruption […]
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In this PrOPEL Hub podcast, Professors Graeme Roy, Patricia Findlay and Colin Lindsay explore key themes arising from the recently published CIPD Good Work Index 2021. The CIPD Goodwork Index is an annual benchmark of good work in the UK drawing upon the UK Working Lives survey, which collects the responses across a number of
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In this podcast , Gill Dix, head of policy at Acas, and guest speakers Richard Saundry, from the University of Sheffield and the PrOPEL hub, and Peter Urwin, from the University of Westminster, look at new research commissioned by Acas on the cost of conflict to UK workplaces. Conflict is an inevitable part of life,
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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
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In the latest blog in our series exploring managerial capability, Peter Urwin and Emma Parry reflect on the lessons arising from diversity and inclusion research for management practice. They consider how the pandemic has exacerbated existing inequalities and explore the value in moving away from an emphasis on particular divisions in the workplace. The UK
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The second part of our “Thriving in Uncertainty” podcast series explores the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on entrepreneurs and their enterprises as they move from crisis phase into longer term management for sustainability. Professors Monder Ram and Eleanor Shaw are joined by two entrepreneurs from the creative and housing sector, with very different experiences
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Professor Graeme Roy hosts a podcast with Professor Richard Saundry, Dr Martin McCracken and Professor Patricia Findlay on building management capability in the context of Covid-19 and the economic crisis. The crisis presents a very different set of challenges to different parts of the economy with some continuing to work in person, facing increased demands
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In this podcast, Professor Graeme Roy is joined by Professor Alan Felstead, Professor Patricia Findlay and Ed Houghton to discuss fair work in the context of Covid-19.
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In this podcast Professor Patricia Findlay and Professor Graeme Roy discuss fair work and workplace practice in the context of the Covid-19 crisis. There are 5 key dimensions of fair work: Effective voice Security Opportunity Fulfilment Respect In the discussion, Tricia and Graeme consider these key dimensions in relation to the challenges that organisations are
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In part one of our Thriving in Uncertainty podcast series, Professor Graeme Roy hosts a discussion with Professor Monder Ram and Professor Eleanor Shaw on the impact of Covid-19 on businesses in the UK. Monder and Eleanor bring insights from two ends of the spectrum – Monder’s work supports community-based microbusinesses with 1-9 employees while
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