The masterclass and conference are designed to work as standalone or complementary events. Delegates can choose to pay to attend both days or just one.
IRS Masterclass: Change Management
Organisational Resilience Through Change
24 September 2008, London
Masterclass highlights:
• Explore the human side of change – what can be done to engage employees in the process?
• Gain practical insights into how organisational change really happens
• Understand how organisations, teams and individuals can develop the resilience to not only manage change, but to thrive on it
• Case study examples and tools and techniques to help maximise performance on both an organisational and individual
IRS Conference: Change Management
The Role of HR - Innovator, Advisor or Facilitator
25 September 2008, London
Conference highlights:
• Examine the common catalysts and the basic life-cycle of change
• Discuss HR’s role in organisational change – how it is and what it can be
• Understand how best to assess the impact of change, anticipate problems and knock on effects for the business
• Explore skills mapping techniques for staff re-deployment
• Hear best practice on the critical nature of communicating change at Pentax
• Identify ways to support employees through change and motivate them back to work
• Explore how leaders influence change and the common features of effective change leadership
• Practical guidance on the tools and techniques to enable HR to have a positive impact on change management in the workplace
Ask the experts in ‘the consulting room’ – your chance to have your questions answered by our panel of change management experts
Conference Speakers
• Ruth Spellman, Chief Executive, Charted Management Institute
• Nick Holley, Executive Director of the HR Centre of Excellence, Henley Management College
• Tom Smith, Head of Organisational Development, Lane4 Management Group
• Andrew Sparke, Chief Executive, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
• Carolyn Reed, Director of Change Consultancy, Norwich Union
• Fiona Ellis, Director, Bath Consultancy Group
• James Meachin, Managing Psychologist, Pearn Kandola
• Grahame Russell, Managing Director, Penna Human Resource Consulting
• Judy Willmott, HR Manager, Pentax UK Limited
• Andy Fleet, Director, Oakridge Consultancy
• Gary Ashton, Director, ER Consultants
• Scott McKenzie, Senior Consultant in Change and Internal Communications, Hill & Knowlton
• Penny Tamkin, Leadership Research Programme Director, The Work Foundation
