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Lessons from the high-performance world of F1 that can be applied to your organisation. Learn how F1 teams set themselves up for and deliver high performance. From leadership behaviours to making better data-driven decisions, learn how your organisation can use the same approaches to drive your own high performance.

What this workshop covers:

• F1 Leadership behaviours
• Building a high-performance culture
• Making better data-driven decisions
• Identifying future talent in your organisation
• How to delegate like an F1 team

This workshop dives deeply into the significance of purposeful inclusion efforts in 2024, offering approaches to cultivate an inclusive workplace culture. Hayley will share essential steps to centre marginalised voices and learn how to navigate and avoid common pitfalls when promoting genuine inclusion.

Despite effective teamwork being essential in today’s organisations to drive business growth and build a productive working environment, many teams still struggle to get it right.

While we instinctively know what makes good collaboration, we struggle to implement in practice. Why is it so challenging?

In this session, Alison Coward, founder at Bracket, will share some key takeaways from her new book “Workshop Culture: a guide to building teams that thrive” which comes from her deep experience in using the principles and practices of workshops to encourage creativity, productivity and collaboration in the workplace.

This workshop will equip participants with the knowledge, skills, and strategies to cultivate a culture of creative thinking within their teams, leading to increased innovation, problem-solving, and adaptability. By fostering a creative environment, organizations can gain a competitive edge and achieve their strategic goals.

Discover the habits of low confidence, and how to fix them. Join Anna Manning, Confidence Coach and Trainer to learn exactly how to create higher confidence at work.

After analysing the data from hundreds of confidence coaching sessions, Anna discovered the habits that create low confidence and developed a simple process which you can use to change those habits and grow your professional confidence.

Join Lisa Kerr, ADHD Life Coach, Mentor and Consultant for an enlightening hour where we’ll explore Managing Neurodiversity across the employee lifecycle.

Through increased awareness and diagnosis, it’s now believed that around 20% of people could be Neurodivergent. But what does this mean in the workplace? What’s the business case for employing Neurodivergent staff?

In this session we’ll consider how line managers can empower Neurodivergent staff and how staff can embrace working with Neurodivergent managers, unlocking untapped potential, creativity, and success. Lisa will take us through an interactive talk over 60 minutes; there will be an opportunity to participate throughout but if you’d prefer not to that’s totally fine too.

Tired of delivering the same old PowerPoint presentations? Ready to break free from traditional learning approaches? Interested in how to gather exceptional insights from your team? Join critically acclaimed Theatre Director and experienced facilitator, Rob Watt, as you explore the transformation shift from presenter to facilitator. Discover the power of Socratic Questioning, unlocking critical thinking, and embrace Radical Listening. This immersive 60-minute session will give you a taste of the power of facilitation. Say goodbye to one-way information delivery and hello to collaborative, participant-driven insights.

The research on mentoring is clear. Those who are mentored, out-earn and outperform those who are not. Organisations that invest in mentoring benefit from higher productivity and greater loyalty.

Yet, despite 76% of people understanding the benefits of having a mentor, only 37% of people actually have one.

In this session, we bring together Andy Lopata and Dr. Ruth Gotian, the co-authors of The Financial Times Guide to Mentoring. They will explore:

— How you can make an impact as a mentor
— Why you need to be a mentee, however successful you have been in your career
— How organisations can ensure that mentoring thrives by becoming part of their culture.

Join Lena Chauhan, ESG Consultant, Business Strategist & Mentor Where you will explore what ESG means and why Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors are important for both companies and individuals. We will discuss what a holistic view looks like through an ESG lens, considering many different aspects of the business, from carbon footprint to the number of women on the board. The relationship of business to society is shifting.

Let us reflect on the obligations we believe we have toward ourselves, the world, and our customers as ESG impacts the way that we look at ourselves, and the way that others look at our company. We will explore the power of pairing ESG and employee engagement aligning our responsibilities with our company values.

Lena will take us through an interactive talk over 60 minutes, there will be an opportunity to participate throughout but if you would prefer not to that’s fine too.

In this webinar you will gain an understanding of how mental agility can be used to ease stress and other challenging emotions, allowing for a more rich and engaging experience of work and life. The webinar will bring together a blend of informative theory, experiential exercises and useful tools and practices to take away and apply in daily life moving forward.

Team cohesion is about getting a group of individuals to feel and act like a team. Collin is an expert at doing that, whether it’s for digital or non-digital teams.

Join Dr Hazel Harrison, Clinical Psychologist, as she explores the science of learning, improving and mastering. Explore how understanding the brain’s plasticity can reshape your mindset for success. Learn practical strategies to foster a growth mindset, backed by neuroscience principles. Discover the science behind mastering new skills and rewiring your brain for positive change.

This session offers a unique blend of neuroscience insights and actionable steps, empowering you to understand the steps to mastery and propel yourself forward. Join us for an hour of transformative learning!

Join Abracademy for a taster session that will leave you, not only energised and inspired but with the techniques necessary to navigate cultural complexity at work – shifting perspectives and fostering team cohesion.

Whether you collaborate with a globally dispersed team or work alongside colleagues in an office, the influence of cultural diversity is always present. Peek into our broader programme by exploring the secrets of cross-cultural cooperation. Learn to embrace cultural complexity and enhance collaboration, both key to unlocking the success of any team.

Richard Cheetham MBE Senior Fellow in Sports Coaching at the University of Winchester takes you on an experiential journey of learning through play. He helps you to reconnect with play and all the riches that it brings not only with well-being but the with imagination, creativity, freedom and connecting with others. The session also examines how we can use play in our work and recognizing that embracing it offers opportunities otherwise missed. So be prepared to ‘let go’ and grab hold of some playful learning.

Long emails, complicated instructions and brightly-coloured graphics are seemingly everywhere in our working lives. They may be typical, but they just don’t work for most of us. Perhaps we’re sleep-deprived, distracted or anxious, dyslexic, ADHD, autistic or blind. Whatever the reasons, a lot of conventional communication doesn’t work so well. So how do you craft clear, simple content that works better for everyone? Join inclusive and accessible communication expert Ettie Bailey-King as she explores what makes communication accessible to everyone.

Join People + Culture experts Unleashed for a practical and punchy workshop exploring giving and receiving feedback – and why it’s so damn hard.

We all know that feedback can be transformative. Accessing a different perspective can lead to game-changing insights that help uncover blind spots and level up your career. Yet we consistently fail to ask for it and hesitate about giving it to others.

In this workshop, we’ll cover both the neuroscience and the emotions that stop us from requesting and sharing feedback as frequently as we should. Then we’ll talk through (and crowdsource) some practical tips + tools that will help you level up your feedback game for good.

Gaining a deep understanding of ourselves may seem a selfish endeavor, however research tells us that people who feel like they have a clearer sense of who they are increases your ability to communicate, negotiate and lead.

To bring out the best in others, you first need to bring out the best in yourself, which is where self-awareness comes into play.

Join Jennifer Tollady to discuss what self-awareness is, why it is essential for personal and business success, and practical tools to help gain a deeper understanding of yourself immediately.

Maybe you’re tired of the same bewildering blah blah blah when it comes to HR, or you’re just finding it harder to know exactly what will make the difference when it comes to getting the most from your people.

Join James Lloyd, People/HR Director and Business/Board Advisor for a pragmatic journey into the world of Human Resources and People.

In this session – perfect for HR and Non HR people alike – we’ll unbox HR and look at what a real, business led, no bullsh*it People Strategy can really look like; how it can create successful businesses and organisations and real examples of how you can apply it in your world.

Disclaimer, during this session there will be a significant absence of buzzwords and no one will be asked to lean in or synergise.

Join the trust expert and Founder of Philosophy at Work, Dr. Brennan Jacoby, to pick up practical tools you can use to foster cultures where trust and psychological safety thrive. It’s hard to do your best (and be your best) if you don’t feel safe, and Dr. Jacoby’s approach begins with the understanding that the trust needed to create that safety is context sensitive – there is no one-size-fits-all solution. Instead, in this interactive session you’ll develop a greater understanding of why trust building tools work so you can flex them to your own context. And don’t worry, we won’t be doing any ‘trust falls’ or role playing. All the frameworks Dr. Jacoby shares are evidence-based and pragmatic.

Join our Productivity Hacker, Leticia Corbisier for a “Productivity Power Hour” session designed to supercharge your efficiency and help you accomplish more in less time.

In this dynamic one-hour workshop, you’ll discover a wealth of tips, hacks, and techniques to optimize your workflow, eliminate distractions and beat procrastination.

Professor Gretchen Gerzina leads us through a different view of eighteenth-century England, through the lives and experiences of the black people who lived there. For those who believe that black people only arrived in Britain when the ship The Empire Windrush docked in 1948 with its Jamaican passengers, this talk will show a much longer history. From those who fought for Britain in the American Revolutionary War, to servants in houses and shops, published authors and even mixed race heirs and heiresses, you will learn about the often surprising lives of black people who called Britain home. Using images from the period, Gretchen Gerzina will recreate this fascinating but often difficult period, through a series of individual lives. There will be time after the presentation to answer questions.

Gravitas is an ancient word, and a key leadership skill In uncertain times. Gravitas allows you to show up calm, centred and in control – the credible, warm pilot of the plane, no matter how daunting the turbulence around you.

Join us for a transformative session with Stefanie Daniels, a leading menopause expert and nutritional therapist, who will unveil the blueprint for nurturing health, mindset, and lifestyle for women over 40 in the workplace. As the workforce evolves, the vitality of women in their prime becomes pivotal to corporate success. This insightful 60-minute event is dedicated to those who seek to foster an environment where experience and wisdom are the drivers of productivity and wellbeing. Expect innovative and actionable strategies that support women to not just succeed, but to thrive in their careers and personal live – with a focus on holistic health and emotional resilience. Participants can expect to cultivate a work culture that not only recognises but champions the unique contributions of the 40+ demographic. Whether you’re looking to participate actively or simply watch, this session promises to offer valuable insights and practical takeaways that can be implemented immediately, leading to a healthier, more productive work environment for all.

Mediator, Coach and Learning Designer Jack Pinter will take you on an engaging experiential journey through the forbidding and perilous jungle of Difficult Conversations. Jack will share practical tools and approaches to help you forge paths towards conversations that create and sustain mutually successful and satisfying interpersonal relationships. You’ll learn to unravel the tangle of everyday misunderstandings, cross the stream of delivering difficult messages and shine the light of feedback that helps people navigate their own ways forward.

Join Nick Bloy, Founder of Wellbeing Republic, and facilitator, coach and keynote speaker, for an experiential hour where we’ll explore the science of emotions and the importance of being emotionally aware. Emotions affect everything, from how and what we think, to the behaviours we engage in each day. The fallout from a lack of emotional awareness can impact our health, our wellbeing and our relationships in life and work, and ultimately our long-term success. Nick will talk us through the basis of emotions, as well as when they can be helpful as well as when they are not, together with practical strategies to navigate the intense push and pull of our emotions that will enable us to become more emotionally aware.

Trevor Hudson, Author and Trainer with Tuff Leadership Training will take you on a ‘10-minute time travel’ from Feudal Europe through industrial and postindustrial organisations up to the present day where inherited (subtle and invisible) ways of leading and showing up, just don’t work anymore. In time for 2025 resolutions, Trevor will spell out the high trust, high empowerment, and radically human leadership slowly transforming organisations from the inside out. In this highly interactive session, Trevor will let you on on the secret of what is happening ‘out there’ in progressive companies and practically how you, your team or your organisation can create extreme levels of efficiency through adapting your ‘way of being’.