January 2020
Optimising Performance through Organisational Design
Whilst many HR functions have recently improved the management and development of their talent, organisation design has often received less attention. Academics including Dave Ulrich and Ed Lawler have recently suggested that HR may be placing too much emphasis on…
Read moreAdvanced Mental Health Awareness
Overview Gain the confidence to take conversations about mental health in the workplace to the next action level. HR and Managers need to be able to recognise some of the most common signs and symptoms of mental health conditions within…
Read moreFebruary 2020
Immigration for Recruiters: Right to Work in the UK
Overview Recruiting from overseas can solve many problems for organisations – but also create new ones. Obtaining work permits for your employees; checking they have a legal right to work; dealing with changing regulations. How to stay up-to-date?This workshop is…
Read moreEmployer Branding
Overview “It’s not how I expected” – is that what your new recruits say? When you recruit, you tell them how great working for you will be. Are they disappointed when they arrive? Surprised? Or even shocked? Does that difference…
Read moreBusiness and HR Process Design
Business process design is a skill which is rarely taught to HR professionals. This is a shame as business process design is the fundamental building block of good organisation design. Understanding how effective processes can be created allows HR to…
Read moreGetting to Grips with HR Business Partnering
Nearly twenty years on from Dave Ulrich’s "HR Champions", business partnering is still the aspect of HR transformation which organisations find most difficult to implement. In many cases, the intended behaviours and impacts of this role never materialise. But there are…
Read moreMarch 2020
HR, Social Media and Digital Transformation
In this substantial update to Symposium’s long running HR and Social Media course, Jon Ingham expands the agenda to cover other existing and emerging disruptive technologies and their impacts on organisations and HR. Social media plus mobile, analytics and cloud…
Read moreDiversity and Inclusion for HR Professionals
The business benefits for a more diverse workforce and inclusive workplace is well established and the added value in terms ofemployee retention, engagement, wellbeing and attracting top talent. With Diversity and Inclusion being a top consideration for job seekers today,…
Read moreApril 2020
Re-engineering Performance Management
We all understand the theoretical benefits of performance management - the way it lies at the centre of learning, reward, career management etc, and also acts as the basis for increasing the performance of the business. The fact is, however…
Read moreMediation Skills Training
Overview When a diverse group of people come together, differing cultures, norms, behaviours and attitudes invariably lead to issues. When these result in disputes, the effectiveness and productivity of the parties involved is impacted, but there may also be wider…
Read moreJob Design for Good Work and Increased Productivity
People join organisations but leave managers, or so the saying goes. But analytics often show that design of people’s jobs is more important still (e.g. see Adam Grant’s HBR.org article on Facebook, ‘Why People Really Quit Their Jobs’). It is…
Read moreReward Strategies to Deliver Business Objectives
Over the last decade, HR has undergone a radical transformation. New insights from neuroscience and behavioural economics and new technologies including social, mobile and cloud are just some of the drivers leading to a new focus on creating an…
Read moreMay 2020
Business and HR Process Design
Business process design is a skill which is rarely taught to HR professionals. This is a shame as business process design is the fundamental building block of good organisation design. Understanding how effective processes can be created allows HR to…
Read moreEmployer Branding
Overview “It’s not how I expected” – is that what your new recruits say? When you recruit, you tell them how great working for you will be. Are they disappointed when they arrive? Surprised? Or even shocked? Does that difference…
Read moreJune 2020
Diversity and Inclusion for HR Professionals
The business benefits for a more diverse workforce and inclusive workplace is well established and the added value in terms ofemployee retention, engagement, wellbeing and attracting top talent. With Diversity and Inclusion being a top consideration for job seekers today,…
Read moreGetting to Grips with HR Business Partnering
Nearly twenty years on from Dave Ulrich’s "HR Champions", business partnering is still the aspect of HR transformation which organisations find most difficult to implement. In many cases, the intended behaviours and impacts of this role never materialise. But there are…
Read moreJuly 2020
Re-engineering Performance Management
We all understand the theoretical benefits of performance management - the way it lies at the centre of learning, reward, career management etc, and also acts as the basis for increasing the performance of the business. The fact is, however…
Read moreOctober 2020
Employer Branding
Overview “It’s not how I expected” – is that what your new recruits say? When you recruit, you tell them how great working for you will be. Are they disappointed when they arrive? Surprised? Or even shocked? Does that difference…
Read moreDiversity and Inclusion for HR Professionals
The business benefits for a more diverse workforce and inclusive workplace is well established and the added value in terms ofemployee retention, engagement, wellbeing and attracting top talent. With Diversity and Inclusion being a top consideration for job seekers today,…
Read moreImmigration for Recruiters: Right to Work in the UK
Overview Recruiting from overseas can solve many problems for organisations – but also create new ones. Obtaining work permits for your employees; checking they have a legal right to work; dealing with changing regulations. How to stay up-to-date?This workshop is…
Read more