A conference programme

A conference programme

Read the programme for a management conference to practise and improve your reading skills.

Do the preparation task first. Then read the text and do the exercises.

Preparation

Reading text

Morning programme

9.00–9.30

Conference opening
Dr Jon Martinez

9.30–10.45

Management styles
with Helena Clark

Consider the different management styles and how you can adapt yours to suit your team.

Giving feedback
with Amelia Novak

Explore the different ways to give feedback to maximise development.

Managing change
with Akira Yoshida

Help your employees deal with change and to see the positives change can bring.

10.45–11.15 Coffee break
11.15–12.30

Using storytelling in leadership communication
with Antoine Martin

Sometimes, the best way to communicate with your team is by telling stories. Find out how to do this in this workshop.

Leading small businesses
with Cheng Wei

How is leading small businesses different and how can leaders of small businesses bring success to their team?

Leading in uncertain times
with Omar Abboud

Uncertainty can affect the success of your team. Learn to bring confidence to your team in a time of uncertainty.

Afternoon programme

12.30–2.00 Lunch
2.00–3.15

Managing international projects
with Alisa Petrov

Consider how to ensure successful intercultural communication in your international teams.

 

Developing creative thinking in your team
with Mariana Silva

How can you get your team to think more creatively? Explore the different ideas that can help your team see things in a new way.

Conflict management
with Tracy Edwards

Conflict can create problems in your team, but managing conflict well can bring about development. Learn how to manage conflict in this workshop.

3.15–4.15 Group discussions
4.15–5.00 Conference closing
Dr Grace Moloney

 

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Submitted by TP on Thu, 13/02/2020 - 03:52

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I would like to attend leading small business session. I think small businesses play a major role in an economy. Therefore, it is wise to explore more about them and understand how to manage them towards success.

Submitted by Silva18 on Tue, 11/02/2020 - 14:19

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Submitted by Ayzhan on Thu, 06/02/2020 - 13:09

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I would like to attend Conflict management session with Tracy Edwards. It is very interesting theam. We always think that conflict - its something, that bring only destroy. However we can manage with it and manage into improve side.

Submitted by zeynab on Mon, 03/02/2020 - 18:57

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if I could attend one of those meeting, I would have chose "small business leading" the reason I said this is I always liked to open my own small business but I was not sure the challenges.

Submitted by Chewlim on Tue, 14/01/2020 - 21:16

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I would like to attend the “Leading small business" session since I am going to set up a small business.

Submitted by RuthY on Mon, 06/01/2020 - 19:14

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I will like to attend the Management Styles Programme with Helena Clark.
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Submitted by mtalebi on Mon, 06/01/2020 - 18:55

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All of them are important and useful. I prefer to attend all sessions.
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Submitted by Dieudonné on Mon, 09/12/2019 - 20:25

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I really appreciate this course, it was creatively thought. It is really that when we have an international team, we should consider the culture of everybody. Besides, conflict can happen in a team and that causes sometimes problems, so it is helpful to know how to manage conflict.