A conference programme

A conference programme

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Preparation

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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 Bede on Sat, 08/04/2023 - 14:29

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I would attend the conference about conflict management with Tracy Edwards.
To reach the goal of the company the manager should ensure that employees work in goods condition and peaceful environment. That conference could help manager to avert conflicts and sort out them inside the company. Then attending this conference, manager will have many resources to evoid conflicts into his company and branch out it or make it great.

Submitted by I.es91 on Thu, 06/04/2023 - 22:24

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I love creative thinking workshop. I think if we have creativity, we can do everything on the right way also with easy way so by this way we can save our efforts in solving problem and explore a new idea which can help our team to make a great job.

Submitted by Miss zahra on Tue, 04/04/2023 - 04:19

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I surely would attend conflict management conference. I think ability to deal with this issue would be useful in every situation. Managing conflicts can lead to improvement and welcoming work environment.

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Submitted by Kamal21 on Sun, 02/04/2023 - 09:20

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I would like to attend "Leading uncertain times" because I think that's the important point in every work.

Submitted by Ibrahimyousef on Wed, 29/03/2023 - 13:47

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I would like to attend a leading small business so, I will learn to how is lead team and discuss it . Moreover, give feedback to project in the meeting and explore the different it.

Submitted by AKhlibodarova on Tue, 28/03/2023 - 11:08

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It would be great to attend the conference "Managing change".
It sounds great when the company or organisation is ready for new challanges and development. It's not a secret that changes pring progress, thus it would be nice to hear how a team might implement something new into the workspace.

Submitted by mbabapour on Sat, 25/03/2023 - 10:21

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I would attend Leading in Uncertain Times. Nowadays we are faced with information explosion which has resulted in Increasing uncertain parameters which shall be considered. So leading in uncertain times is a must.

Submitted by hsrvms on Tue, 21/03/2023 - 20:15

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I would have chosen "Developing Creative Thinking In Your Team" by Mariana Silva, because real success comes from creative ideas. For instance, Edison was successful because he was thinking creatively, and also Einstein was the best physics professor thanks to his creative thinking skills, actually, he still is.

Submitted by BriannaP on Sun, 19/03/2023 - 12:59

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I would like to attend Conflict Management. People manage conflicts in different ways. But I am keen to know how to manage a conflict in a way that can bring about a development.

Submitted by NoorSNoor on Thu, 16/03/2023 - 17:31

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I`d like to attend Managing International Projects, as I work with multinational colleges with different cultures and traditions. So, I need to know the best way to deal and accept others