List of workshops hosted to be hosted by IWP and sponsored by Kennedy\'s in June 2012.

1. Institute Of
Work
Psychology.
IWP Conference on Work,
Well-being and Performance:
Thriving in Times of Uncertainty
Pre Conference Workshops
Tuesday 26th June, 2012
Novotel Hotel
IWP
Conference
2012
26th–28th June
Visit www.iwpconference.org/pre_conference_workshops
Sponsored by

2. Pre Conference Workshops
Tuesday 26th June, 2012
A programme of practical, evidence-based workshops, sponsored Location:
by international legal firm, Kennedys, will run through-out the day Sessions 1–6 at Novotel Hotel, Sheffield. Session 7 at Millennium
on Tuesday 26th June before the official commencement of the Gallery, Sheffield (beside Novotel Hotel).
conference on the 27th June. Each workshop has been individually
Fee:
designed to provide the latest thinking in the area supported by
£100 per half day workshop (includes lunch and refreshments).
strong theoretical background.
Delegates will be required to book online for each workshop
Time: using the conference online shop at
• 10.30–13.00 Morning Sessions 1–3 www.iwpconference.org
• 13:00–14:30 Lunch in Novotel for morning and afternoon
The diverse range of workshop topics are set out below, and
delegates
include details of the benefits to you and your organization in
• 14:30–17:00 Afternoon Session 4–7
attending.
1
AM
CLEAR IDEAS: A practical model for generating more effective innovations
Dr Kamal Birdi, Ms Merryn McGregor
Organizations must now continually innovate in order to survive that using the CLEAR IDEAS approach can really help maximize
and thrive in a global marketplace. But how do you keep coming organizational outcomes and enhance value for money.
up with truly original new ideas? What levers can you use to
make sure your new products or processes are successfully Why should you attend:
realised? Participants will learn how to:
• Find and define opportunities for incremental and radical
Our workshop draws together extensive research and practical innovation
experience to provide participants with a systematic process
(CLEAR IDEAS©) for effectively generating and implementing • Use different creative thinking techniques to help produce
new ideas at work. Based on the work of the University of more original ideas
Sheffield’s Centre for Organization and Innovation (COI), where • Generate methods for evaluating the quality of new ideas
researchers studied hundreds of private and public sector • Identify barriers to innovation-led change and develop
organizations to identify the major facilitators and inhibitors of strategies for getting ideas for new products, services or
innovation, the CLEAR IDEAS model has been created as a way of processes put into practice.
transferring major research findings into practice.
Who should attend:
Hundreds of participants from the UK and abroad have already The workshops are open to anyone with an interest in introducing
taken part in our workshops and evidence of impact shows new approaches at work.
2
AM
The value of values: How social innovation can benefit companies and employees
Dr Ute Stephan
This workshop will demonstrate how Social Innovation – the innovation. It will be evidence-based, drawing on cutting-edge,
introduction of novel products, services, processes or business interdisciplinary research on social business innovation and the
models that simultaneously meet societal needs and are role of prosocial value for entrepreneurial firms.
financially self-sustaining – can make good business sense.
Why should you attend:
Societal trends such as the aging of the workforce, increasing The aims of the workshop are to help participants:
migration, cultural diversity, poverty, social exclusion, as well as • To learn more about social innovation, the benefits it can bring
the challenges of climate change require companies increasingly to their company and employees, and strategies on how to
to take on social responsibility, formerly thought not to be part implement it in their business.
of their business. Indeed, companies that build on and innovate
around these societal trends enhance their competitive Who should attend:
advantage and generate new income streams. While, employees Business leaders and entrepreneurs as well as researchers
find working in these companies typically more engaging and interested in innovation and/or prosocial motivation and those
their work more meaningful. wishing to learn more about the potential of the social side of
business to engage employees.
The workshop will discuss real-world examples and provide
insights into successful strategies and business models for social
3
AM
Different shapes, sizes and styles: how to work effectively with others
Dr Angela Carter, Dr Carolyn Axtell
This workshop looks at the current complexities of professional membership; who is in a team and who isn’t? what about people
work and how to gain effective outcomes. who work on the boundaries of teams? how can you communicate
effectively with diverse teams in different locations?
We will explore how to work effectively with complex work
groupings (e.g., dispersed teams, supply chains), cross boundary This workshop will enable you to make sense of complex work
working and effective communication. The workshop will involve systems with the aim of enabling you to communicate and work
a mixture of presenting research findings and engaging in more effectively with them.
activities to illustrate some of the common challenges involved
in working in complex groups and across boundaries. It will also Who should attend:
explore how to overcome some of these key problems. Practitioners and researchers working with groups, teams and
complex systems.
Why should you attend:
Is it difficult to identify WHO is exactly working in a team; how
do you account for different people’s perceptions of team

3. 4
PM
Getting the measure of 21st century careers
Professor John Arnold
The purpose of this workshop is to consider recent changes Why should you attend:
in the careers landscape and the corresponding changes The aims of the workshop are to help participants:
required in how work psychologists assess an individual’s career • Evaluate how recent careers research can contribute to the
development and success. Self-report measures that have tools at their disposal when researching careers or working
arisen from 21st century research on careers will be introduced. with clients/colleagues on their career development.
Participants will be invited to evaluate these, and also bring
forward any recently-developed assessment instruments they Who should attend:
have encountered which attempt to reflect the attributes Researchers, consultants and managers looking for up to
needed to manage careers successfully these days. date and fresh ways of construing and assessing the career
development of individuals.
“The conference as a whole was valuable – however, as a full-time academic needing to keep up with
my professional CPD, I particularly valued the pre conference workshops.” Academic delegate
5
PM
Happier and more productive: The power of positive psychological resources
Dr Karoline Strauss
Psychological resources such as optimism, confidence, positive • Understand psychological resources and how they link to
mood, and the ability to find meaning in one’s life enable people behaviour and performance at work
to cope with challenges and contribute to thriving. Organizations • Understand how these psychological resources can be
do not only benefit from the psychological resources of their developed in organizations
workforce but they can also contribute to their development.
• Explore their own psychological resources
This workshop will offer an engaging mixture of short research • Experience tools and exercises based on rigorous research
briefs and interactive practical exercises. It will have a practical findings to boost psychological resources
focus outlining strategies for developing psychological resources
in organizations, and offer participants first-hand experience Who should attend:
with resource-boosting tools. Anyone interested in developing the psychological resources of
their organization’s workforce, in conducting applied research
Why should you attend: on psychological resources, and in developing their own
The aims of the workshop are to help participants: psychological resources.
6
Understanding workplace bullying: Why does it happen, how does it impact on
PM
individuals and organizations, and what can we do about it?
Dr Christine Sprigg, Dr Karen Niven (University of Manchester), Diarmuid Deeney (Kennedys)
This workshop will enable participants to understand more impact on the well-being of employees and performance of
about why bullying at work occurs, and what the potential costs organizations
are for individuals and organizations. The workshop will be • Explore what practical steps organizations can take to limit the
based on recent research on workplace bullying from across likelihood of bullying occurring and limit the damage it can do
the globe, with a particular focus on research conducted in a
range of UK organizations by Dr Christine Sprigg and colleagues • Learn about the legal issues surrounding workplace bullying
funded by the Institution of Occupational Safety & Health (IOSH). cases in the UK
In addition, Diarmuid Deeney will discuss the legal picture Who should attend:
examining recent workplace bullying cases in the UK. The workshop is aimed at anyone who wants to learn more
Why should you attend: about what behaviours at work can be construed as bullying
The aims of the workshop are to help participants: and anyone interested in knowing more about what academic
• Understand what workplace bullying is and how it can research on bullying has taught us so far.
“The IWP are known to us for delivering excellent workshop sessions so I was confident that it would
be money and time well spent, and it was”. Business delegate
7
What does evidence from organizational psychology research really tell us and how
PM
do we know? The challenges and benefits of systematic literature reviews
Dr Malcolm Patterson, Professor Rob Briner (University of Bath)
This practical workshop will address the following questions: Why should you attend:
(1) What sort of claims about our knowledge do we make as The workshop provides an opportunity to reflect on the claims
organizational psychologists?; (2) What is the basis of such we make as organizational psychologists about the knowledge we
claims?; (3) How do publication bias and null-hypothesis possess and consider ways of making our claims more reliable
significance testing inhibit the publication and dissemination of and valid through the use of systematic reviews of evidence.
evidence?; (4) How can in principle systematic reviews (including
meta-analyses) improve our understanding and knowledge of Who should attend:
research evidence?; (5) How are systematic reviews done?; (6) The workshop is aimed at practitioners, students and
How can the findings from systematic reviews be used to inform researchers.
both practice and research?
We hope you will enjoy one or more of these workshops. To book a place on the pre conference workshops please visit
www.iwpconference.org. Places are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment.

4. Postgraduate & Early Career Event 2012
You are warmly invited to the IWP Postgraduate and Early Career Event 2012
This event is designed specifically by and for PhD and early
career academics. As part of the dynamic and varied programme Date and time:
offered, there will be sessions including ‘Getting Published’,
Tuesday 26th June 2010 from 9am–1pm
where you will hear first hand from the experiences, of world-
renowned researchers in our field as well as an interactive ‘Hot Venue:
Topics’ session, which will give you a unique opportunity, to hear
Millennium Gallery, Sheffield (beside St Paul’s Hotel)
from and gain valuable insights into those experiences relating
to Conferences, Career Paths and Funding. The event will close
Fee:
with pre lunch drinks and networking. Presenters will include
the 2012 IWP international keynote conference speakers and
£65
IWP researchers. (includes refreshments, pre lunch drinks and lunch)
The PECE is a follow-up to the highly successful PECE workshop To register for this event please visit our online shop at
held in Sheffield in 2008 and 2010, which attracted over 60
www.iwpconference.org
attendees from many different countries, including Australia,
Canada, China, Germany and the UK.
“Producing publishable research is a daunting task for any early career researcher, and something which
I think we’d all like a little help with! For that reason, the insider tips from the reviewers and editors of the
journals I hope to publish in were invaluable. The PECE event was also a great opportunity to network with
old and new contacts in a relaxed environment. It was brilliant to be back at an IWP event and I’ll certainly be
recommending the PECE to my friends and colleagues!”
2010 PECE Delegate Shauna Coyle, Socio-Technical Centre, Leeds University Business School, UK
Figure It Out Statistics Courses
Dr Chris Stride and Dr Charlotte McClelland, Institute of Work Psychology, University of Sheffield
Figure It Out, a statistical training and consultancy service led
by Chris Stride, will also be running three advanced statistical
methods training courses to compliment the IWP Conference
and Workshops schedule. These courses are aimed at social
sciences researchers who want to improve their data handling
and statistical analyses skills. Each course runs from 9.30am to
5.30pm
• Monday 25th June:
Multiple Regression Analysis using SPSS
• Tuesday 26th June:
Multi-level Modelling using SPSS
• Friday 29th June:
Structural Equation Modelling using MPlus
For more information and to book, see
www.figureitout.org.uk. Booking for these courses will open
in February 2012.
Please note that these courses must be booked separately from
the IWP Conference and Workshops; however discounts will be
available for conference attendees, as well as for students and
those attending multiple courses.
For pre conference workshop enquiries contact Merryn McGregor, 0114 222 3226 or merryn@consultiwp.com
For PECE enquiries contact Michelle Drury, 0114 222 3260 or m.e.drury@shef.ac.uk
For Figure it Out workshop enquiries contact Chris Stride on 0114 222 3262 or bookings@figureitout.org.uk