Managing change and succession planning

In this interactive session, Dr Alexander Kofinas Head of the Graduate School of Business for the University of Bedfordshire, will take us through good practice succession planning in diverse and hybrid workplaces.

He has applied his considerable learning from research into the practicalities of dealing with rapid change in higher education. Earlier research on innovation in multi-national companies and other organisations, will be used to provide good practice examples in building change through succession planning taking account of equality, diversity and inclusion.

He will share examples of organisations dealing with anxieties and using experiential learning to move forward. This will be an interactive session, discussing practical examples as well as sharing good ideas for positive improvements for people professionals at work. No recording will be made, ensuring a safe and open space for professional dialogue.

This will be an interactive session and no recording will be made, ensuring a safe and open space for professional dialogue.

Timings

18:30-19:00 - Join us early for networking

19:00-20:15 - Main event

About the speaker

Dr Alexander Kofinas

Dr Alexander Kofinas is Head of the Graduate School of Business for the University of Bedfordshire. His highly distributed department runs courses in Luton and on international partner sites.

In previous roles he taught graduate students about strategy, research methods, and international business. As an educator and research academic, he gained benefits from his three acquired cultures, British, Greek, and Japanese. His focus is on qualitative research methods in leadership and strategy. He has ensured his work with organisations benefits his students by engaging them in enterprise activities for their future careers.

You will be supporting your Continuing Professional Development because through working with the facilitator, you will understand HR profession map core knowledge and core behaviours:

HR map core knowledge:

• people practice: how managers can actively improve policies and procedures
• culture and behaviour: how supporting staff can assist good working lives
• business acumen: how HR can support organisation success
• evidence based practice and problem solving tools: how to demonstrate business value from improved practices
• technology and people; change and risk: using digital offers to strengthen employment processes

HR map core behaviours:

• ethical practice: how changing policies can be ethical as well as legal
• professional courage and influence: how HR can assist their managers to improve processes
• valuing people: how valuing all people improves business success
• working inclusively: how to ensure all employment processes embed inclusion and diversity
• passion for learning: how your learning assists you to support others
• insights focused: how improving processes improves business outcomes
• situational decision-making: how to respond to challenges from staff
• commercial drive: how to show savings from improved employment processes

This free event forms part of a series under the running title "HR Heroes" offering members a range of topical subjects for both generalists and specialists.

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