• I enjoyed the opportunity to think about issues that affect my daily work but that normally don’t get any critical consideration because I’m too busy!
    Jim Bell, Ove Arup and Partners Ltd
  • Opportunity to play around with ideas, with others and think outside the box. Excellent realistic tools that can be taken back and used easily to encourage innovation.
    Sally Swift, Medirep
  • Characteristics of an effective team especially useful. Now understanding why teams I’ve worked on in the past haven’t worked!
    Alison Hart, Department of Work and Pensions
  • Good mix of academic view, solicitor and real life examples.
    Louise Wills, School Trends
  • Clear content, relevant. Learnt the importance of adding real value at the concept stage.
    Dave Hughes, BT Local Business
  • Had the chance to think about value in relation to supply chain of social services, think about collaboration in health and social care, about meeting customer expectations. Will consider new care pathways as opportunities to add value throughout the process of assessment and delivery.
    Janet Burke, Sheffield City Council
  • Brilliant presentation skills and methods of discussion. Very useful to begin thinking about potential changes.
    South Yorkshire Police
  • An interactive session which was excellent in challenging assumptions, thank you.
    Pamela Mathieson (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP)
  • Great structuring of a fascinating topic made very easy to understand
    Paul Kincell (Chartered Management Institute)
  • Lots of practical ideas to inspire change
    Maria Elliott, HR Manager, Maher Limited

IWP International Conference 2012

IWP’s 3rd Biennial International Conference will be held in St Pauls Mercure Hotel, Sheffield from Tuesday 26th June to Thursday 28th June 2012.

The planning for the 2012 IWP Conference is well underway. Visit http://www.iwpconference.org for updates.

The updates will contain details of our world renowned Keynote Speakers as well as details of the timetable of events. It will also include details of all the local hotels, travel arrangements and information about Sheffield and its surrounding areas.

The deadline for submissions is 18th November 2011 and again details of how to submit will be shortly on the website.

We will also shortly be opening the registrations section of the site to allow delegates to book early!

Please keep visiting our news section for forthcoming updates.

IWP International Conference 2010

The 2010 IWP Conference attracted over 200 delegates from 32 different countries, and came to a close with much positive feedback and enthusiasm from all who attended and sponsored the event:

“The conference undoubtedly helped to keep Sheffield ‘on the map’ and at the centre of the growing agenda around workplace strategies”. David Fletcher, Director of Business Investment, Creative Sheffield.

“Really well done with regards to the conference, I was very impressed by the professionalism and organisation of the whole event.” Ian Proctor, Business Advantage.

“As always the organisation of the Conference, facilities and so on were outstanding, and your welcoming team deserve the highest praise for the way they created a “can do” spirit around the place”. Michael Reddy, Managing Director, Human Potential Accounting.

“It’s always useful to get an academic take on business issues as well as a practical insight through projects undertaken by graduates. I think I might use the Competing Values Framework from the Leadership in Schools session as well as the differentiation between Leadership & Management from Admiral Philip Wilcox (keynote speaker)”. Mike Barker, Head of HR Advice Services, Royal Mail.

“I will be using the information received following the session on ‘Positive Management Behaviour’ to support managers in recognising the causes of stress at work for themselves and members of their teams, identifying what preventative actions they can take and how they can support anyone who is experiencing this. The speakers were very clear and gave a detailed explanation of the topic. Everyone was involved in the workshop and had an opportunity to share their thoughts and ask any questions.” Sue Senior, Training and Development Manager, Schooltrends

IWP would like to thank the headline sponsors of the conference – Creativesheffield and Business Advantage for all their support in the lead up to and during the conference.

Further thanks to our additional sponsors – Natwest, Human Potential Accounting, and TAM Plc.

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