People & Organisational Development Festival 2024
Your Imperial, Your Development.
Imagine the possibilities unfolding when you take control of your development journey. What will you learn today that will shape your tomorrow? Embrace the chance to explore and develop the skills that will define your future success.
People & Organisational Development are delighted to launch their exciting new programme for the academic year 2024-2025 at the POD Festival of Learning and Development.
Date: Wednesday, 18 September
Time: 10.00 to 12:00
Venue: South Kensington Campus (Imperial main entrance, Exhibition Road, SW7 2AZ)
This will be followed by an afternoon of masterclasses (14:00-15:30), giving you an opportunity to sample some of our courses.
IMPORTANT: This event is open to staff members and is available to attend in person only.
POD Festival Launch Event: 10.00 – 12.00
Join us to find out about our flagship programmes, which include Professional Effectiveness, Management and Leadership, Academic Leadership, Safety training, Coaching and Mentoring, and Wellbeing at Work.
Chat with the POD team about the development opportunities that are available to you! You will also have the chance to hear from Imperial senior leaders, participate in interactive activities, and enjoy refreshments while networking with colleagues.
Tea & coffee available from 09.45
Welcome talk from senior leaders at Imperial: 10:00 – 10.30
Learning about POD developmental offer from POD team members and networking with colleagues till midday.
POD Festival Masterclasses: 14.00 – 15.30
1-Eat The Frog - Time Management
‘'Eat The Frog!'' Time management for busy managers
Facilitated by Madiha Sajid, Management & Leadership lead
Hear about how to tackle your biggest, most daunting tasks first thing in the morning at our ''Eat the Frog'' event.
We all know how satisfying it feels to check a task off our to-do list, especially those tasks that have been sitting there for weeks!
This 90-minute Masterclass on time management will explore how managers can use different productivity techniques to be more effective at their jobs.
2-Principles of Project Planning
Principles of Project Planning- a workshop for Imperial staff
Facilitated by Jane Sloan, Professional Effectiveness lead
Learn how to effectively plan and execute projects in this workshop designed specifically for Imperial staff members.
Have you ever considered having some project planning essentials up your sleeve to help you manage projects, even small ones?
This 90-minute workshop will give you valuable pointers, hints and tips to help you tackle those tasks most effectively.
3-Professional Registration
Introduction to Professional Registration for Technicians
Facilitated by: Ailish Harikae, Technician's Commitment lead
Join us for a session on getting professionally registered as a technician and add some cool postnominals to your signature!
Professional registration is a voluntary process open to all technical staff.
This session will provide an overview of the process and a chance to hear directly from technical colleagues who have become professionally registered.
4-Crafting Better Work
Crafting Better Work – A Job Crafting Masterclass
Facilitated by Daniela Bultoc, Wellbeing at Work lead
Discover the transformative power of job crafting in this 90-minute taster masterclass.
Learn to personalise your work, harness your strengths, and boost performance and wellbeing at work.
This interactive session offers strategies for personalising your work experience and enabling a more rewarding work environment through the practical application of job crafting techniques.
5-Talent Development
Talent Development – Identifying Potential
Facilitated by Nichola Stallwood - Head of People & Organisational Development and Tutor in Organisational Psychology at Birkbeck.
Join us for an informative event where we will help you discover your hidden talents and unleash your full potential!
This session will explore the different 'development' terms, including talent, performance and potential.
It will include how supported talented employees are "force multipliers", raising the performance bar for their colleagues, particularly their direct reports, by role modelling values-based and performance-driving behaviours.