Global Network for People Developers

An international community of people development professionals seeking to share best practice, provide support to each other and explore different ways to inspire positive change and innovation.

The aim is to help people create, connect and relax so there will be strictly no selling.

Event details

Run on the 3rd Thursday of every month via Zoom. Each event will include:

  • Networking opportunities
  • An exploration of ideas and concepts
  • Having some fun

Join us and invite others!

16.30 – 18.00 (BST) London
11.30 – 13.00 (EDT) New York
19.30 – 21.00 (GST) Dubai

Zoom meeting link:
Click Here

Meeting ID: 875 5498 2422
Passcode: 751696

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October 21st 2021 -
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Join us in October for our next event featuring:

  • Networking opportunities
  • An exploration of ideas and concepts
  • Having some fun

To register your interest please click HERE or scan the QR Code adjacent. 

September 2021 -
Shifting Stories

Group member Andrew Scott introduced us to his three-phase approach to shift unhelpful stories. This narrative approach includes loosening the grip of the unhelpful story; discovering a more helpful story; and enriching the plot of that more helpful story.


For the full presentation click HERE
For the summary handout click HERE
A link to a video reminder of the session,
(including the case study featuring Julia that was used on the day)

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August 2021 -
Learning Insights and Constraints

Group member Nitin Mallikarjuna presented learning insights, helping us discuss underlying paradigms and delineating learning constraints.

For the full presentation click HERE

 

July 2021 -
Creativity - Unfolding the Underlying Mistique

In this session we had a session from regular group member Caroline Bennett-Jarvis who took us through her research on unfolding the underlying mistique of creativity.

We Learn about:
– Unleashing the powerful importance of creativity in everyday life
– How creativity is a journey of meaningful expression through phenomenal acts of unique significance.

For the presentation click HERE
For additional resource click HERE

June 2021 -
The Secret Learning Lives of
Leaders & Managers

This months session was lead by group member Stewart Hardie who discussed his research around “The Secret Learning Lives of Leaders & Managers” where we uncovered surprising discoveries Emerald Works and Stewart  have made through research and his own personal journey.

For the presentation click HERE

For additional resources click HERE

 

May 2021 -
The Power of an Entrepreneurial Mindset

In this session we were introduced to the 7 Skills of an Entrepreneurial Mindset, a framework group member Rachel Stockey developed to help the King’s community understand and develop their entrepreneurial mindsets. We covered what it means to be entrepreneurial and why this is a skill set that can help everyone in navigating an uncertain future.

For the presentation click HERE

https://www.shelivestofly.com/

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April 2021 -
What will leadership look like in
the future?

This months session group co-founder Albina Shashyna took us on an exploratory session around what leadership will look like in the future, under “new normal” conditions in the workplace.

For the presentation and additional resources chick HERE 

March 18th 2021 -
How do emotions help or hinder ethical behaviour?

We were pleased to welcome group member Caroline Wynn who ran a great session to explore how do emotions help or hinder ethical behaviour?


For the presentation click HERE
Additional resources:
https://wisdomcenter.uchicago.edu/news/discussions/wise-mind-how-logical-reasoning-can-help-manage-emotions 
https://youtu.be/xNY0AAUtH3g 
https://positivepsychology.com/understanding-emotions/

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February 2021 -
Extending Learning & Development with Extended Reality (XR)

With another wave of technological innovation on the near horizon. Extended Reality (XR) is the convergence of computing devices, wearables, and networks that will enable a new universe of human interaction through Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (XR), and Mixed Reality (MR).

 

Group member Michael Robbins, FRSA (genfluid) helped us wade into our spatial learning future.

Resources: Video1, Video2 & Slides

January 2021 -
Love, the vaccine for eradicating anomie?

As we begin the slow journey into a workplace changed forever by the impact of the last year, Leatham Green shared his thoughts on the role love, kindness and compassion has to play in shaping an altogether different world.

We also had some fun and set the scene for #speadthelove , an online flash mob!

Leatham Green, Chief Executive at the Mindful HR Centre

https://www.linkedin.com/in/leatham-green-8630b14/

See Leatham’s quotes and references, as well as further resources from the participants Here.

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December 2020 -
Intuition in Leadership

Our guest speaker Wendy Rose shared her reflections on conversations with 20 senior business leaders about intuition. They all said they made extensive use of their intuition but none of them ever mentioned it to colleagues – and this included two people who sat on the same leadership board!

If intuition is a valuable source of data, how can we be more upfront about our own intuitions?

Wendy Rose, ICF Master Coach https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendyrosecoach/

Read the full publication:  Intuition and Leadership: A reflection on conversations with twenty senior leaders about intuition. And 10 ways in which you can develop yours.

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