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: 840 5959 8223
June 2022 -
The art and science of gossip
In this event Kathryn Waddington shared insights from her recent book Gossip, Organization and Work: A Research Overview.
Gossip has – until relatively recently – been a
maligned and overlooked aspect of evidence-based practice in many fields.
For additional resources click HERE & HERE
For the presentation click HERE
April 2022 -
The Five Leadership Superpowers™ -
How to Thrive in a Disruptive and Uncertain Environment
Traditional leadership capabilities have proven to be less than effective when it comes to disruption and uncertainty. Jay Weiser has developed a leadership capability framework to address this need, called The Five Leadership Superpowers™.
For the presentation click HERE
To sign up to learn more about upcoming events click HERE
March 2022 -
Back to the future ;
What's new in L&D
What does the future of learning and development look like? Can we learn from the patterns of the past?
Group Co-Founder Chris Watt explored what might be new in the world of learning and development delivery.
January 2022 -
Creating and Delivering Interactive Live (Zoom) Sessions
Group member Arifa Garman shared her expertise and best practices on creating and delivering interactive live zoom sessions.
Slides from the session HERE
December 2021 -
Becoming a Mystery Explorer
Richard Hale, Eric Sandelands and Elle Walsh have worked with a questions and inquiry-based approach to supporting leader and organisation development over the last 20 years. Underpinned by the theory and practice of Action Learning, this means distinguishing Puzzles (such as ‘How do we set up hybrid working?’) from the Mysteries (such as ‘How do I create a cohesive culture with a remote team?’)
Full presentation click HERE
Additional resources: 20 Step Process | Knowledge Mapping
November 2021 -
Performance Management
Group member Hedda Bird shared her expertise on Performance Management, using examples from the financial services and construction industry.
Slides from the session HERE
Get your FREE e-book – 5 Principles for Brilliantly Effective Performance Management HERE
October 2021 -
Emotional Intelligence
We all know that “Emotional Intelligence” is very important both for Personal and Professional Success.
In this particular workshop, Ashish Gurav is going to help us understand the three aspects of EI -“What” is EI ? -“Why” is it important ? -“How” to put it into practice ?
Resources: Definition | Mood Meter | Article
Recommended books: Emotional Intelligence 2.0 | Permission to Feel by Marc Brackett
September 2021 -
Shifting Stories
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)
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
