Great debate at the Acas Mediation conference from RichardSaundry and Gemma Wibberley about some of the challenges in introducing mediation - key contributor to productive workplaces but not a magic bullet.

We're delighted to be presenting at this Acas event Business Case for Mediation. 23.4. 9-11am online. Based on our Mediation and Early Resolution research with RichardSaundry acas.org.uk/early-resoluti…. To register: [email protected]

Really enjoyed talking about difficult conversations and why we need Skilled Managers with Chris Webber on his Commercial Edge pod 👇👇👇

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Labour need to start making a +ve case that strong workers rights will boost productivity - and that means challenging firms to improve managerial quality and capability…they could also be proactive about helping smaller organisations meet this challenge

With all the focus on productivity at the moment we need to really focus on improving the way we manage people and develop
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Fantastic People Management Hackathon today. Thanks to Economic and Social Research Council PrOPEL Hub colleagues from eight universities across all four UK nations and our audience of engaged people managers!

Spot on from Andre Spicer - but the need for more skilled managers is still largely ignored in policy debates.

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When introduced correctly, #mediation is a quicker and more cost-effective approach to rebuilding employee relations than formal discipline and grievance procedures. Book your place to gain the latest insights.
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Our Economic and Social Research Council PrOPEL Hub colleague RichardSaundry has blogged about the extraordinary @SkilledManagers project, which has trained more than 1,000 managers in managing #conflict more effectively... Read 'Skilled Managers? The Story So Far…'
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A great way for Economic and Social Research Council PrOPEL Hub to end National #ProductivityWeek … we’re sharing video of last week’s superb webinar from our Skilled Managers colleagues that shared findings about managing conflict in the workplace to promote wellbeing & #productivity …

In #ProductivityWeek - managerial capability is crucial in creating fair and effective workplaces - more on this in our PrOPEL Hub webinar showcasing early findings from our Economic and Social Research Council Skilled Managers research

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For National #ProductivityWeek , flashback to when Economic and Social Research Council PrOPEL Hub colleagues Peter Urwin & RichardSaundry shared insights with ACAS colleagues on the costs of workplace conflict...
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It’s National #ProductivityWeek & here at Economic and Social Research Council PrOPEL Hub we will be re-sharing some of our most popular videos & podcasts on how workplace practice can impact #productivity & #performance . Watch this space & visit us at propelhub.org for more information on our work.

Thanks to all Skilled Managers for the chance to join you today to hear more about the new tool for managers. We have a gem in the making . #conflictmanagement PrOPEL Hub Acas RichardSaundry Paul Latreille

We've just added some extra spaces to our previously sold out PrOPEL Hub Skilled Managers webinar, which is tomorrow between 12-1pm. Hear some key findings from our research with a great panel from Acas CMI Policy CIPD Warwick IER

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Absolutely this - exactly the same experience over the past three days - currently sitting at Exeter St David’s having missed my connection - and when you actually get on a train it’s overcrowded and incredibly expensive - and the govt talks about productivity and growth…

Great to see our Economic and Social Research Council PrOPEL Hub colleague RichardSaundry sharing his team’s groundbreaking insights on conflict management at #cipdACE today!

Really enjoyed presenting some of the findings from our Skilled Managers research at @cipd conference today with Paul Latreille and Aparna Gonibeed today - you can hear even more at our webinar on 22/11 👇👇👇

Fascinating session on HR & line managers working together to resolve workplace conflict. 2 things at the core: build trust between HR & mgrs, prioritise conflict & relns as strategic issues. Thx to Aparna Gonibeed RichardSaundry Baboucarr Badjan Paul Latreille #cipdACE

Call for submissions is now open! for the 2024 Marchington Applied Research Grant. Great funding opportunity for early-career academics. cipd.org/uk/get-involve… Pls share Irena Grugulis #StandWithUkraine RichardSaundry Rob Briner Valerie Anderson Evangelia Demerouti Dr Kirsteen Grant Prof Carole Elliott