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Professional Development Webinars
Our programme of webinars is highly engaging and delivered by industry leaders. The sessions are aimed at helping you to improve your knowledge, influence and impact both personally and professionally.
All our professional development (PD) webinars are recorded and free of charge for members of IIRSM. On registering for a webinar please choose the free IIRSM member ticket.
For non-members there is a charge of £20 +VAT (£24) to register for a session.
If you are an IIRSM member you can visit the IIRSM Member Resource Hub to view recordings of all our PD webinars at any time.
These online sessions are grouped into four different series to make it easier for you to navigate to topics which will give advice and support you. The series are:
- Career Support – focusing on all aspects of career development
- Focus – an in depth consideration of a relevant topic
- Leadership – skills and attributes needed to be a successful leader
- People & Psychology – how we get the best out of ourselves and others
We are continually adding to our webinar programme, with an average of two sessions per month across the various series.
Note for IIRSM members: We have now moved to Zoom Events for our webinars. On registering for a webinar please choose the free IIRSM member ticket.
Overview
This session is part of a newly developed suite of Management Skills webinars for IIRSM, aimed at new or developing managers. The suite comprises four sessions that can be attended separately according to need or as a complete suite to give a comprehensive coverage.
This first session, designed primarily for new managers, is designed to cover some of the key challenges in moving from an execution role into management including: letting go of your expertise, dealing with impostor syndrome, motivating a team (self determination theory), and some personal organisation hints and tips. This will provide some basic skills that will be drawn on in later webinars.
Speaker
- Tim Sismey, Founder, Make Work Work Better
Tim Sismey is the founder of Make Work Work Better (make-work.work), a process and productivity consultancy transforming how organisations approach Mental Health and Wellbeing. His approach is based on Lean techniques and the groundbreaking 'Getting Things Done' productivity method and is aligned to the ISO 45003 standard for Psychological Health & Safety. He lives in Warwickshire with his wife, two sons and too many records.
Time
12:00 - 13:00 (UK time)
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Overview
This session is part of a newly developed suite of Management Skills webinars for IIRSM, aimed at new or developing managers. The suite comprises four sessions that can be attended separately according to need or as a complete suite to give a comprehensive coverage. Aimed at new and developing managers, this second session will cover the challenges of delegation. Specifically: the four types of Delegation (why delegate?), Delegation styles (how to delegate), Delegation Dos and Don’ts and some practical tips to ensure successful outcomes.
Speaker
- Tim Sismey, Founder, Make Work Work Better
Tim Sismey is the founder of Make Work Work Better (make-work.work), a process and productivity consultancy transforming how organisations approach Mental Health and Wellbeing. His approach is based on Lean techniques and the groundbreaking 'Getting Things Done' productivity method and is aligned to the ISO 45003 standard for Psychological Health & Safety. He lives in Warwickshire with his wife, two sons and too many records.
Time
12:00 - 13:00 (UK time)
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Overview
Laura Aucott, Associate Director at HSE Recruitment and Executive Network Group has been recruiting exclusively into the Health and Safety industry for the last 12 years, across all sectors. In this session Laura will take it back to basics starting with the very beginning of the job hunt process, CV writing. She will then consider how you can best make an impact when applying for roles as well as tips there for standing out from a competitive crowd.
The session will then look at specific tricks for performing well in both face to face and virtual interviews, and help you learn how best to sell yourself and secure your perfect role.
Speaker
- Laura Aucott, Associate Director at HSE Recruitment and Executive Network Group
Laura is a passionate advocate for the safety industry as a whole, but also for better and more transparent D&I policies within the industry, and the need to attract new, fresh and exciting professionals to help make Health and Safety better.
Laura and HSE Recruitment work closely with their partners IIRSM, IOSH, RoSPA and Pinsent Masons to provide CPD opportunities for professionals at all levels as well as the best job opportunities and aim to help publicise and share the fantastic and inspirational initiatives and people in the industry through their social media and events.
Time
13:00 - 14:00 (UK time)
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Overview
This session is part of a newly developed suite of Management Skills webinars for IIRSM, aimed at new or developing managers. The suite comprises four sessions that can be attended separately according to need or as a complete suite to give a comprehensive coverage. This third session in the suite is for managers of all stripes and looks at what psychological safety is, why it’s important in a team and is particularly important for a good safety culture (aka Safety Voice), and some techniques to begin building the trust necessary for psychological safety with your line reports.
Speaker
- Tim Sismey, Founder, Make Work Work Better
Tim Sismey is the founder of Make Work Work Better (make-work.work), a process and productivity consultancy transforming how organisations approach Mental Health and Wellbeing. His approach is based on Lean techniques and the groundbreaking 'Getting Things Done' productivity method and is aligned to the ISO 45003 standard for Psychological Health & Safety. He lives in Warwickshire with his wife, two sons and too many records.
Time
12:00 - 13:00 (UK time)
IIRSM members can book now!
Booking opens 13 October for non-members.
Overview
This session is part of a newly developed suite of Management Skills webinars for IIRSM, aimed at new or developing managers. The suite comprises four sessions that can be attended separately according to need or as a complete suite to give a comprehensive coverage.
This fourth and final session in the suite is aimed at managers of all levels, and others charged with delivering change in organisations. This webinar looks at the main reasons business changes fail, and introduces some tools to help avoid the common pitfalls.
Speaker
- Tim Sismey, Founder, Make Work Work Better
Tim Sismey is the founder of Make Work Work Better (make-work.work), a process and productivity consultancy transforming how organisations approach Mental Health and Wellbeing. His approach is based on Lean techniques and the groundbreaking 'Getting Things Done' productivity method and is aligned to the ISO 45003 standard for Psychological Health & Safety. He lives in Warwickshire with his wife, two sons and too many records.
Time
12:00 - 13:00 (UK time)
IIRSM members can book now!
Booking opens 08 December for non-members.
Note for IIRSM members: We have now moved to Zoom Events for our webinars. On registering for a webinar please choose the free IIRSM member ticket.
Overview
Diversity brings both risks and opportunities. In this webinar, Helen will first consider the risks that diversity can give rise to – both for employees as individuals and for the organisations they work for. The risks can be wide-ranging in scope and the consequences (e.g. misunderstandings, side lining/exclusion, failed projects) of not handling them well can be serious. So how can the risks be turned into opportunities? This is the focus of the second part of the webinar. There are no easy fixes, but understanding what Global Fitness is and how it can be fostered is key. Drawing an analogy with the building of physical fitness, Helen will explain the three core elements involved: the skills and qualities to be developed (cf. physical fitness goals), helpful strategies for achieving them (cf. exercise routines), and an environment for nurturing them (cf. gym). Authentic case studies will be used throughout for illustration and application purposes.
Speaker
- Helen Spencer-Oatey, Emeritus Professor of Intercultural Communication/Applied Linguistics, University of Warwick, Managing Director of GlobalPeople Consulting Ltd.
Having lived and worked abroad for many years (mostly in China), Helen gained first-hand experience of the joys and challenges of handling cultural diversity. This led her to develop a particular interest in communication across cultures and intercultural relations, which she has subsequently explored from both theoretical and applied perspectives. She established the first MA Intercultural Communication degree in the UK in the mid 1990s and, after moving to the University of Warwick, set up their MSc Intercultural Communication for Business & the Professions.
Helen’s academic background is in both psychology and pragmatics (a branch of linguistics), and as a result of her multidisciplinary training, she has always aimed at taking an interdisciplinary approach in her research and teaching, which she has also combined with an applied orientation.
Helen’s commitment to the applied relevance of her work has led her to develop a wide range of diagnostic and training resources, which have been used and highly appreciated by professionals all over the world. Most of these are now available through GlobalPeople Consulting. Her underpinning conceptual work has been published in numerous articles, ‘insight blogs’ and books, the most recent of which is Global Fitness for Global People. How to manage and leverage cultural diversity at work (with Franklin and Lazidou, Castledown, 2022). She’s currently working on a new book Making Working Relationships Work (with Lazidou, Castledown). For more details of Helen’s career background and her very extensive publications, please visit: https://globalpeopleconsulting.com/our-people/profile-professor-helen-spencer-oatey
Time
13:00-14:00 (UK Time)
IIRSM members can book now!
Booking opens for non-members 27 October.
Note for IIRSM members: We have now moved to Zoom Events for our webinars. On registering for a webinar please choose the free IIRSM member ticket.
Overview
In general, uncertain events organisations need to respond to happen outside the organisation, and often there are signs of change long before the event occurs.
Horizon scanning, so named for its analogy to someone standing at a chosen vantage point, looking out to the horizon to see what is coming, has become recognised as a valuable source of advanced, strategically important information.
Horizon scanning, whether to avoid threats or be ready to capitalise on opportunities, has enjoyed increased popularity in recent years as a response to greater levels of uncertainty, higher levels of connectivity and the rewards that better preparedness can bring.
In this session, we will explain how to structure your horizon-scanning activity to focus on your organisation's needs and how to respond to the information stream it will produce. We will demonstrate how it can generate strategic insight and highlight how to avoid some of the pitfalls that people new to the activity may fall into.
So whether you are planning to use horizon scanning for the first time or whether this is an activity you already engage in, there should be something in this session for you.
Speaker
- Dr Keith Smith, Senior Consultant, Risk Advisory & Analytics, Barnett Waddingham
With an engineering, research and consultancy background, Keith has broad experience working with and implementing innovative approaches to risk. He remains practical in his approach and is a firm believer in the use of insight drawn from risk management, as a tool to underpin strategic, tactical and operational decision making.
A former Non-Exec Director and Audit committee member of the Institute of Risk Management (IRM), Keith has also played a part in the development of risk management as a profession. In thought leadership, his work can be found in several leading publications, including works by the IRM and book chapters on risk-based decision making.
Keith is chair of the BSI Committee on emerging risk, a member of the BSI committee on resilience and a principal expert for the UK on the International Standards Organisation, JWG1 committee.
Time
12:30 - 13:30 (UK time)
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Note for IIRSM members: We have now moved to Zoom Events for our webinars. On registering for a webinar please choose the free IIRSM member ticket.
Overview
In this webinar Kevin Hard from Ryder Marsh OCAID will start with a question: What would you rather be involved in: an ‘incident investigation’ or a ‘learning review’? He will explore how language influences our behaviours and how, the language we hear, and use reflects the culture of the organisation and determines outcomes.
Having a just and fair culture where root cause and learning is the objective can enable continuous improvement. An increase in input from colleagues enables even more learning to take place. Conversely, outcomes also determine culture. Believing that speaking out without fear of retribution, that input is valuable, and mistakes are improvement opportunities alongside a shared expectation that teammates (including leaders) will not embarrass, reject or punish for sharing ideas, taking risks or soliciting feedback leads to a feeling of being valued, and valuable - all key ingredients in a culture of care.
Investigators therefore need to recognise the impact they, and the language they use, have on other people’s perception of Safety Culture/Culture in general. Kevin will explain that if people feel psychologically safe and cared for, they will share more and organisations will learn more so that key metrics on safety, wellbeing etc. will continually improve.
Time
13:00 - 14:00 (UK time)
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To qualify for free access to IIRSM PD webinars you must be a IIRSM Member. When registering for a webinar IIRSM members should choose the free IIRSM member ticket.
For non-members, the cost of the webinar is £20 + VAT (£24) and is payable upon registration via Stripe. All payments should be made in pounds sterling by credit card or debit card (Stripe accepts all cards including American Express, Visa and MasterCard cards).
If you would like to apply for IIRSM membership, please go to: https://www.iirsm.org/apply-online
In the case of IIRSM cancelling a webinar you will be given notice by email. If you are a non-member and have paid to attend, and IIRSM has been able to reschedule the webinar, your booking will automatically be assigned to the new date.
If IIRSM is not able to reschedule, non-members will receive the option to move to another webinar of your choice or a full refund. IIRSM’s maximum liability, arising out of a webinar cancellation, to the delegate is limited to the attendance fee only.
In the event of late arrival, non-attendance or issues with accessing the webinar no refund will be granted and you will receive a recording of the webinar.
If you inform us that you can no longer attend a webinar you have paid for, no refund will be given but you may request to attend an alternative webinar, subject to available space.