#HRD12 – summary of free learning at Olympia this week

Learning Arena

Leading L&D experts deliver lively updates, skills and techniques to help you further your professional development.

Wednesday 25 April
09:30-10:00 – Positive Personal Leadership – CIPD Enterprises

10:15-10:45 – Being a More Authentic Employee – Bolt from The You Ltd

11:00-11:30 – Three Performance Management Strategies to Help you Address Underperformance – iManage Performance Ltd

11:45-12:15 – ‘What to say when…’ – 12 practical phrases to use in everyday work situations – Scott Bradbury Ltd

12:30-13:00 – Coaching Staff through Conflict – UK Mediation Ltd

13:15-13:45 – Transforming Stress into Peak Performance – Stress to Success Training

14:00-14:30 – Better Results from Challenging Conversations – Dynamic Learning Solutions Ltd

14:45-15:15 – How L&D Practitioners can Benefit from CIPD Professional Membership – CIPD

15:30 – 16:00 – A Model for Talent: the practical and esoteric characteristics that create successful leadership – NLP School

16:15-16:45 – Using Your Voice to Increase Influence and Credibility – Central School of Speech & Drama

Thursday 26 April
09:30-10:00 – Behaviours to Help You Succeed – RADA in Business

10:15-10:45 – Engaging Your People – how experiential events can engage people and communities – People Deliver Projects

11:00-11:30 – Team Problem Solving for a Changing World – MTa Learning

11:45-12:15 – How to Supercharge any Sentence in 60 Seconds – Emphasis – the business writing trainers

12:30-13:00 – How To Be a Better Trainer: essential tools and tips – Blue Beetle Training

13:15-13:45 – How the CIPD’s HR Profession Map can Support your Development and Career – CIPD

14:00-14:30 – Making Learning Development More Effective Through Storytelling – Management Pocketbooks Ltd

14:45-15:15 – Recipe for a Successful Talent Programme – making blended learning work – Dove Nest Group

15:30-16:00 – Lego Serious Play: beginner’s guide – Sandbox

Topic Tasters

Bite-sized exhibitor updates on today’s L&D issues.

Wednesday 25 April
09:30-10:00 – Bringing De-motivated Talent Back Into the Fold…- Nottingham Business School

10:15-10:45 – Knowledge Management and Organisational Learning: trends and debates – MOL

11:00-11:30 – Successful Team Development: help your talent flourish – Belbin

11:45-12:15 – Testing and Assessment: new developments in standards – The British Psychological Society (Psychological Testing Centre)

12:30-13:00 – Hi-Impact Mentoring: how you can learn more from others – Insala

13:15-13:45 – Tools and Techniques to Develop Your Leadership Brain – Blue Edge Consulting

14:00-14:30 – Preparing Teams for Excellent Customer Service for the 2012 Games and Beyond. What Lessons can we Learn? – People 1st Training Company

14:45-15:15 – Apprenticeships That Work: the role of apprenticeships in addressing your skills needs – CIPD

15:30-16:00 – The New Management Standard: the managerial model of excellence – Development Processes Group Plc

16:15-16:45 – More from Less: performance improvement in the public sector – Middlesex University Business School

Thursday 26 April
09:30-10:00 – Get the Best from your 360 Feedback – success strategies revealed – Appraisal360

10:15-10:45 – How to Use Coaching to Deliver Commercial Results – BusinessCoaching.co.uk – Notion

11:00-11:30 – Leading in a VUCA world – Impact International

11:45-12:15 – A New OD Strategy Model and How You Can Use it to Your Advantage – Roffey Park Institute Ltd

12:30-13-00 – The Holy Grail of Talent Management: objective management assessment – Development Processes Group Ltd

13:15-13:45 – Develop Your Potential and Learn to be an Impressive Individual -Twobaldblokes

14:00-14:30 – Why Workplace Mediation is a ‘No Brainer’ for Your Business – Acas London

14:45-15:15 – Using Personal Power to Lead – The Leadership Trust

15:30-16:00 – CR without HR = PR – CIPD

NEW Technology for Learning Zone

Learn about the latest developments in technology-enabled learning. Find tips for livening up your learning programmes, implementing mobile learning, incorporating social media effectively and more.

Wednesday 25 April
09:30-10:00 – Practical Approaches to Using Cloud-Based Talent Management Technology – Cornerstone OnDemand

10:15-10:45 – How to do Social Media – What Goes Around

11:00-12:00 – Twitterversity – Brubaker HR and What Goes Around

12:30-13:00 – Smartphone vs. Tablet: the m-learning debate – Skill-Pill M-Learning Ltd

13:15-13:45 – The Power of Many: collaborative social learning – QA

14:00-14:30 – Combine Experiential Learning and New Technology to Improve Business Efficiency – RSVP Design

14:45-15:15 – Virtual Learning: engaging and effective or sleep inducing? QA

15:30-16:00 – From E-learning to Gainful Employment – CIPD

16:15-16:45 – Six Ways to Enliven Your E-learning In Your Learning Programme – Sponge UK Ltd

17:00-17:30 – Tweet-Up

Thursday 26 April

09:30-10:00 – The Power of Many: collaborative social learning – QA

10:15-10:45 – Implementing M-learning in the Workplace: benefits, strategy & Success Factors – Upside Learning Solutions

11:00-11:30 – Virtual Learning: engaging and effective or sleep inducing? QA

11:45-12:15 – Social Media Panel – Social Media Experts

12:30-13:30 – Twitterversity – Brubaker HR and What Goes Around

13:45-14:15 – Using a Virtual Learning Environment to Create a Happier and Productive Workplace – Anglia Ruskin University

14:30-15:00 – Advanced Twitterversity – Nicky Kriel

15:15-15:45 – Crafting a Learning Architecture: key considerations – Virtual Ashridge – Ashridge Busines School

16:00-16:45 – Linked-up Networking Session – Gordon BDM Ltd and Social Media Search Ltd

HRD Interactive

Get hints and tips, advice and meet you peers in these interactive sessions

Wednesday 25 April 2012
10:00-10:45 – How to Network – Speak First

11:00-11:45 – Speed Networking – CIPD

12:00-12:45 – L&D Surgery – Peter Coley, St.Mungos; Gareth Gilleeney, Shelter; Harvey Seale, Nuffield Health

13:00-13:45 – Speed Networking – CIPD

14:00-14:45 – L&D Swapshop – CIPD

15:00-15:45 – Speed Networking – CIPD

16:15-16:45 – Building Future-Fit Learning &Talent Development Models – John McGurk, CIPD

Thursday 26 April 2012
10:00-10:45 – How to Network – Speak First

11:00-11:45 – Speed Networking – CIPD

12:00-12:45 – Blogging: bringing social media, search and people together – Better Business Blogging

13:00-13:45 – Speed Networking – CIPD

14:00-14:45 – Unconference – Neil Morrison, Random House; Flora Marriot, Interchange and Consort Hotels; Alison Chisnell, Informa

15:00-15:45 – L&D Swapshop – CIPD

16:00-16:30 – Speed Networking – CIPD