Join us to discover how better conversations can turn resistance into opportunity, engage stakeholders and support positive change.

Discover the art of conversational jujitsu, where setbacks become opportunities, resistance becomes engagement, and difficult conversations lead to positive outcomes.

Whether you're introducing a new health and safety initiative, driving organisational change, or working with a range of stakeholders, getting your message across is not always straightforward. Resistance, scepticism and competing priorities can all stand in the way of progress.

In this interactive in-person event, you'll explore how conversations influence brain chemistry, understand the natural journey people go through when facing change, and learn why some approaches create buy-in while others create barriers.

You'll gain practical techniques to:

Handle resistance with confidence

Turn objections into constructive discussions

Build trust and influence across different stakeholder groups

Communicate health and safety messages more effectively

Create positive outcomes from challenging conversations

By understanding what drives people's responses to change, you'll be able to structure conversations that encourage engagement, reduce negativity and inspire action.

Leave with simple, practical tools that you can apply immediately to make your conversations more impactful and your change initiatives more successful.

This is an in‑person event. Please only register if you are able to travel to the venue.

This is your opportunity to expand your knowledge and enhance your professional journey. The event will support development across a range of IOSH competencies, including:

technical competencies: responsiveness to changes in the modern workplace (technical) and organisational culture (technical)

core competencies: stakeholder management (core) and influencing (core)

behavioural competencies: communicating effectively (behavioural) and advocating for safety and inspiring people (behavioural)

Competencies will be explored at implement and lead level.

The event is open to members and non-members. If you have dietary, accessibility, or other requirements, please contact us at communities@iosh.com in advance.

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As part of IOSH charitable objects, we offer this event free of charge. As we have limited spaces, we kindly ask that you inform us as soon as possible if you are no longer able to attend. This will allow us to offer your spot to someone on the waitlist. Please contact us at communities@iosh.com thank you for your consideration.

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