Understanding organisational and individual work rhythms for change management and wellbeing.

What will this presentation cover?

· An overview of Business/Organisational psychology and its contribution to understanding organisational behaviours.

· Applying theory: Introducing organisational rhythm theory and chronobiology, and how they can help us adapt to rapidly changing workforce dynamics.

· An interactive session exploring some frameworks from the field and their applications.

AGENDA:

18:30 - Refreshments and networking.

19:15 - Presentation – Nicole Hynek.

20:15 - Q&A.

21:00 - Close.

SPEAKER: Nicole Hynek. Business Psychologist, Associate Lecturer (Dept of Psychology) and Doctoral Candidate, University of Worcester

Who is this event aimed at?

BCS members, University, college, and school students, local businesspeople and the general public with an interest in psychology and how it can be applied within businesses and teams.

SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY:

Nicole is a Business Psychologist with approaching twenty years’ experience in business and organisational leadership. She is a “pracademic” with a professional interest in S.E.N.D and supporting current and future generations to thrive in the workforce. Nicole’s interest in organisational psychology is rooted in exploring ways in which psychological theory can be applied to identify operational patterns and explain challenges to promote growth whilst supporting the wellbeing of teams, managers, and leaders.

Nicole earned her MSc in Business Psychology in 2018 from the University of Worcester continuing her studies to doctoral level, exploring the psychological contract with autistic people as a novel approach to understanding the autism employment gap. She is an associate lecturer at the University of Worcester on the undergraduate psychology programme and MSc in Business psychology and is also part of the student research supervisory team with partner institution, the Hong Kong Management Association.

THIS EVENT IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY:

The British Computer Society (Hereford & Worcester Branch) in collaboration with BIPC Worcestershire.

Links:

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