PrOPEL Hub events focus on fair work, microbusinesses and business transformation
This month sees three PrOPEL Hub events taking place which focus on fair work, microbusinesses and business transformation.
The first event takes place on March 10 from 2.30-5pm and is entitled "Fair Work: The Future is Bright". The event is taking place in collaboration with Productivity Club Central. The in-person event will feature: Jaqui Tailor, CEO, Lifelink; Katy Morrison, Explorer & Coach at CONNECT THREE; Professor Patricia Findlay, Director of the Scottish Centre for Employment Research and Professor of Work and Employment Relations at Strathclyde; Professor Colin Lindsay, Deputy Director of the Scottish Centre for Employment Research and Director of the PrOPEL Hub at the University of Strathclyde. The speakers will share their expertise and experience with Fair Work, and outline the ways in which Fair Work can make a tangible difference to business performance.Click here for further information and to register.
"Putting Microbusinesses on the Agenda: the view from policymakers" takes place on March 15 from 2-5pm. In December 2021, the PrOPEL Hub held the first event in a longer programme of work deep-diving the under-explored world of people management in microbusinesses. Output from the session is available here. This issue will be explored in the March 15 session from the point of view of policymakers. This half day workshop will involve key stakeholders such the Federation of Small Businesses, the Charted Institute for Personnel and Development and the Low Pay Commission.
On March 24 Empowering people to drive innovation in high-tech manufacturing will see Peak Scientific founder and chairman Robin MacGeachy share insights on how Peak Scientific has embraced organisational transformation, shifting from a centralised engineering department to a distributed model where multiple work groups and teams are empowered to collaborate and drive innovation. Peak Scientific is a leading innovator in the design, manufacture and support of high performance gas generators for analytical laboratories. Head-quartered in Glasgow, Peak Scientific has a significant local presence on every continent with 20 overseas offices and employs more than 650 people worldwide. The first overseas manufacturing facility opened in Shanghai last year. Driving innovation in manufacturing, world class technical support and on-going service care is crucial to Peak Scientific’s business model. That means empowering people across teams to lead and innovate.
This event will take place from 2-3pm and more information can be found here
Published: 2 March 2022
