The theme is ‘In Search of the Holy Grail: Lessons in Performance Management’.
Peter Honey is a psychologist and independent management consultant specialising in all aspects of human behaviour and its consequences.
He regularly conducts programmes on creative thinking and problem-solving.
Dr Honey said that he would be bringing a message to managers focusing on how to create an environment at work that encouraged learning and development.
‘By and large managers, are very bad at that,’ he said.
‘I can understand why, for they have other priorities, but sending someone on a course is not the whole story.
‘Developing people is essential to getting the job done.
Learning is one of the great motivators – one of the reasons people leave their job is lack of developmental opportunities.
People think they have plateaued, and off they go to a job with more learning potential.
Also speaking will be Marie Stebler, senior consultant at the Institute for Employment Studies, with advice on how to tackle poor performance.
She includes many employers in the public, private and voluntary sectors among her clients, is the author of several reports on performance, and is currently researching the fairness of the performance management process.
Prof Clive Fletcher will be speaking on multi-source feedback, self-awareness and improving performance.
He is managing director of Personnel Assessment Ltd, emeritus professor of occupational psychology at Goldsmiths College London, and visiting professor at Henley Management College.
Prof Fletcher has produced up to 200 books, articles and papers.
Alex Macphail is a motivational speaker and former commodities broker who promises to ’empower’ audiences to master their motivation and achieve their full potential.
He will address the topic of how to motivate and maximise the performance of a team.
