Summer Event for Independents and Self Employed: Exploring Culture

Summer Development Event for Independents and Self Employed: Exploring Culture

Exploring Culture

Is the theme for this year’s development event for self-employed and independents to be held on Friday 21 June 2024 10:00 – 16:00 at The Studio in Birmingham

Birmingham CIPD Branch is pleased to welcome members and non-members to this event, where there will be plenty of opportunity for networking, sharing, learning and of course; growing myself and growing my business.

We have three amazing speakers who will bring the knowledge and expertise to the subject of exploring culture, something I know we talk about the importance of with our clients all the time.

We will also be joined by Kate Insley who will help us to unwind at the end of the day with a chair yoga session, suitable for all abilities!

Charlie Hart (Assoc.CIPD, MPSA) will explore culture from the perspective of someone who is multiple-neurodivergent (Autistic, ADHD, complex PTSD), bringing her personal experience to life and exploring how we can help our clients to better understand the needs of neurodivergent colleagues (diagnosed or otherwise), and why this matters.

Carol Howell (MBA Dip RSA Assoc.CIPD MSc) will explain the notion of ‘cultural intelligence’ CQ®, and in particular explore the significance of developing cultural intelligence ‘capabilities’ to support individuals/ organisations to work/interact effectively with people and groups with diverse cultural characteristics.

Heidi Blakeway leads the Fruitful Group and will be exploring emotional intelligence and how the EQ Agile tool can help us to better understand how we respond in certain situations and how to develop our emotional intelligence mindsets

Please join us at The Studio on Friday 21 June for what we are sure will be a stimulating and enjoyable day. We will begin at 9.30 for networking.

Charlie Hart (she/they) is an experienced HR Analyst. Eventually diagnosed Autistic aged 42, after struggling for decades without understanding why and without knowing how to advocate for her needs, she has since been diagnosed with Complex PTSD and ADHD. Charlie is now a self-employed professional speaker, and neurodiversity inclusion specialist.

Carol Howell is an Organisation Development practitioner with interest in inclusion, organisational behaviour and culture change, making meaningful differences to people’s working lives, “…is the ‘stuff’ that supports exceptional rganisations. Everyone wins!”. Carol is an associate Consultant for the Royal College of nursing and a Certified facilitator for the Center for Cultural Intelligence CQ®

Heidi Blakeway is an owner, director coach and facilitator at The Fruitful Group. Heidi’s passion is developing self-awareness, behavioural agility and cultural change which she achieves through designing and delivering interventions that combine her specialist knowledge of behavioural profiling and her attitude and experience as a coach, team coach and facilitator

Kate Insley is the founder of yogabrum and specialises in teaching corporate yoga classes that bring mental clarity and renewed focus to teams, and helps to improve strength and flexibility, making for a happier and more efficient workforce.

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