Workplace Development and Skills

10:15 - 4:00 on 11th March 2026 - Workplace Development and Skills - The Brunswick Room

Success at work depends on more than technical expertise. This thread focuses on developing the core human skills that improve individual and team performance. Across four sessions, you'll learn practical approaches to managing workplace stress, communicating more effectively with different people, fostering innovation and creativity, and developing emotional intelligence as a leadership tool. Each session combines evidence-based insights with hands-on exercises and real examples. You'll walk away with specific techniques you can apply immediately, a clearer understanding of how these skills connect, and actionable steps to strengthen your effectiveness at work.

Info: Resilience isn’t about pushing harder and being tough, it’s about staying grounded, focused and effective when pressure rises. The painful truth is stress is killing people and we need to reduce it. In this highly interactive workshop, you’ll explore what resilience really is and how to strengthen it in everyday work life. Through practical exercises, you’ll identify stress warning signs, manage energy and recovery, build confidence, and learn simple tools to reset when pressure hits. You’ll leave with clear insights, small shifts you can make immediately, and one powerful reflection to reduce stress and thrive at work.

Info: What stops us getting our message across? And why do we sometimes misunderstand or just miss what we’ve been told?
In this session we discuss what gets in the way of communicating, by considering what makes us pay attention, how different brains work and what is needed to really hear what we’re being told.
We’ll challenge you to see, hear and maybe even feel how your preferred way of sharing information might not work for everyone, helping you become a more effective communicator.

Info: Innovation isn’t just about creating something brand new, it’s also about improving what already exists to make it more effective, more efficient or more user friendly. And that can apply to work processes as well as products.
In this session we explore how to unlock the natural creativity that’s in all of us, so we can use it to create more resilient workplaces and healthier businesses.
We’ll consider how to create an environment where ideas are welcome and how to intentionally unlock our natural ability to innovate.

Info: IQ opens many doors but EQ determines how far you can really go. This lively panel brings together senior voices from business, healthcare and academia to explore why emotional intelligence has become critical for leadership, performance and trust. Expect honest insights, real-world examples and practical perspectives on resilience, relationships and influence , and how EQ is shaping the future of work across sectors.

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