The Association for Business Psychology

We are delighted to announce the finalists for the Excellence in Leadership Development category at the ABP Awards 2024! This award celebrates programmes that have successfully developed leadership capabilities, driving growth and transformation. In this category, judges are looking for initiatives that promote innovative, impactful leadership development strategies, fostering resilience, compassion, and performance excellence. 🏅 A Novel Online Group Coaching Programme to Improve Health, Wellbeing, and Promote Compassionate Leadership Behaviours – AMANDA SUPER CONSULTING LTD 🏅 Senior Associate Development Programme – Burges Salmon LLP and Kiddy & Partners 🏅 Transforming Leadership Development in Japan: From Face-to-Face to Hybrid Learning – ルミナラーニングジャパン | Lumina Learning Japan 🏅 Enabling Transformation Through Rich Learning – Peoplewise 🏅 Etimad: Cultivating Qualified Omani Business Leaders – Podium in Partnership with Competence HR Congratulations to all the finalists for their outstanding contributions to developing the leaders of tomorrow! To view the full list of finalists, click here: https://lnkd.in/d4cfNwRD Claire Lish, Dr Dawn H. N., Dr Stewart Desson, Claire Lee, Joanne Parkes, 🌈 Liz Mulhall, Sanjay Bhogaita, Ben Williams, Debbie Stevens-Gill, Nick Hayter, Dexter Winters, Louise Lennon, Ella Hatton, Matt Smeed 

1 week to go - Book Club – Make it Human – Journey to a Climate for Human Growth (20th September) Do you know what the most successful organisations all have in common? A laser-focus on nurturing a growth culture 🌱 And - there is a recipe for success... When Sarah Mclellan was researching and writing her book, 'Make It Human', she identified 4 things these organisations do really well: 💡 Nurture 4 elements for happy, healthy, human organisations 💡 Strengthen 3 components to facilitate healthy cultures 💡 Identify, enable and empower human managers 💡 Develop human leaders who, above all else, prioritise human growth Join Sarah on Friday 20th September for the inside track on growth cultures. Secure your spot now. https://lnkd.in/eaftCumU

Excellence in Facilitating Inclusion We are excited to announce the finalists for the Excellence in Facilitating Inclusion category at the ABP Awards 2024! This award recognises initiatives that have successfully fostered an inclusive workplace, driving diversity, equity, and belonging. In this category, judges are looking for impactful interventions that promote inclusive leadership, challenge biases, and create environments where everyone can thrive. 🏅 Inclusive Leadership and Anti-Racism Programs Across Diverse Industries in Australia, Asia, US and Europe – Global Ready LLC and Lumina Learning 🏅 Femmes Forward: Empowering Women’s Careers at Havas – Havas 🏅 Supporting Inclusivity and Diversity in a Regulated Workplace – LSL-PRIMIS 🏅 Shifting the Dial on Evidence-Based Practice in a UK Bank: Using Ethnography to Understand Behaviour – NatWest Group 🏅 A Deep Dive Audit of Recruitment Processes Through the Lens of Diversity and Inclusion – PeopleScout in Partnership with The Church of England 🏅 Empowering Women in Tech: Counteracting Social Biases Using AI in the Workspace – Uptime Labs Congratulations to all the finalists for their outstanding work in advancing inclusion and diversity in the workplace! To view the full list of finalists, click here: https://lnkd.in/d4cfNwRD Claire Lish, Dr Dawn H. N., Dr Stewart Desson, Claire Lee, Joanne Parkes, 🌈 🌈 Liz Mulhall, Sanjay Bhogaita, Ben Williams, Debbie Stevens-Gill, Nick Hayter, Dexter Winters, Louise Lennon, Ella Hatton, Matt Smeed

🌟 Exciting News for Employers, Consultancies, or Firms with a Project they need to resource! Advertise for FREE on the ABP Jobs Board! 🌟 At the Association for Business Psychology (ABP), we are deeply committed to the guardianship and growth of our profession, elevating Business Psychology and workforce experience for all. That's why we’re thrilled to announce that advertising your vacancies on our Jobs Board is now completely free! 🎯 Why choose the ABP Jobs Board? 💡 Access a diverse network of skilled Business Psychologists and change-makers. 💡Promote opportunities at no cost – we believe in supporting ethical, responsible hiring. 💡Get 8 weeks of visibility on our website, with your job highlighted in our monthly newsletter and amplified on social media. But that’s not all – if you’re a member of the ABP, you can also gain access to our exclusive member network, allowing you to connect directly with professionals who are ready to support your organisation. (Hint: It costs less to be a member of the ABP than a job ad on most commercial boards and you don't have to be a Business Psychologist to join our community - you just need to be passionate about workforce experience!)  Join HERE: https://lnkd.in/d85rYWm Whether you’re offering full-time, part-time, or associate roles, this is your gateway to engage with professionals dedicated to transforming workplaces. Let’s work together to improve performance, well-being, and engagement in organisations! 💼 Ready to find your next great hire? Post your job today and tap into the ABP’s extensive network of talent 👉 https://lnkd.in/eA5drNgw Claire Lish, Dr Dawn H. N., Dr Stewart Desson, Claire Lee, Joanne Parkes, 🌈 🌈 Liz Mulhall, Sanjay Bhogaita, Ben Williams, Debbie Stevens-Gill, Nick Hayter, Dexter Winters, Louise Lennon, Ella Hatton, Matt Smeed

Excellence in Employee Empowerment We are proud to announce the finalists for the Excellence in Employee Empowerment category at the ABP Awards 2024! This award recognises initiatives that have successfully empowered employees to take ownership of their roles, fostered leadership at all levels, and enhanced employee engagement and well-being. In this category, judges are looking for interventions that have driven meaningful change by promoting autonomy, building leadership capability, and enhancing psychological safety in the workplace. 🏅 Heritage Meets Innovation: Tailored Leadership for a New Era at City and Country – City and Country with Lumina Learning 🏅 Helping Syrian, Palestinian, and Other Displaced People: Dr. Abeer Pharon’s Journey of Support – Dr Abeer Pharon with Lumina Learning 🏅 Building Leadership Impact and Employee Engagement During Change – Healthcare Homes Group & ETS 🏅 The Leadership to Care Programme: Building Compassionate Leadership, Improving Relationships and Psychological Safety in an NHS Trust Maternity Service – Mindset Practice 🏅 Using Our Culture as a Competitive Advantage: Launching a New Business Strategy, Refreshing Values and Behaviours, and Refining the Employee Value Proposition (EVP) – PageGroup with Perceptyx Congratulations to all the finalists for their impactful contributions to employee empowerment and engagement! To view the full list of finalists, click here: https://lnkd.in/d4cfNwRD Claire Lish, Dr Dawn H. N., Dr Stewart Desson, Claire Lee, Joanne Parkes, 🌈 🌈 Liz Mulhall, Sanjay Bhogaita, Ben Williams, Debbie Stevens-Gill, Nick Hayter, Dexter Winters, Louise Lennon, Ella Hatton, Matt Smeed

Excellence in Selection & Assessment - Public Sector We are excited to announce the finalists for the Excellence in Selection & Assessment (Public Services) category at the ABP Awards 2024! This award recognises excellence in assessment practices that enhance recruitment, selection, and talent development in public sector organisations, aligned with the ABP’s Certification Framework. In this category, judges are looking for innovations that bring rigour to public service recruitment, including effective measurement of workplace success characteristics, the use of technology in assessments, and impactful ways of delivering assessment outcomes. 🏅 Building an Outrageously Good Assessment – Octopus Energy Services and Amberjack Global 🏅 College of Policing in Partnership with Talogy – Talogy 🏅 Scottish Water in Partnership with Talogy – Talogy 🏅 Recruiting an NHS Workforce in and for the 21st Century – A partnership between Work Psychology Group and the NHS Congratulations to all the finalists for their outstanding contributions to public sector recruitment and assessment! To view the full list of finalists, click here: https://lnkd.in/d4cfNwRD

Excellence in Selection & Assessment - Private Sector We are delighted to announce the finalists for the Excellence in Selection & Assessment (Private Sector) category at the ABP Awards 2024! This award recognises outstanding achievements in role definition, assessment design, and innovative approaches to candidate selection, all aligned with the ABP’s Certification Framework. In this category, judges are looking for interventions that demonstrate rigour and/or innovation in assessment practices. This includes using Business Psychology to ensure valid measurement of characteristics linked to workplace success, applying technology in assessments, and delivering impactful feedback from assessment processes. 🏅 Unlocking Potential: Beazley’s Inclusive Early Careers Recruitment Proposition – Supported by Amberjack Global 🏅 Identifying Tomorrow’s Leaders: Thales’ Streamlined and Inclusive Assessment Approach – Supported by Amberjack Global 🏅 Great 8 Personality and Competency Factors Underpinning Job Success – HUCAMA Analytics 🏅 Supporting the Development of Remarkable Emirati Women – Podium in partnership with Biz Group Congratulations to all the finalists for their exceptional contributions to advancing selection and assessment practices in the private sector! To view the full list of finalists, click here: https://lnkd.in/d4cfNwRD

We are excited to announce the finalists for the Excellence in Behavioural Interventions category at the ABP Awards 2024! This award celebrates interventions that demonstrate best practice in understanding and influencing human behaviour, aligned with the ABP’s Certification Framework. In this category, judges are looking for interventions that use Business Psychology to deliver measurable behaviour change. This may include influencing decision-making, managing conflict, addressing social or political factors within organisations, or driving consumer behaviour change. Successful entries have shown clear impact against business performance metrics, such as process improvement, cultural change, or resolving organisational challenges. 🏅 HS2 CIO IT Transformation – Arup 🏅 Kudos! Driving employee recognition through lasting behaviours and sustainable systems – Arup 🏅 Transforming Patient Behaviour to Optimise Demand Routing and Improve Satisfaction – Caja Ltd. 🏅 Helping Super Smart Scientists Be Super Smart Leaders! – Kearns Consultancy Global 🏅 Civil Service Leaders Develop Leaders: Accelerating Capability Building – Universiti Malaysia Sarawak Congratulations to all the finalists for their outstanding contributions to advancing Business Psychology! To view the full list of finalists, click here: https://lnkd.in/d4cfNwRD

Book now - Cybernetic Great 8 Types at Work: Integrating Assessment of Potential and Performance (18th October) Dr. Rainer Kurz, Chief Psychologist of HUCAMA, will provide a synopsis of his 2024 Conference Season where he convened Symposia at SIOP, ITC, BPS DOP, and ICP conferences in Chicago, Granada, Sheffield, and Prague respectively, and prepared a dozen papers (including at the ABP Conference in Denham). He will discuss the evolving landscape of occupational testing and business psychology, focusing on key industry issues that have been shaping these fields. He will explore four pivotal questions: ❓From Big 5 Personality Factors to Great 8 Success Factors: How can the latest advances in personality assessment theory be harnessed to deliver nuanced assessment solutions for the employee life cycle?  ❓Integrating assessment of potential and performance: What synergies can be created by combining the assessment of personality and competency?  ❓Understanding the drivers of job satisfaction and effectiveness: How can business psychology support an evidence-based approach to wellbeing and performance management?  ❓ Emotional Intelligence and Learning Agility: What are the issues with ‘trendy’ assessment approaches today? To secure your place, click here. https://lnkd.in/eYJTZkw7

We are excited to announce the finalists for the “Best Business Psychology Supplier of the Year” category! This award celebrates individuals or organisations who provide exceptional Business Psychology-informed products or specialist services. Finalists have demonstrated innovation, impact, and the ability to address key business challenges. They have also shown measurable outcomes, client satisfaction, and a strong commitment to advancing the field of Business Psychology. 🏅 Caja Ltd. - Developing the Caja Behavioural Science Maturity Model to Enhance Our Ability to Support Clients in Generating Sustained Behaviour Change 🏅 Cerulean Ltd - Cerulean leverages Business Psychology to deliver its pioneering Active Allyship Leadership Programme, fostering both individual and organizational growth through strategic behavioural insights. 🏅Lumina Learning - Lumina Learning: Publishers of Innovative Digital Psychometrics that are both Innovative and Inclusive 🏅 Perceptyx- Activate! Perceptyx intelligent nudges supporting workforce transformation as the missing link between employee insights and impact. To see the full list of finalists, click here. https://lnkd.in/d4cfNwRD Claire Lish, Dr Dawn H. N., Dr Stewart Desson, Claire Lee, Joanne Parkes, 🌈 Liz Mulhall, Sanjay Bhogaita, Ben Williams, Debbie Stevens-Gill, Nick Hayter, Dexter Winters, Louise Lennon, Ella Hatton, Matt Smeed