There are 3 places left on the following event:
Seminar: How to Become a High Performance Organisation – 27th October
The HPO Centre (High Performance Organisation) will be hosting a half day seminar on Thursday 27th October 2011 on the All Saints site. At the seminar HPO will share their research and experiences. Dr Andre de Waal has led several years of scientific research into High Performing Organisations, examining 290 international studies and conducting research in more than 50 countries involving 1,470 profit and non profit organisations. At the seminar they will present the results of this research and share the five success factors that directly impact on long term financial and non financial performance
Seminar Speakers
Andre de Waal is an Associate Professor of Strategic Management at the Maastricht School of Management & Academic Director of the HPO Centre. Andre will discuss the latest HOP experiences and international case studies including the application of the HPO framework at Iringa University, Tanzania.
Manley Hopkinson is a business advisor, public speaker and explorer. Later this year Manley will be leading an expedition to the South Pole, aiming to break the record from the edge of the continent to the pole. Manley will give further information on the HPO centre and developments in the UK as well as providing insight to how the framework is used in Hewlett-Packard.
The seminar runs from 12:30-17:00, a light lunch and afternoon tea and coffee will be provided. We currently have only 3 places and they will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis. To book please email dandtcoursebookings@mmu.ac.uk
Organisation Development, Training & Diversity
The next MMU Postgraduate Courses Fair is taking place on Wednesday 23rd November:
Manchester: Geoffrey Manton Building, 2-6pm
Crewe: Student Zone, 3-7pm
MMU offers a wide range of full and part-time postgraduate courses including research, professional and post-experience opportunities. The event will include a Courses Fair with representatives from all Faculties and a series of postgraduate Subject Talks will be running throughout the afternoon.
We advise anyone interested in attending to book a place on-line on www.mmu.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/visit/ or telephone 0161 247 6969. Alternatively, interested parties can just come along on the day and see what we have to offer.
Lauren Spurr
Recruitment and Admissions
Broke at 17- Bullet proof at 18: How a book on web design took me from tap water to private helicopters.
Guy Levine - Managing Director of Return on Digital tells it like it is in this inspiring talk for Digital Marketers - new and old.
"Digital geeks like me (and soon you) are ruling the world. We are more adaptable and creative than any previous generation, and have the tools to get our voices heard and our brands into people's faces. However, I kid you not, it’s like a knife fight out there. Every person with a good idea or some technical skills wants to make millions online or score that great job. The fact is: only a small proportion manage to do it. I was one of the lucky ones…I built it and sold it three times.
In this conversation with you, I would like to share how I did it, but more importantly, how you can do it too.
How you can predict and follow the emerging trends
How you can manage your priorities to make things happen unfocussed people only dream about
Which tools my agency and I use to get insights
How to sell "digital" to people who just don’t get "digital"
How to build your own brand
I will also share what attributes made me hire a graduate from last year’s course before he had even got his degree - in fact, I might bring him with to tell you his version of the story."
Michael E. Porter Lecture Theatre
MMU Business School
Aytoun Street
M1 3GH Manchester
United Kingdom
Thursday, 20 October 2011 from 18:00 to 20:00 (GMT)
You can secure your seat by clicking on: http://dmcm1112brokeandbulletproof.eventbrite.com/
David Edmundson-Bird, MMU Business School
Calling all staff!
Did you know, right now, 1 in 6 workers is experiencing depression, anxiety or stress. That's the elephant in the room (Mind, Mental Health Organisation).
Monday 10th October was World Mental health day and the Equality & Diversity (E&D) team are aiming to raise the profile and remove the stigma of Mental Health.
Therefore throughout this week you can learn about getting your mental health five a day.
Today’s tip is to ‘Be Active!’ For more information on this, to learn about celebrities who have experience of living with a mental health condition and useful links/contacts go to our website http://www.mmu.ac.uk/humanresources/equalities/mental-health/
For more information or if you would like to see an event like this at another MMU campus please contact equalities@mmu.ac.uk or ext. 6417