Creating a Culture that Performs: From Research to Practice

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Time: 6.30pm - 9.30pm
Venue: Kingston Business School - Room 0027, Kingston Hill campus, Kingston Hill, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT2 7LB
Price: free
Speaker(s): Philip Edwards and Dr Jelena Petrovic

Many organisations develop a great strategy but then fail to implement it. In most cases, this is because of "the way we do things around here" - a culture guides how people think, feel and act, and thus drives performance at different levels - organisational, group and individual. But how do we create a culture that performs and does not "eat strategy for breakfast"? This event focuses on this controversial topic from both academic and practitioner perspectives.

This is the fifth in a series of "From Research to Practice" seminars jointly organised by Kingston Business School and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). The key feature of these seminars is that they bring together academic experts from Kingston University and leading practitioners.

Speakers: Philip Edwards and Dr Jelena Petrovic

Philip Edwards, Head of Culture and Employee Relations, Lloyd's of London
Philip joined Lloyd's in March 2014 and is accountable for the global employee relations strategy and the development of the workplace culture at Lloyd's. Before joining Lloyd's he was International Employee Relations Manager at Marks and Spencer where he commenced his HR career in 2006. Prior to working in HR Philip worked in a variety of sales and retail management roles which gives him a commercial focus and experience of the challenges faced by managers on a daily basis. Philip is a chartered member of the CIPD.

Dr Jelena Petrovic, Associate Professor, Kingston University, London
Jelena is Associate Professor of strategic leadership and Director of Postgraduate HR Management programmes at Kingston Business School. She has over 20 years of experience in teaching and research in strategic leadership and international HR management on MBA, masters and executive programmes at the universities in the UK and internationally. Prior to joining Kingston University in 2010, Jelena worked for Cranfield School of Management, University of Wolverhampton Business School, Aston Business School, and University of Belgrade. In addition, Jelena is actively engaged in industry collaborations through consultancy and delivery of executive development programmes. Examples include Mercer, the CIPD, the Guardian, BT, Volvo Cars and Park Plaza Hotels. Jelena has received the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) and Emerald Publishing Group award for her doctoral research on board directors in international joint ventures.

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Contact: Eleanor Luker
Email: E.Luker@kingston.ac.uk