Overview

Join us for this interactive event designed to connect industry practitioners with both leading and emerging researchers from the University of Queensland’s Centre for Business and Organisational Psychology (CBOP). This event is a collaboration between CBOP and the APS College of Organisational Psychology (Qld).

We are delighted to have Dr Blake McMillan, an outstanding applied researcher and leadership development specialist, join us to share his experience of working with our own Alex Haslam to develop and commercialise the 5R leadership program and how this has provided a lens to better understand how to turn good research into lasting change, whatever the intervention.

We are also fortunate to have Assoc Prof Kirsten Way join us as a presenter.  Well known to many of us in Brisbane, Kirsten is a leading researcher in the field of psychosocial risk and safety and is also guiding many related student research projects.   Kirsten will share some of the latest research on work related mental health and its application in industry.

This will be followed by a series of research pitches where current CBOP researchers and students will share insights and questions emerging from their research projects, showcasing the breadth of topics currently being explored at CBOP.

The event will commence with a light breakfast and the opportunity to meet and network with friends and new industry and research colleagues. After the presentations, we move to interactive round table discussions involving all participants to identify pressing industry issues and link this with contemporary, practical challenges and current or emerging research evidence. A panel of discussants will respond to these questions to develop a picture of key areas where professionals and academia can work together for practical outcomes.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this event, participants should be able to:

• Outline a practical model for translating evidence into practice.
• Relate key areas of research in organisational psychology to contemporary workforce issues.
• Illustrate specific examples of where academic - practitioner collaboration could address emerging workplace issues.

Presenter(s)

About the presenter(s)

Dr. Blake McMillan is an applied researcher and leadership development specialist. He leads Synact, established through the University of Queensland's technology transfer process to translate academic research into practical impact. He is a co-creator of the 5R Leadership Development Programme, an evidence-based intervention grounded in the social identity approach to leadership, and a research affiliate with UQ’s Social Identity and Groups Network and Leading for High-Reliability Centre. Over nearly two decades he has worked with government agencies, universities, research organisations, and industry partners in Australia and internationally, strengthening shared identity, collective leadership and alignment in complex systems.

Dr Kirsten Way is an Associate Professor and Program Director at the Centre for Business and Organisational Psychology at UQ, where she conducts research on safety regulation, work-related mental health, work design, human factors, and occupational health. She leads the PRISM (Psychosocial Risk and Safety Management) Lab Group, and her work focuses on psychosocial hazards both systemically and focally (investigating specific hazards such as conflict, bullying, fatigue, and sexual harassment). Dr Way is an Organisational Psychologist, Occupational Therapist and Certified Professional Ergonomist. She has significant industry expertise, having worked as the Director of a private consultancy specialising in WHS and organisational psychology, and having held senior positions with Australian and UK WHS regulatory authorities. She has provided expertise to the Australian and UK Governments and, for example, has assisted in the development of numerous WHS jurisdictions' Psychosocial Regulations and Managing the Risk of Psychosocial Hazards at Work Codes of Practice.

In addition, a number of other CBOP researchers, PhD students and Masters students will present their work and be involved in the panel discussions.

Notes

Registration includes a light breakfast. Please provide any dietary requirements during registration.

Target Audience

This event is aimed at HR Leaders, HR and business professionals and organisational psychologists.

Please note:

• This is a Member Groups event. All communication will be sent to the registrants’ registered email address. This includes event reminders with details (such as the venue details) and any pre-event or post-event resources, if provided by the facilitators.
• A post-event email will be sent within two weeks of the event’s completion to each registrant’s registered email address. This email will include the CPD certificate, and any additional resources shared during the session.

Duration of Access

This event will not be recorded.

CPD

It is up to attendees to assess and determine how learning from this event aligns with the requirements of their learning plan. The providers accordingly do not make any representation that the event counts towards attendees’ CPD learning requirements. If an attendee determines themselves that the learning they complete aligns to their learning plan, then they can decide to count those hours towards their CPD requirements for the registration cycle.

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