Skills, people management and productivity in Yorkshire, the Humber and North East

The Yorkshire, Humber and North East Productivity Forum, led by Sheffield University Management School, is running an event that will bring together business leaders, HR professionals, policymakers and academics to discuss how good people management practices can contribute to improvements in firms’ productivity and employee wellbeing. 

Attendees will be able to participate in an interactive industry expert panel debate, exploring the relationship between productivity and people management practices, and hear about  how the practices of innovative 'best practice’ firms from across the region have enhanced their business performance.

The event will also discuss how skill needs within the region are changing and what employers, policy makers and others might do to support skills development, increase  training activity and promote ‘good work’. 

There will also be opportunities to network with key regional business leaders, HR professionals, policy makers, academics and business support agencies and also gain insights into The Productivity Institute's latest research on productivity and skills in Yorkshire, the Humber and North East.

Deadline for registration is 16th January. 

What you’ll gain from this:

• Hear from innovative ‘best practice’ firms across the region about how their people management practices have enhanced their business performance.
• Take part in an interactive industry expert panel debate, exploring the relationship between productivity and people management.
• Discuss how skill needs within the region are changing and what employers, policy makers and others might do to boost skills and training activity and promote ‘good work’.
• Gain insights from The Productivity Institute's latest research, including a new assessment of productivity and skills in Yorkshire, the Humber and North East.
• Network with key regional business leaders, HR professionals, policy makers, academics and business support agencies.

For more information, email sam.killick@sheffield.ac.uk