Everyone wants more productivity. What actually works?

About this event

Part of our senior leaders stream of monthly events for HR leaders delivering strategy for their organisation.

Today's senior HR and People leaders are expected to do more than support organisational performance. They are increasingly expected to shape it.

Against a backdrop of economic uncertainty, changing workforce expectations, skills shortages, emerging technologies and the rapid growth of AI, organisations are under pressure to improve productivity while maintaining employee engagement, wellbeing and long-term sustainability. As a result, HR and People leaders have a critical role to play in helping organisations achieve better outcomes and create lasting value.

This exclusive Senior Leaders event will explore how productivity and performance are evolving, what this means for organisations, and how HR can take a leading role in driving sustainable business success. Through expert insight and practical examples, we'll examine the challenges and opportunities shaping organisational performance today.

As part of your CIPD membership, the Senior Leaders event series provides a space to step back from day-to-day operational demands and explore the strategic issues shaping the future of the profession. Designed specifically for senior HR and People professionals, these sessions support leaders in strengthening their organisational impact, broadening their perspective and navigating increasingly complex business challenges.

What we'll cover

• How leading organisations are improving productivity and performance in sustainable, people-centred ways.
• Understanding what drives organisational performance and how to measure success beyond traditional productivity metrics.
• Exploring how AI, workforce trends, skills shortages, employee wellbeing and regulation are reshaping expectations of performance and organisational effectiveness.

What you'll take away

By attending this session, you'll:

• Develop greater confidence in discussing productivity, performance and organisational effectiveness with executive teams.
• Gain practical insight into the external trends shaping business performance and the implications for your organisation.
• Identify approaches to improving productivity while supporting employee wellbeing, engagement and long-term success.

About the Senior Leaders series

Leading the people agenda has never been more challenging or more important. The Senior Leaders series is designed for experienced HR and people leaders who are shaping strategy, influencing organisational direction and driving business performance.

Exclusively for CIPD members, the series provides access to expert insight, emerging thinking and practical perspectives on the issues that matter most to senior leaders. Through thought-provoking discussions and real-world examples, members can step outside their organisations, challenge their thinking and gain fresh perspectives on the opportunities and challenges facing the profession.

As your professional body and career partner, the CIPD is here to support you throughout your leadership journey. Whether you're leading organisational transformation, influencing executive decision-making or preparing for your next career move, the Senior Leaders series provides the insight and support to help you maximise your impact and continue to grow as a leader

Guest speakers:

Rebecca Peters

Senior Policy & Practice Adviser - People, CIPD

Rebecca joined the CIPD research team in 2019, specialising in health and wellbeing at work, as both a practitioner and a researcher. Rebecca now leads the CIPD’s research and policy agenda on the People Profession the Future of the Profession, dedicated to gathering insights on HR and people management practices.

Rebecca has a Master’s degree in Occupational Psychology from Kingston University, where she conducted research on the resilience of Prison Officers. Her background in Occupational Psychology motivates her ambition to bring together research and practice throughout all the work that she does

Catherine Qi

Head of Research, Winmark

Catherine Qi is Head of Research at Winmark, where she leads C-Suite research programmes in partnership with the CIPD. Her work brings together senior executives from FTSE-listed and multinational organisations to examine leadership transitions, workforce complexity, and the changing demands on senior leaders. Her research includes drawing on the C-Suite Priorities survey of over 14,000 executives and a series of advisory board programmes with CEOs, Chief People Officers, and Non-Executive Directors that focuses on the challenges facing senior leaders today, in addition to the transition from management to C-Suite and board-level leadership.

Clair Staines

CPO, POWWR

Clair Staines is an award-winning Chief People Officer with more than 20 years of experience in Human Resources, specialising in helping small and medium-sized businesses build high-performing, people-first cultures. Throughout her career, she has successfully transformed disengaged workforces into motivated, high-performing organisations by focusing on employee experience, leadership development, engagement, wellbeing, and organisational culture.

Michelle Reid

Chief Executive, Merthyr Valleys Homes (MHV)

Michelle joined Merthyr Valleys Homes (MHV) in April 2019, having held three previous Chief Executive roles in England and Wales since 2002. Michelle has a wealth of experience across housing, health and social care. She leads based on her values and is a strong advocate of working with people to unleash the power of communities to create and sustain meaningful change.

Tim Scott

Director of People, Fletchers Solicitors

Tim Scott is a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD and director of people at Fletchers Solicitors, a private equity-owned law firm specialising in serious injury and medical negligence. He has almost 30 years of generalist HR experience, leading award-winning people teams to work with senior management and boards across a variety of sectors to transform organisations through their people practices. Over the past nine years, he has led the people team at Fletchers through the transition from being family-owned and managed to private equity ownership and its ensuing rapid growth journey, through both organic expansion and acquisition activity.

Joining Instructions

1. Participants will receive their joining details 24 hours before the webinar, along with a reminder 15 minutes before the session begins.

2. The session may be recorded and shared afterwards.

3. The chat function will be used to engage with participants.

4. If there is an external speaker, their views will be their own and may not necessarily reflect those of the CIPD.

5. If any reasonable adjustments are required, participants are encouraged to make this known and assistance will be provided.