About this event
Learn how to develop the resilience to embrace healthy challenge and step boldly outside your comfort zone to unlock new possibilities.
You are warmly invited to the next session of our Personal Development Special Interest Group.
This group isn’t about technical HR, L&D or OD knowledge and skills – instead it’s all about you. We’ll be focusing on strategies to enhance your growth, your confidence, and your future as a modern people professional.
The group is exclusively for CIPD members living or working in Greater Manchester and in their early- to mid‑career. If this sounds like you and you’re eager to understand yourself better, boost your impact, and build key transferable skills and core behaviours aligned to the CIPD Profession Map, this is the perfect community for you!
Whether you’re aiming to shine in your current role or looking ahead to your next big move, the Personal Development Special Interest Group will give you a motivating, supportive space to build the clarity and confidence you need alongside like-minded peers.
You’ll gain insights from a diverse range of experienced people professionals whose expertise will inspire, challenge, and accelerate your personal development journey.
What to expect at this session
During this session we’ll be exploring the importance of stretching ourselves beyond our comfort zone for personal growth, and how to do so in a healthy and resilient way.
Together, we will:
- Reflect on our identity and values when operating under pressure and how we present when we’re at our best
- Explore what healthy stretch and challenge looks like, as opposed to excessive pressure and burnout
- Identify practical tools for building resilience and capacity to enable successful stretch and personal growth.
- Expect interactive discussions, reflective moments, and to come away with the motivation to challenge yourself and achieve your ambitions.
- All this, plus light refreshments, food and opportunities to build your professional network.
Shape the Future of the Group
The Personal Development Special Interest Group is for you — so we want you to help shape it.
We’d love to hear which personal development themes you’d love us to tackle next. Complete our quick survey and help us co‑create sessions that are useful, inspiring and relevant.
Speakers bio:
Samantha Lubanzu is a Fellow CIPD Level 7 qualified HR professional, multi-award-winning, leadership consultant and DEI specialist with nearly two decades of experience across people practice, organisational development and talent progression. A TEDx speaker, a former Chair of the CIPD Manchester Branch, she is passionate about elevating the People Profession and creating clear pathways for others to grow in confidence and influence.
As Founder of Crown Leaders Co., Samantha partners with organisations to strengthen inclusive leadership, build high-performing cultures and enable meaningful career advancement. She has designed and facilitated development programmes and brings strong coaching capability, supporting People Professionals and leaders to develop self-awareness, resilience and lasting impact.
Please note:
1. Reminder emails will be sent to you the day before, with a further reminder on the day of the event.
2. Photography and video production may be taking place at the event, and these images may be used in the CIPD newsletters.
3. By attending the event, you are giving your consent for your image to be used on any CIPD promotional materials.
4. As we are supplying refreshments, if you can no longer attend, please cancel your place either on Eventbrite, responding to this email.
5. This event may include an external speaker who has prepared their own presentation. Any views or opinions expressed by the speaker are their own and do not reflect those of the CIPD.
6. If you require any reasonable adjustments to enhance your experience, please get in contact with us by responding to this email and we will do our best to accommodate.
