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Welcome to the Work Psychology Network Members’ Area
This network will help you apply work psychology to solve real business challenges – giving you access to the best available theory and evidence which you can turn into practical and applicable guidance.
On this page, you will be able to find out more about the upcoming network events, access exclusive research and view related resources.
2027 PROGRAMME
All Events are supported by exclusive research reports
February: Psychological Wellbeing at Work
- London | Tuesday 9 February | 09.00 – 14.00 GMT | Webinar | Wednesday 24 February | 12.00 – 13.00 GMT
- Explore the psychology of feedback – what works, what doesn’t, and how to give timely, effective feedback that truly improves performance.
May: Evaluation of Learning Interventions
- London | Tuesday 18 May | 09.00 – 14.00 BST | Webinar | Tuesday 25 May | 12.00 – 13.00 BST
- How do we know whether learning interventions actually work?
September: Assessing Job Performance
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2026 PROGRAMME
- February: Predicting Performance at Work
- Discover what job performance really means which predictors matter most and the tools for effectively managing performance in your organisation.
- May: Understanding Teams and Team Effectiveness
- Discover the psychology behind high-performing teams and practical ways to design and manage them for success.
- September: Feedback and Work Performance
- Explore the psychology of feedback – what works, what doesn’t, and how to give timely, effective feedback that truly improves performance.
Join the Network WhatsApp Group
Our community WhatsApp group offers a friendly space to stay connected with network members for ongoing learning and discussion. If you’d like to be included or if you have any questions about the network please contact psychology@crforum.co.uk.
Further information and registration to follow:
- February: Psychological Wellbeing at Work
- June: Assessing Job Performance
- September: Evaluation of Learning Interventions
LATEST RESEARCH & RESOURCES
Research Report: Feedback and Work Performance
The report considers the evidence on Feedback and Work Performance at work, covering:
- Performance feedback requires two elements: goal progress and helpful/hindering behaviours
- Feedback isn’t automatically beneficial — it can be ignored, inaccurate, or harmful
- Positive and negative feedback are equally essential, neither inherently good or bad
- Common practices (appraisals, ratings, 360-degree, praise) rarely deliver true performance feedback
- Five conditions enable effective feedback: clear goals, shared understanding, and mutual knowledge
Implementation Workbook: Feedback and Work Performance
Put the report’s findings to work. This reusable five-step workbook helps you examine your current feedback practices, spot where they fall short and turn what you find into three specific actions.
Research Report: Teams and Team Effectiveness
The report considers the evidence on Teams and Team Effectiveness at work, covering:
- Why teams are often overused or poorly designed
- The difference between “real teams” and pseudo teams
- The major factors that influence team effectiveness
- Common misconceptions and management mistakes around teamwork
- Practical, evidence-based approaches to improving team performance
Research Report: Predicting Performance at Work
The report considers the evidence on Predicting Performance when selecting job applicants, covering:
- How to design a selection process to predict performance; including CRF’s Evidence-Based HR approach to selection
- What is general job performance?
- How to define job performance in specific jobs or roles
- Individual predictors of job performance and their assessment
WEBINAR RECORDINGS
Network Research
Research Report: Work Psychology: Behaviour Change in Organisations
Research Report: Work Psychology Series: Motivation and Work Performance
Research Report: Work Psychology Series: Assessing Potential
Podcast: Work Psychology Series: Assessing Potential
Upcoming Events
Work Psychology Network: Feedback and Work Performance
Work Psychology Network: Feedback and Work Performance – Online
Led by Professor Rob Briner
A professor of organisational psychology for over 30 years, Prof. Rob Briner supports businesses in utilising the tools of psychology to generate better business outcomes.
Rob is CRF’s Associate Research Director and Professor of Organisational Psychology at the School of Business and Management, Queen Mary University of London. He is also currently a Visiting Professor of Evidence-Based HRM at Birkbeck University of London and Professor at Oslo Nye Høyskole.
As the Network lead, Rob authors CRF’s exclusive Workplace Psychology research and leads all events together with CRF Director John Whelan MBE (former UK HRD BAE Systems) who provides insight on the practical application of the research.
