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Why a Work Psychology Network?
Turn scientific insight into business results by:
- Cutting through pseudoscience and identifying reliable evidence-based research
- Translating evidence into practical tools and models that your organisation can adopt to drive real results
- Making better, impactful decisions to meet your HR objectives and challenges.
Executive Summary: Feedback and Work Performance
This research preview provides an executive summary and introduction into the CRF Work Psychology Network’s research report on Feedback and Work Performance. The full report is sponsored by APS and authored by Professor Rob Briner, Associate Research Director, CRF. Please contact Melissa Bull if you are interested in finding out more about the Work Psychology…
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.
Benefits of joining
The overarching benefit is to increase your ability to help your organisation to achieve its objectives.
- Grounds your practice in robust evidence about what influences behaviour and performance at work
- Improves the quality of decisions on change, learning, selection and performance by providing a stronger evidence base
- Reduces spending on ineffective people initiatives, helping avoid wasted time, effort and budget
- Gives direct access to Professor Rob Briner’s expertise and research, applied to members’ real-world challenges
- Strengthens your ability to evaluate the impact of people initiatives and demonstrate what works
- Keeps you up to date with relevant and credible HR and organisational research, without the need to monitor the literature yourself
Membership & What’s Included
Organisational Membership
£3,000 (+VAT) per organisation
What’s included?
- 2 places at each of our three annual events; including facilitated networking
- Unlimited places for your team at our three annual research webinars
- Exclusive Research Reports; with our 2026 programme covering Predicting Performance; Understanding Team Effectiveness; and Feedback
- Access to our private discussion forum where you can pose questions, share challenges and learn from peers
- Practical tools to help you embed evidence-based practices effectively
- Full on-demand library of past content, recordings and research
- Access to HR-relevant Work Psychology reviews published in scientific journals
- Monthly drop-in sessions with Prof. Rob Briner
We also offer Individual and Digital membership options. If you are interested in learning more about these membership options, or want to attend an event, please complete the form in the button below.
Monthly Drop-in Sessions
Our first Monthly Drop-in session will take place on 13 October 2026 at 9.00am, offering members an opportunity to bring their own questions, challenges and areas of interest to an informal discussion with Rob Briner.
Whether you are exploring a particular piece of research, considering how evidence can inform a decision, or looking for practical ways to apply work psychology in your organisation, these sessions provide space to discuss your individual use cases directly. Members can ask questions, test their thinking and explore how research and evidence can be translated into practical approaches that work in their own context.
The sessions are designed around what members want to explore, making them a flexible opportunity to connect research, evidence and practice to the issues that matter most to you.
2027 Programme
Click here to download our full 2027 programme.
February: Psychological Wellbeing at Work
- London | Tuesday 9 February | Webinar | Wednesday 24 February
- 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 | Webinar | Tuesday 25 May
- How do we know whether learning interventions actually work?
September: Assessing Job Performance
2026 Programme
All research reports are supported by exclusive member events:
- 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.
2025 Programme
All research reports are supported by exclusive member events:
- February: Motivation and Work Performance
- Discover evidence-based motivation theories, their relationship with work performance, and how HR can apply them to improve employee performance.
- May: Assessing Potential
- Examine how organisations can identify potential, exploring evidence-based assessment methods, predictive factors, and challenges in accurately forecasting future performance.
- November: Behaviour Change in Organisations
- Explore evidence-based approaches to organisational behaviour change, helping HR leaders identify, measure and shape behaviours that deliver strategic business outcomes.
This network is designed for:
The Network is designed for experienced practitioners who want to take a more rigorous, evidence-based approach to improving people and
organisational performance. Members include HR professionals and teams, work psychologists, consultants and organisational leaders across business, public services, the third sector and education. The Network is particularly valuable for those who bring significant organisational experience and want both to learn from others and contribute their own experience of tackling complex people and performance challenges.
FREE SAMPLE REPORT
Research Report: Behaviour Change in Organisations
This report explores how HR leaders can identify, measure and shape the specific behaviours that deliver strategic impact.
The research reveals:
- What exactly do we mean by ‘behaviour’ and ‘behaviour change’?
- Which measurable and observable behaviours are most relevant to organisational objectives and how do we find out?
- How effective are common behaviour change initiatives such as changing attitudes and culture?
- Which approaches to behaviour change are most likely to work?
Complete your details to access this report for free or contact Melissa Bull to find out more about the Work Psychology Network and gain access to all our existing and upcoming research.
2027 WPN Events
Work Psychology Network Event: Psychological Wellbeing at Work
Work Psychology Network Event: Evaluation of Learning Interventions
Work Psychology Network Event: Assessing Job Performance
2026 WPN Research
Executive Summary: Feedback and Work Performance
Executive Summary: Teams & Team Effectiveness
Executive Summary – Predicting Performance at Work
2025 WPN 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
WPN Resources
Blog: Does changing culture change behaviour?
Video: Behaviour Change in Organisations
Research Briefing Deck: Behaviour Change in Organisations
Click here to explore our leaflet and discover more about CRF’s Work Psychology Network and how it can support your organisation.
