Driving Organisational Performance: HR's Critical Role

Event

Business performance has to be delivered at the organisational, business unit, team and individual level. Management and HR often focus on the individual and spend too much time and money designing and redesigning the appraisal process, which in reality has little impact on overall business performance.

Considering the organisation as a whole, this event will explore what HR should focus on to actually shift the needle on business performance. During the day we will also discuss the approach taken by private equity firms, focusing on how they assess value and drive performance over the short and medium term and how those principles can be applied to organisations. Attendees will leave with a clear idea of what is meant by performance (good and bad) and the levers that HR can use to drive superior performance for the organisation.

Learning Objectives

Apply an evidence-based methodology and framework to the use of performance management in your organisation.
Deepen your understanding of what is takes to create a high-performing environment and the levers HR can pull to drive superior organisational performance.
Examine financial and non-financial performance measures and the importance of both.
Gain insight from renowned professors and leaders from PE firms and HR practitioners on where HR should focus in order to deliver higher business performance.

Who is this event for?

HR Leaders and specialists with responsibility for performance management, organisational effectiveness and creating a high-performance culture.

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Faculty

Prof. Rob Briner

Professor of Organisational Psychology at the School of Business and Management, Queen Mary University of London

Rob is Professor of Organizational Psychology at Queen Mary, University of London and Associate Research Director at CRF. He is also currently a Visiting Professor of Evidence-Based HRM at Birkbeck University of London and Professor at Oslo Nye Høyskole. He was previously co-founder and Scientific Director of the Center for Evidence-Based Management and has held positions at the Institute for Employment Studies, London School of Economics, Kings’s College (University of London), Bath University and University of Edinburgh. His publishing and research focus on topics including wellbeing, emotions, stress, motivation and everyday work behaviour.

Alex Edmans

Professor of Finance, London Business School

Alex Edmans is Professor of Finance at London Business School. Alex has a PhD from MIT as a Fulbright Scholar and was previously a tenured professor at Wharton and an investment banker at Morgan Stanley. Alex has spoken at the World Economic Forum in Davos and given the TED talk “What to Trust in a Post-Truth World” and the TEDx talks “The Social Responsibility of Business” and “The Pie-Growing Mindset” with a combined 2.7 million views. Alex’s book, Grow the Pie: How Great Companies Deliver Both Purpose and Profit, was a Financial Times Book of the Year for 2020.

Sarah Morris

Managing Director Private Equity, Bain Capital

Sarah joined Bain Capital Private Equity in January 2022 as an Operating Partner with responsibility for Human Capital across the Portfolio Companies in Europe before being made Managing Director in December 2022.

Prior to this, Sarah held a number of Executive roles in large, complex multi-national Public Companies, across diverse sectors and geographies.

Most recently she was Group Chief People Officer of Compass Group plc. Compass is the world’s largest catering company with revenues of over $30b and 600,000 employees in 50 countries. Sarah was responsible for the Executive Leadership of People, Corporate & Government Affairs, Communications and Media Relations.

Prior to Compass, Sarah was Group Chief People Officer of Aviva plc, a FTSE 20 insurer and asset manager. Sarah joined Aviva from Thomson Reuters, the Fortune 30 technology, data & information, specialist. Earlier in her career she held HR and Commercial roles in BP Oil and Gas, Dixons Carphone Retail and RSA insurance.

She is recognised as an advocate for inclusive diversity in the workplace. Sarah is a member of the Global 30% Club steering committee, which campaigns for gender balance in business and a member of HRH Countess of Wessex Women’s Network Forum Board. She is a Non–Executive Director for the Eve Appeal.

John Whelan MBE

Director, CRF

John Whelan is a Director at Corporate Research Forum. Formerly UK HR Director of BAE Systems, the FTSE 100 defence, security, and aerospace company, John’s experience and strengths lie in business and HR Transformation, Organisation Development and Employee Relations. Prior to joining BAE, he held a variety of HR roles in engineering, technology and manufacturing businesses across the telecommunications and semi-conductor industries including Matra-Marconi Space where he was HR Director for the UK and, latterly, Group HRD.