Peer-Learning Network
Giving members a safe space to connect and share ideas and solutions around current challenges
Today’s complex and fast-evolving business landscape makes ongoing change and transformation an imperative for organisations to stay relevant and competitive. It is also making the work of people, culture and change leaders more demanding than ever, as they constantly step into new and unchartered territory, for example sourcing new skills to meet business needs, or navigating AI and other technologies.
We hear of similar challenges from many of the leaders we speak to. Therefore, Business Culture Connected convenes a Peer-Learning network to support leaders and organisations going through transformation and change; guiding them on how to build an enabling culture; to increase the change capability and readiness of their people; and increase the likelihood that desired changes are delivered successfully.
This network gives senior in-house practitioners a safe space to connect and share ideas and solutions around current challenges, with like-minded professionals from across diverse sectors. The network hosts quarterly, in-person, group meetings focussed on a particular topic or theme. A Chatham House Rules-style discussion is introduced and led by an experienced facilitator.
Benefits of Becoming a Member
Share in ideas & solutions from peers across diverse businesses on the challenges you need to tackle now
Step out of the day-job and see things from a fresh perspective
Maintain a strong network of fellow people & culture leaders, with the opportunity to call on this network as and when you need answers
Peer-support platform available online, to access minutes, resources and member details
400+ case studies on market-leading approaches
Tap into the Business Culture Connected network of solution providers, accessing recommended suppliers
50% discount on submissions to Business Culture Awards for as long as you remain a member
2 industry leading reports pa on workplace culture, transformation and employee experience
Benefits of Becoming a Member
Share in ideas & solutions from peers across diverse businesses on the challenges you need to tackle now
Step out of the day-job and see things from a fresh perspective
Maintain a strong network of fellow people & culture leaders, with the opportunity to call on this network as and when you need answers
Peer-support platform available online, to access minutes, resources and member details
400+ case studies on market-leading approaches
Tap into the Business Culture Connected network of solution providers, accessing recommended suppliers
50% discount on submissions to Business Culture Awards for as long as you remain a member
2 industry leading reports pa on workplace culture, transformation and employee experience
"Thank you for bringing the group together and for the quality conversation.”
Director, Global People Strategy (Peer-Learning Network Member)
"I truly appreciate the opportunity to connect with such an insightful group. Looking forward to continuing these meaningful discussions!”
Director of Sustainability & Culture (Peer-Learning Network Member)
"Thank you for organising a group of senior professionals who have common change management challenges. It is lonely at the top and having a circle of brainpower to lean into is always helpful.”
Founder & CEO (Peer-Learning Network Member)
What and When?
Leaders and teams are facing a relentless amount of change, from advances in technology to volatile global markets. It's demanding a more agile mindset and behaviours; enabling performance while reducing stress. Agility isn’t just about speed - it’s about fostering a culture where experimentation, collaboration, and continuous learning thrive. This session will focus on new research and a whitepaper hot off the press.
Discussion Points:
• Change readiness in leaders and the workforce
• Enablers and barriers to agility
• Transforming cultures to support agility
• Trust and psychological safety
• Frameworks for collaboration
• Balancing pace, performance and wellbeing
Organisations are increasingly dependent on a blended, multi-generational and geographically dispersed workforce to deliver on their strategy and employees must embrace an unprecedented level of change. Amidst this fragmentation, a purposeful, cohesive, vibrant culture can be the glue driving talent attraction, engagement and retention. Do we have the essential ingredients to create and sustain an exceptional culture and how do we engage everyone with this?
Discussion Points:
• Leading with Purpose
• Trust and “speaking up”
• Employee engagement and retention
• EVP and talent attraction
• Frontline, remote/hybrid, contingent workers
The workplace is quickly evolving to require new skills and greater resilience from our employees. Some will adapt with ease. For others we are seeing an impact on wellbeing, attrition and with that business stability. Attraction and retention of individuals with the right skills is difficult, particularly while creating and sustaining greater diversity. We need to examine aspects such as job design, workflow management, manager support and coaching, to successfully reorient our people.
Discussion Points:
• Change management
• Upskilling and reskilling
• Employee retention
• Wellbeing and resilience
• Coaching and mentoring
Leaders and teams are inundated with data and it’s hard to identify the right measurements to focus on. We need quality over quantity to ensure that the data we gather leads to actionable insights; rather than overwhelming us with numbers at best, and burn-out at worst. It’s essential for leaders to identify the metrics that align most closely with their objectives, and which will steer them towards continuous improvement. This session will delve into ways to select the most impactful measurements and empower the team to prioritise, in order to transform data into a strategic asset.
Discussion Points:
• Aligning KPIs with data for strategic decision-making
• Avoiding analysis paralysis
• Enhancing data literacy among teams
• Effectively tracking ROI of key programmes and activities
• Integrating qualitative insights with quantitative data
• Isolating and evaluating the direct impact of culture and engagement programmes
Driving innovation through robotics and AI is paramount for staying ahead and driving efficiency and innovation. But with new developments happening at pace, it’s a challenge to keep abreast of it all and prioritise what action to take and when. Maintaining people’s trust and engagement while deploying new solutions is also challenging, along with ensuring that staff learn new skills needed by the business, when these are required. We'll share real-world examples of AI and robotics in the fields of people and culture, along with the transformative impact these are having. Members will have the opportunity to share their own experiences, with solutions they have assessed or implemented.
Discussion Points:
• Discovering AI & Robotics in action
• Creating and maintaining tech-forward strategies
• Identifying the right time to act
• Upskilling and reskilling our people
• Maintaining trust and engagement during implementation
SUPPORTED BY
Discussion Facilitator: Katie Jacobs, Award-Winning Business Journalist and Editor
Katie Jacobs is a well-regarded commentator on the world of work, HR and leadership and built the CIPD's HR leader network from scratch. She was previously editor of HR magazine and delivered the HR Excellence Awards, HR Most Influential and the HR in the Boardroom CHRO development programme. She has written for People Management, Work and Management Today, the Times and the FT and is co-host of the CIPD's What If podcast, which puts provocative business questions under the spotlight. She is the co-author of several influential CIPD reports including The Value of People Expertise on Corporate Boards and Responsible Business Through Crisis, a three-year landmark research project with Professor Veronica Hope Hailey exploring the impact of the pandemic on leadership. In her journalism and speaking work, she has interviewed everyone from comedians Katherine Ryan and Sue Perkins, to FTSE100 CEOs, CPOs, academics and HR thought leaders.
Previous Topics
Today’s rapidly evolving business landscape requires a different way of leading organisations. Technology is reshaping industries and the ability of leaders to implement successful business strategies is impacted by significant external challenges. People leaders must strongly influence their organisation’s leadership to bring about the mindset, behaviours and culture to help the organisation stay competitive and relevant.
Discussion Points:
• Current leadership skills and behaviours
• Articulating the case for transformation
• Establishing a leadership competency framework
• Leadership development
• Measuring success
Change is tough and can sometimes even be unwelcome. In today’s world, it is also constant, as we move from one change initiative to the next, with the necessity of engaging our employees throughout. Mindsets and behaviours need to be changed and it’s a gradual process which must take into account different segments of the workforce with different needs.
Discussion Points:
• Change and transformation initiatives
• Change readiness
• Circumventing default behaviours
• Achieving buy-in and overcoming resistance
• Evaluating success
What and When?
Leaders and teams are facing a relentless amount of change, from advances in technology to volatile global markets. It's demanding a more agile mindset and behaviours; enabling performance while reducing stress. Agility isn’t just about speed - it’s about fostering a culture where experimentation, collaboration, and continuous learning thrive. This session will focus on new research and a whitepaper hot off the press.
Discussion Points:
• Change readiness in leaders and the workforce
• Enablers and barriers to agility
• Transforming cultures to support agility
• Trust and psychological safety
• Frameworks for collaboration
• Balancing pace, performance and wellbeing
Organisations are increasingly dependent on a blended, multi-generational and geographically dispersed workforce to deliver on their strategy and employees must embrace an unprecedented level of change. Amidst this fragmentation, a purposeful, cohesive, vibrant culture can be the glue driving talent attraction, engagement and retention. Do we have the essential ingredients to create and sustain an exceptional culture and how do we engage everyone with this?
Discussion Points:
• Leading with Purpose
• Trust and “speaking up”
• Employee engagement and retention
• EVP and talent attraction
• Frontline, remote/hybrid, contingent workers
The workplace is quickly evolving to require new skills and greater resilience from our employees. Some will adapt with ease. For others we are seeing an impact on wellbeing, attrition and with that business stability. Attraction and retention of individuals with the right skills is difficult, particularly while creating and sustaining greater diversity. We need to examine aspects such as job design, workflow management, manager support and coaching, to successfully reorient our people.
Discussion Points:
• Change management
• Upskilling and reskilling
• Employee retention
• Wellbeing and resilience
• Coaching and mentoring
Leaders and teams are inundated with data and it’s hard to identify the right measurements to focus on. We need quality over quantity to ensure that the data we gather leads to actionable insights; rather than overwhelming us with numbers at best, and burn-out at worst. It’s essential for leaders to identify the metrics that align most closely with their objectives, and which will steer them towards continuous improvement. This session will delve into ways to select the most impactful measurements and empower the team to prioritise, in order to transform data into a strategic asset.
Discussion Points:
• Aligning KPIs with data for strategic decision-making
• Avoiding analysis paralysis
• Enhancing data literacy among teams
• Effectively tracking ROI of key programmes and activities
• Integrating qualitative insights with quantitative data
• Isolating and evaluating the direct impact of culture and engagement programmes
Driving innovation through robotics and AI is paramount for staying ahead and driving efficiency and innovation. But with new developments happening at pace, it’s a challenge to keep abreast of it all and prioritise what action to take and when. Maintaining people’s trust and engagement while deploying new solutions is also challenging, along with ensuring that staff learn new skills needed by the business, when these are required. We'll share real-world examples of AI and robotics in the fields of people and culture, along with the transformative impact these are having. Members will have the opportunity to share their own experiences, with solutions they have assessed or implemented.
Discussion Points:
• Discovering AI & Robotics in action
• Creating and maintaining tech-forward strategies
• Identifying the right time to act
• Upskilling and reskilling our people
• Maintaining trust and engagement during implementation
SUPPORTED BY
Previous Topics
Today’s rapidly evolving business landscape requires a different way of leading organisations. Technology is reshaping industries and the ability of leaders to implement successful business strategies is impacted by significant external challenges. People leaders must strongly influence their organisation’s leadership to bring about the mindset, behaviours and culture to help the organisation stay competitive and relevant.
Discussion Points:
• Current leadership skills and behaviours
• Articulating the case for transformation
• Establishing a leadership competency framework
• Leadership development
• Measuring success
Change is tough and can sometimes even be unwelcome. In today’s world, it is also constant, as we move from one change initiative to the next, with the necessity of engaging our employees throughout. Mindsets and behaviours need to be changed and it’s a gradual process which must take into account different segments of the workforce with different needs.
Discussion Points:
• Change and transformation initiatives
• Change readiness
• Circumventing default behaviours
• Achieving buy-in and overcoming resistance
• Evaluating success
"Huge well done for a fantastic event. Very smooth transitions between sessions and some really engaging speakers and sessions.”
Head of Learning and Development, VML
"Thanks again for the invite, I really enjoyed stepping out of the day job and having some reflection time amongst peers ”
People Director, Culture & Employee Experience, QBE Europe
- "A big thank you for inviting us to speak. We really enjoyed the day, sharing our story and it’s always a privilege to hear from others in HR driving positive change. We left feeling inspired!”
Head of People Experience, Zopa
"I had such a good day. Heard some great thought provoking speakers and had some really encouraging engagement with people about my session.”
VP Culture and Inclusion, Viasat
"It was a great experience and fantastic event, you should all take a bow! Brilliantly organised.”
Senior Manager Data Behaviours & Culture Data Legal, Compliance & Assurance, BT Group
"I found the boardroom conversation particularly enjoyable, useful and with the right group of people. Great session.”
Global Director of People Operations, Dorchester Collection
"A great selection of speakers and delegates and so beautifully organised. I will certainly be back next year!”
Global HR and CSR Director, Euromonitor International
"What a triumph! It felt like one of the more useful, illuminating, and inspiring events in the calendar, so well done to you all.”
Perry Timms, 2022 HR Most Influential Thinker & 2x Author
Book Your Tickets
Business Culture Connected is a LIVE and In-PERSON half-day event. Please select the ticket type below which is correct for your role and organisation. In-house HR Practitioner ticket types are not available for solution providers, vendors, coaches & consultants. All bookings will be verified.
Lunchtime Boardroom Discussion
(For senior in-house / corporate practitioners)
FREE TICKET
- High-level discussion with actionable insight for senior leaders
- Led by an expert facilitator
- Opportunity to network with like-minded peers
- Delicious lunch provided
- Opportunity to join the afternoon conference sessions
In House Practitioners
(HR & other functions)
FREE TICKET
- Free Conference tickets for Senior In-House/ Corporate Practitioners working in eg. HR, Culture, Employee Experience, Transformation, DEI, Talent, Learning, or similar discipline
- Invitation-only boardroom discussion and lunch (Director-level, SVP/VP-level or Heads of only)
- All other Sessions: including case study presentations, panel & fireside interview, workshop & roundtable discussion
- Refreshments throughout the afternoon & post-conference drinks
- Conference networking
- Access to on-demand conference content
- Free ticket registrations subject to approval
- Ticket type not relevant to solution providers, vendors, coaches & consultants
Non-Partnering Solution Providers / Vendors
£129+VAT
LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE
- This is the ticket type for solution providers, coaches, consultants & other vendors who are not event sponsor or partners
- Conference networking & commercial opportunities
- Event app to upload your profile and make new connections
- All conference sessions: including case study presentations, panel & fireside interview, workshop & roundtable discussion
- This ticket type does not include entry to boardroom discussion and lunch
- Refreshments throughout the afternoon & post-conference drinks
- Access to on-demand conference content
- Sponsoring Solution Providers & Vendors receive free tickets – enquire now
Please register your details and make payment, if applicable, for the tickets you require. Please email us at team@businesscultureawards.com, or call +44 (0)1727 847 398 with any questions.