As working from home has become the ‘new normal’ for many of us, does it require us to re-evaluate the skills we need to be successful?

Join our panel of experts from the WBS Organisation and Human Resource Management group to discuss how we can continue to work effectively in a remote environment. 

What do we know about managing a virtual team?

What have we learned since March 2020?

How can we develop trust and provide psychological safety in virtual teams?

This will be an interactive session, so questions and insights from your own experiences will be encouraged. Are you beginning to suffer from online working fatigue? How do we keep the momentum going as lockdowns and social distancing continue? Join us for this informative and collaborative session.

We would like to invite you to the third in a series of webinars that will be highlighting research and other activities associated with our four themes:

• Food and Health

• Food Security

• Food and the Environment

• Food Cultures

Our third webinar is by Gurpinder Lalli, Senior Lecturer in Education and Inclusion Studies at the University of Wolverhampton.

The title of the webinar is ‘Come dine with me! The school restaurant: A space for social learning?'

and is part of our 'Food Security' theme.

It will take place on Tuesday 26 January 2021, 20:00-21:00hrs via MS Teams and will be followed by a Q&A session.

John Peters came to the world's attention in January 1991, when his bruised and battered face flashed onto television screens around the world. On the first day of the Gulf War, a British Tornado bomber crewed by John Peters and John Nichol was shot down over Iraqi territory and the two men were captured. After four days of mental and physical torture, they were forcibly shown on Iraqi television.

This experience catapulted John onto the world stage and he uses these experiences as a metaphor to help leaders question their approach. His life had changed: from Black Box to White Light. This presentation is personal, emotive and challenging. Using his experiences, John will challenge you to reflect upon how you take the initiative and lead from choice rather than reaction, providing a personal view of how you deal with uncertainty and chaos, whilst challenging you to consider how you would deal with crises.

How do you deal with uncertainty and move forward and adapt to life challenges?

"At the extreme you discover your own humanity. There is a tranquillity and honesty in reflection. Calmly you accept where you are, accept your weaknesses, and it is in that moment you truly understand yourself. Then you begin to win. No should have, could haves… you start to learn and adapt to whatever challenge. We all make mistakes, we are human, but you realise that your power rests in the speed at which you learn…"