We run a range of conferences, seminars and networking events on a variety of current and future HR and employer topics. Our events are aimed at a wide range of audiences; from HR practitioners and OD/L&D specialists, to HR Directors or senior managers.
Dan is a Chartered Psychologist with expertise in helping organisations and policymakers adapt and respond to the changing world of work. His most recent work has focused on the Defence and Healthcare sectors, supporting the development of evidence-based approaches, tools and guidance to plan and develop workforces in response to current and future demands.
Zofia joined IES as a Research Fellow in June 2018. Her main interests include the role of line managers and the development of the employment relationship, the management of the psychological contract, the temporary and flexible workforce, and the health and wellbeing of the workforce, including the promotion of good work practices.
Alison joined IES as a Principal Researcher in 1998. In 2010 she became a Principal Associate alongside consultancy assignments in the US, Europe and Australia, before re-joining IES in 2016. Alison writes, speaks and consults on a range of leadership development, change and coaching issues. Her current research includes exploring the leadership/productivity link and identifying outcomes from career coaching, but it is evaluating the impact of workplace coaching programmes for which she is recognised as an international expert.
Megan is a Chartered Psychologist and worked as an HR leader, most recently in an entrepreneurial start-up, before moving into HR consultancy and research. She holds a BSc in Psychology, an MSc in Occupational Psychology and is passionate about championing evidence-led practice to make working lives better. She has worked extensively with organisations across the public and third sector, particularly within healthcare, non-profits, defence and government departments.
With 25 years’ experience of working on skills, economic and cultural development initiatives, Astrid has an extensive track record of delivering research, evaluation, project management and strategic leadership.
Astrid believes that working with best practice employing organisations is key to influencing policy development and facilitating change in wider employer practice. She is passionate about the ‘good work’ agenda, meeting the needs of businesses as well as the individuals working for them, and she has a particular interest in flexible and high-performance working practices.
Peter Reilly is a graduate of the universities of Cambridge and Kent in politics and government. He joined the Institute for Employment Studies in 1995 as a Senior Research Fellow and eight years later became Director HR Research and Consultancy. In May 2014 he resigned to become self employed whilst continuing his attachment to IES as a Principal Associate. Peter still leads consultancy and research work on the HR function at IES and contributes to projects on workforce planning, reward and performance management. Clients come from all sectors and his involvement ranges from facilitation, through expert advice to policy design and evaluation.
Dr Wendy Hirsh is a consultant and researcher on a range of people management issues especially career development, talent management, succession planning, workforce planning and leadership development. Her particular interests are in considering both organisational and individual perspectives; linking employee development more strongly with changing business and skill needs; and helping managers and employees to tackle these career and future-related aspects of employment more clearly and more confidently.
Duncan is a Principal Associate at IES and an independent government and employer adviser and researcher on reward management issues.
Dilys was formerly employed by the NHS, where she held a variety of HR and project management posts at Regional, District and hospital level. Dilys’s main areas of experience at IES are employee engagement, workforce planning and talent management, and evaluation.
