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Psychology at work The first international conference themed Psychology at work - ' Delivering Superior Performance in People' will be held from November 13-14 in Colombo.
The international and national speakers at the conference comprise Dr Binna Kandola, Dr Jill Flint-Taylor, Sunil Dissanayake, Dr Travis Perera, Dr Edma Nadaff, Prof. Lakshman Madurasinghe, Shanaaz Preena and Dr Chintha Dissanayake. Dr Kandola, a chartered occupational psychologist and senior partner and co founder of Pearn Kandola is one of UK's leading practitioners of occupational psychology. He works with a wide range of clients and has published several books related to his area of expertise. Dr Taylor, a chartered occupational psychologist, is a Managing Consultant with Robertson Cooper Ltd one of UK's fastest growing providers of business psychology products and services. She has a PhD in psychology (selection and career development) from King's College, University of London. Sunil Dissanayake is the head of Human resources at Sri Lankan Airlines Ltd. Educated in Sri Lanka and the UK he is one of the leading advocates of sound ethical HR practices in Sri Lanka. Dr Travis Perera is senior consultant HR development at the Postgraduate Institute of Management University of Sri Jayewardenepura specialising in the areas of HRM, Entrepreneurship and operations Management. Dr Edma Nadaff, the lead psychologist of Emirates Airline, has a PhD in Multi Cultural Conflict management from the Sorbonne University, she is also certified in clinical and industrial psychology and has over 20 years experience working with more than 104 different nationalities. Shanaaz Preena is the Head of Human Resource for the MAS Unichela Cluster, which is a joint venture partnership between MAS Holdings Sri Lanka and Sara LeeCourtaulds of U.K. Prof. lakshman Madurasinghe pioneer of E-Consciousness and 4C model of leadership and an advisor/Trustee of Sri Lanka UN Friendship Organization and the Dean of its Centre for development of full human potential. Dr Chintha Dissanayake, a chartered psychologist, is founder of Oxford Psychometrics an independent occupational psychology consultancy and is the initiator and organiser of the conference. Her wide ranging experience has been gained in the British public and private sector organisations. She has been consulting on projects that have focused on areas such as job analysis, assessment and development centres, psychometric testing, competency frameworks , 360 degree feedback and industrial arbitration- the application of occupational psychology in the promotion of better practice and performance in the workplace. Dr Dissanayake in an interview with the Sunday Observer said that in a globalised world Sri Lanka has to be more competitive and that diversity in the workforce, if managed effectively, can help the country and the companies to achieve this objective. A truly diverse workforce, she said, is beneficial to a company since it capitalizes on the innovativeness and creativity of each member. Developing a workplace that appreciates these difference is essential to create a motivated and rewarding environment where higher productivity is achieved through all its people. Psychology at work is therefore about creating an environment where each person is recognised and valued and wants to come to work and give its best to the workplace. Managing diversity, she asserts, is not about just concentrating on issues of discrimination. It's more about making sure that all people maximise their potential and contributes to the success of the organisation. The sponsors of the conference are SriLankan Airlines, CIMA, Gateway, Sri Lanka Tourist Board UK, Transil Travel UK and MTV. |
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