Conference Chairperson & Opening Remarks

Brendan Barrett, Communications Consultant

Managing a Hybrid Workforce

• Hybrid working and company culture
• What is important now?
• Consequences for leadership development
• Co-creation: The next stage in the evolution of hybrid

Alan Lyons, Chartered Psychologist, C. Psychol., Ps.S.I., KinchLyons

Administrative Law – Principles and Practices

• Fair procedures and  decision making - the Courts’ view of public bodies
• Recent developments  - considering important case law
• Emerging issues in litigation and identifying organisational vulnerabilities

Sharon Dillon Lyons, BL, The Law Library

Ethics and Governance for Public Sector Organisations

• Role of management and leaders
• Accountability and compliance
• Governance examples
• Risk management

Brian Gleeson, Acting Chief Executive of Wicklow County Council

GDPR – Key Information for Public Sector Organisations

• GDPR context
• 7 data protection principles
• Key role and personnel
• Sanctions and Compensation
• Offences and Liability

Kate Colleary, Director Pembroke Privacy, Country Leader – IAPP

Grievances and Investigations – Employment Law Essentials

• Disciplinary procedures- Statutory Requirements
• Procedures and dismissals
• Requirements for complains and grievances
• The importance of clear findings in reports

Liz O’Donovan, Senior HR Business Consultant, Voltedge Management Ltd

Importance of training and development for staff

• Improving performance and productivity
• Retention and Growth Strategies
• Important and Essential Skills

Fredericka Shepherd, Managing Director & Co-Founder, Voltedge Management Ltd

Dealing with Difficult People, Behaviours, and Conflict Resolution

• What defines a difficult person?
• Understand aggressive, assertive, and passive behaviours
• Dealing with negative people
• Dealing with conflict

Mary Cullen, Managing Director - Insight HR

Effective Mentoring Practices

• What is Mentoring and why is it important in public sector organisations?
• Creating an effective mentoring model and agreement
• Building Trust, Confidentiality and Structure with a Mentoring Agreement
• Common Challenges & Conducting the Mentoring Relationship

Amanda Kirk, National Manager EI Mentor Network at Enterprise Ireland

Change Management

• How to become a change agent
• Plan, position, change
• Resistance to change – how to handle resistant staff
• Developing a culture of change

Mary Cullen, Managing Director - Insight HR