Leading Productivity
Leading Productivity is an impactful 2-day programme that focuses on a single key management challenge facing managers in the twenty-first century: boosting productivity. A challenge that applies to all managers across the private and public sectors. The future health of national economies depends upon it.
The programme is delivered by Professor John Turner, the founder and director of the Queen’s University Centre for Economic History and Professor of Finance and Financial History at Queen’s University Belfast. Building on his latest research into productivity, you will learn what productivity is, why it matters, and how to think about innovation and productivity, employee well-being and productivity, and management and productivity.
It is suitable for general managers and business leaders.
Key Takeaways and Benefits
The programme is based on the latest research into productivity, providing you with the knowledge and understanding of a range of relevant leadership and innovation theories and practices, and their application to contemporary and emerging issues. You will walk away equipped with the knowledge to improve the productivity of your business. The program is designed for professional in general management positions as well as mid to senior level executives from SMEs.
On the Leading Productivity Programme you will;
- Identify why productivity is important for your organisation and the economy
- Appreciate the role of innovation as a driver of productivity
- Understand why productivity has been on the decline
- Know the importance of employee health and wellbeing for firm productivity
- Evaluate and promote good management practices
- Champion the importance of good management in driving productivity
Participant Profile
This programme is for mid-senior level managers who want to understand how to boost their business’s performance and productivity. It will be of interest to managers who work in operations, manufacturing and services
| DAY 1 IN PERSON |
Session 1 - Productivity and Innovation Case Study - The Productivity Decline: Demographics, Robots, or Globalization? Session 2 - Productivity and Wellbeing Case Study - Balancing Employee Satisfaction and Productivity |
| DAY 2 IN PERSON |
Session 1 - Parts 1 & 2 - Productivity and Managers Case Study - Google’s Project Oxygen |
This is an immersive 2 day programme delivered in-person.
MARCH 2025 DATES |
TIME |
MODULE |
DELIVERY MODE |
| 25/03/2025 | 09:00-16:30 | Session 1: Productivity and Innovation Session 2: Productivity and Wellbeing |
On Campus at Riddel Hall |
| 26/03/2025 | 09:00-16:30 | Sessions 1&2: Productivity and Managers | On Campus at Riddel Hall |
What are past participants saying about this programme?
“The Leading Productivity course was a truly inspirational experience. I’d highly recommend anyone working in a management role to consider attending the programme. The structure of the sessions and peer group work enabled me to maximise my learning. I found the course highly engaging, hitting just the right balance of engagement and information delivery. John the facilitator was highly knowledgeable and experienced and I am looking forward to the practical implementation of a number of the insights I have gained.” Cara Clarke - Risk & Control Manager, Citi Bank
“I thoroughly enjoyed the Leading Productivity Programme and would recommend to anyone interested in understanding the importance of productivity to yourself, your employees, and your company. The course was set up with a mixture of teacher led presentations and breakout groups, it was fascinating to get an insight to others’ ideas and practices. The information was highly relevant and current and was delivered across several engaging, enjoyable, and rewarding days.” Myles McCartan - Manager, Allstate Northern Ireland
“I found the Leading Productivity course extremely beneficial, in terms of exploring the reasons for Northern Irelands productivity puzzle, as well delving deep into how and why this can be improved. Overall an excellent, informative two day session, which has left me with a much deeper understanding of productivity. There is also a large degree of learning that I can apply in my current role. Overall a superb course, that I would highly recommend to anyone that is interested in understanding and improving productivity.” Dunstan Gorman
John Turner is a Professor of Finance and Financial History at Queen’s University Belfast and is the founder of the Centre for Economic History and a co-founder of the Long Run Institute. He heads up Northern Ireland’s Productivity Forum. John is the former Head of Queen’s Business School and is a programme instructor on a range of executive courses at the Institute, including the InterTradeIreland Innovation Boost Pg Dip Innovation Management. He has been a Houblon-Norman Fellow at the Bank of England and an Alfred Chandler Fellow at Harvard Business School. He is an editor at the Economic History Review and Economics Observatory. He has recently co-authored Boom and Bust: A Global History of Financial Bubbles, which was listed as a Financial Times best book of the year in 2020.
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