DIVISION OF OCCUPATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
VIRTUAL CONFERENCE 2021
THURSDAY 7 - FRIDAY 8 JANUARY 2021, VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
Affiliation
Work Psychology Group
Bio
Professor Fiona Patterson is a leading expert in assessment, selection and innovation in organisations. She is founding Director for Work Psychology Group, a research-led consulting practice located in the UK and Australia, providing advice to public and private sector organisations internationally.
Fiona continues as a Visiting Professor to the University of London and the University of Nottingham. Prior to this Fiona held academic posts at the Institute of Work Psychology, University of Sheffield, and the University of Cambridge. Before her posts in academe, she was Head of Organisational Psychology at The Boots Corporation and an internal psychologist at Ford Motor Company in the corporate sector.
Fiona has published over 140 journal articles and is co-editor of the leading international textbook Work Psychology, now in its 7th edition. In recognition of her work in healthcare, Fiona was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of General Practice, which is the highest award the College can bestow. In 2013, she was the first woman to win the annual British Psychological Society’s Academic Contribution to Practice award. In 2017, she won an International Women in Business award sponsored by HSBC. In 2018, she led an international consensus statement on selection and recruitment hosted by the Association for Medical Education in Europe. Fiona recently published a book presenting state-of-the-art research and practitioner case studies in selection for the healthcare professions.
Title
Better to ask forgiveness than seek permission: Reflections on navigating a career in OP
Abstract
Given the global pandemic and impending global recession, it’s a challenging time for anyone intent on a career within organisational psychology (OP). OP is often viewed as a ‘luxury service’ especially when there are significant pressures on cost reduction and spending reviews in all sectors.
To navigate your career within this context you must be prepared and focused. Now more than ever OP has so much to offer, and I will share ideas about where these opportunities lie. Despite the challenges, I believe there are many reasons to be optimistic.
In my talk I reflect on my career choices when I was starting my career in OP in the early 1990s, when the world of work was looking equally challenging.
I plan to share with you the choices I’ve made, both the successes and mistakes on route, and most importantly, what I’ve learned thus far.
I look forward to the conversation.
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Affiliation
Work Psychology Group
Bio
Professor Fiona Patterson is a leading expert in assessment, selection and innovation in organisations. She is founding Director for Work Psychology Group, a research-led consulting practice located in the UK and Australia, providing advice to public and private sector organisations internationally.
Fiona continues as a Visiting Professor to the University of London and the University of Nottingham. Prior to this Fiona held academic posts at the Institute of Work Psychology, University of Sheffield, and the University of Cambridge. Before her posts in academe, she was Head of Organisational Psychology at The Boots Corporation and an internal psychologist at Ford Motor Company in the corporate sector.
Fiona has published over 140 journal articles and is co-editor of the leading international textbook Work Psychology, now in its 7th edition. In recognition of her work in healthcare, Fiona was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of General Practice, which is the highest award the College can bestow. In 2013, she was the first woman to win the annual British Psychological Society’s Academic Contribution to Practice award. In 2017, she won an International Women in Business award sponsored by HSBC. In 2018, she led an international consensus statement on selection and recruitment hosted by the Association for Medical Education in Europe. Fiona recently published a book presenting state-of-the-art research and practitioner case studies in selection for the healthcare professions.
Title
Better to ask forgiveness than seek permission: Reflections on navigating a career in OP
Abstract
Given the global pandemic and impending global recession, it’s a challenging time for anyone intent on a career within organisational psychology (OP). OP is often viewed as a ‘luxury service’ especially when there are significant pressures on cost reduction and spending reviews in all sectors.
To navigate your career within this context you must be prepared and focused. Now more than ever OP has so much to offer, and I will share ideas about where these opportunities lie. Despite the challenges, I believe there are many reasons to be optimistic.
In my talk I reflect on my career choices when I was starting my career in OP in the early 1990s, when the world of work was looking equally challenging.
I plan to share with you the choices I’ve made, both the successes and mistakes on route, and most importantly, what I’ve learned thus far.
I look forward to the conversation.
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