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Managing Millennials and Beyond
May
1
6:00 PM18:00

Managing Millennials and Beyond

Millennials and Generation Z now make up nearly 40 per cent of the UK workforce. This tech-savvy generation comes with a very different set of expectations. What they value and what’s important to them means the traditional approach to management often fails to engage, motivate and, ultimately, retain these important, and extremely valuable, employees.

This session unpacks these dynamics to explore ways to engage this critical generation. Involved millennials are more productive, less likely to leave and highly likely to recommend your organisation to friends and followers on social media.

At this session, you’ll learn some of the unique characteristics of this younger generation and how, when properly engaged, they can have an extremely positive impact on your future business. You’ll discover what drives them, and what it takes to keep them wanting to stay.

Knowing what these future business leaders expect from their employers is critical to your future business success.

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How to engage with Stakeholders - a workshop led by Jo Field
Mar
19
6:00 PM18:00

How to engage with Stakeholders - a workshop led by Jo Field

*Event postponed*

Stakeholder engagement is crucial for the success of transport pojects, yet so many project teams do not appreciate its value or do not know how to implement it. Jo Field, an expert in creating ways to connect people and policy makers, will explain how to engage with stakeholders. She will be drawing on her 17 years of success in developing and delivering public affairs and building stakeholder stakeholder support, partnerships and advocacy, policy development, crisis communications and protecting corporate reputations.

PLEASE NOTE THAT, IN VIEW OF THE COVID-19 SITUATION, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. ALL REGISTRANTS HAVE BEEN INFORMED AND WE WILL LET YOU KNOW AS SOON AS A NEW DATE IS RESCHEDULED.

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Visit the lighting project at Highbury Corner
Mar
11
5:00 PM17:00

Visit the lighting project at Highbury Corner

Women in Transport members have been invited by Ringway Jacobs to find out more about the considerations required and what is involved when undertaking a Public Realm and Transport Project incorporating lighting.

Lighting is a vital part of such projects. It can transform a public space, creating a sense of wellbeing and greatly enhance an area at night.

At Highbury Corner, there were particular design considerations and obstacles to overcome and some innovative theatre techniques were employed, along with very pragmatic ways to install and set up the design.

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A visit to Shepherd's Bush Bus Depot
Feb
11
1:30 PM13:30

A visit to Shepherd's Bush Bus Depot

  • Shepherd’s Bush Bus Garage (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join this site visit to Shepherd's Bush Bus Depot to learn more about Transport for London's bus operations, the move for London buses to become more environmentally friendly and the technology to achieve this. The Zero Emission Vehicles Project Manager will explain the current electric vehicle technology running at Shepherd’s Bush and the two phase project RATP Dev undertook to enable the depot to run 65 electric vehicles. This will be followed by a site tour to show the electrical infrastructure and engineering workshops.

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How to engage with Stakeholders - a workshop led by Jo Field
Apr
29
6:00 PM18:00

How to engage with Stakeholders - a workshop led by Jo Field

Stakeholder engagement is crucial for the success of transport pojects, yet so many project teams do not appreciate its value or do not know how to implement it. Jo Field, an expert in creating ways to connect people and policy makers, will explain how to engage with stakeholders. She will be drawing on her 17 years of success in developing and delivering public affairs and building stakeholder stakeholder support, partnerships and advocacy, policy development, crisis communications and protecting corporate reputations.

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Visit to the Tyne & Wear Metro’s Maintenance Depot
Mar
26
9:30 AM09:30

Visit to the Tyne & Wear Metro’s Maintenance Depot

We are delighted to offer our members the opportunity to visit the Tyne & Wear Metro Maintenance Depot in Gosforth.

This behind the scenes tour will give you an insight into the everyday maintenance of the Metro fleet – the lifting shop, vehicle wash and the top shed which houses the on track maintenance vehicles, replacing track and moving ballast. You will also hear about Nexus’ ambitions for new fleet and possible extension opportunities for the future across the Tyne & Wear area.

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Visit to the Transport for London Control Centre
Feb
26
10:00 AM10:00

Visit to the Transport for London Control Centre

This fascinating tour will give you an insight into how real time incidents, that are happening across the Transport for London road network, are monitored and managed.

These incidents can range from broken down vehicles and collisions to demonstrations and sporting events. You will learn about the different tools that are used to do this, such as TIMS (Traffic Information Management System), CCTV, VMS (Variable Message Signs) and UTC (Urban Traffic Control) and social media. TfL also manages the bus network, dealing with incidents and diversions as well as 12 tunnels in London.

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Visit to Crossrail Depot at Plumstead, South East London
Nov
21
10:00 AM10:00

Visit to Crossrail Depot at Plumstead, South East London

Women in Transport members are being offered the opportunity to visit to Crossrail Plumstead where there is much to see and learn.

Plumstead is the rail head and base for engineering trains that are completing the Crossrail tunnel fit out. 20 types of trains are loaded and controlled each day from Plumstead.There is a fabrication yard where industry leading fabricators and fitters maintain and even build new trains. A new TFL maintenance depot is being built along with offices and railway sidings for the new Crossrail trains.

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Visit to the Power Road Bridge Project
Oct
4
9:30 AM09:30

Visit to the Power Road Bridge Project

  • Hochtief Construction Office Compound (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Women in Transport members are being offered the unique opportunity to take part in a visit to the construction site of the Power Road Bridge Project.

Transport for London, together with The Hochtief project team, is replacing the Power Road Bridge which carries the A406 North Circular Road (Gunnersbury Avenue) over the railway. The final works are due to be completed by summer 2019.

As well as giving an overview of the challenging bridge installation project, the team will share best practice on how the combined TfL/HUK team (both male and female) has delivered the project and how outstanding safety standards and an inclusive work environment has been achieved.

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Experience Driving a London Tube Train
Feb
1
12:30 PM12:30

Experience Driving a London Tube Train

This is a unique opportunity for our members to experience driving a London tube train. The training session, courtesy of Transport for London, will include the chance to experience driving a tube train simulator and to travel in the driver's cab of a Jubilee Line tube train with an instructor operator

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