BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 15.4//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:GMT Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251002T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:GMT Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T010000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYHOUR=1;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:GMT Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Date: \;September - December 2026Time: \;to be arranged by facilitatorsLocation: \;Online\nWho is this event intended for?&nb sp\;This event is fit for every career stage\, form junior statisticians t o the senior leadershipWhat is the benefit of attending? \;Discuss ide as and topics from the book Change by John P Kotter\; understand organizat ional change and learn how to thrive\, rather than just survive\, through change.RegistrationThis event is free to attend for both Members of PSI an d Non-Members. To register your place\, please \; click here.OverviewD o you want to develop non-technical skills to compliment your statistical knowledge? The PSI Book Club has a 4-session format (1-hour\, monthly) for discussing concepts and ideas from John P Kotter&rsquo\;s book\, and offe rs an opportunity to apply knowledge from the book in-between sessions. Th e book for 2026 is Change: How organisations achieve hard-to-image results in uncertain and volatile times by John P Kotter Organizations have to ad apt to the transforming landscape of our industry to ensure they continue to be successful in the future. \; Many of us are feeling the impact o f organizational change. \; Rapid social and technological change can cause physical and psychological distress. \; By reading John P Kotter &rsquo\;s book we can understand about organizational change and learn how to thrive\, rather than just survive\, through change. Change\, by John P Kotter (and his team) is a summary of all that he has learned over his de cades of research and leading change. His book describes why many current approaches to change are inadequate and explains why new solutions need to give people a voice and a role in a new\, change-embracing organization. Through reading the book\, we will become familiar with ideas that such as : seeking opportunities (thrive) and not just problem solving (survive)\, considering risks and not just following best practices\, going beyond goo d intentions\, and building trust between people to innovate and drive cha nge together. John P. Kotter is a professor at Harvard Business School and regarded internationally as the foremost speaker on the topics of Leaders hip and Change. \; He has vast experience of successful organisational change\, and helps company leaders develop the practical skills and imple mentation methodologies required to lead change in a complex\, large-scale business environment.Register today to participate in small discussion gr oups\, or to volunteer as a facilitator. DTEND:20261231T170000Z DTSTAMP:20260424T162208Z DTSTART:20260901T080000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:PSI Book Club: Change: How organisations achieve hard-to-image resu lts in uncertain and volatile times UID:RFCALITEM639126445289192664 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Date: \;September - Decem ber 2026
Time: \;to be arranged by facilitators< br />Location: \;Online

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Who is this event intended for? \;This e vent is fit for every career stage\, form junior statisticians to the seni or leadership

What is the benefit of attending? \;Discuss ideas and topics from the book Change by John P Kotter\; understand organizational change and learn how to thrive\, rather than jus t survive\, through change.

Registration

< p>This event is free to attend for both Members of PSI and Non-Members. To register your place\, please \; click here.

Overview

Do you want to develop non-technical skills to compliment your statisti cal knowledge? The PSI Book Club has a 4-session format (1-hour\, monthly) for discussing concepts and ideas from John P Kotter&rsquo\;s book\, and offers an opportunity to apply knowledge from the book in-between sessions .

The book for 2026 is Change: How organisations achi eve hard-to-image results in uncertain and volatile times by John P Kotter

Organizations have to adapt to the transforming lan dscape of our industry to ensure they continue to be successful in the fut ure. \; Many of us are feeling the impact of organizational change.&nb sp\; Rapid social and technological change can cause physical and psycholo gical distress. \; By reading John P Kotter&rsquo\;s book we can under stand about organizational change and learn how to thrive\, rather than ju st survive\, through change.

Change\, by John P Kotter (and h is team) is a summary of all that he has learned over his decades of resea rch and leading change. His book describes why many current approaches to change are inadequate and explains why new solutions need to give people a voice and a role in a new\, change-embracing organization. Through readin g the book\, we will become familiar with ideas that such as: seeking oppo rtunities (thrive) and not just problem solving (survive)\, considering ri sks and not just following best practices\, going beyond good intentions\, and building trust between people to innovate and drive change together.< br />

John P. Kotter is a professor at Harvard Business School and regarded internationally as the foremost speaker on the topics of Leadersh ip and Change. \; He has vast experience of successful organisational change\, and helps company leaders develop the practical skills and implem entation methodologies required to lead change in a complex\, large-scale business environment.

Register today to participate in small discussion groups\, or to volunteer as a facilitator.

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