CEO of Impact wins ‘The Lifetime Contribution to Occupational Psychology Award’

Shelly Rubinstein wins the award from the Division of Occupational Psychology as her company, Impact – Psychology for Business, celebrates its 25^th Anniversary.

Shelly Rubinstein, Chief Executive of Impact – Psychology for Business, was awarded ‘The Lifetime Contribution to Occupational Psychology Award’ at the Division of Occupational Psychology conference (DOP) in January 2020 in Stratford-Upon-Avon. Shelly who is a Chartered Psychologist, received the award in recognition of her outstanding and sustained contribution professionally in the field of Occupational Psychology. This is through work which has had a significant impact on the public, in developing our understanding of psychology in work contexts and her substantial contribution to the British Psychological Society.

On receiving the award Shelly addressed the conference:

“I feel humbled to be honoured by my peers and I pay tribute to all my colleagues, clients and collaborators who have made this possible. I want us to continue creating opportunities for people to achieve their potential and to be kind to people every day.”

Shelly won the award due her commitment to the profession and the impact of her work on society and across government in her 30-year career. She has worked with over 250 organisations and hundreds of coaching clients, including MPs and Ministers. She has been a Non-Executive Director for an NHS Trust and served as Chair of North West in Business. Shelly has worked on several high-profile NHS governance cases as an expert witness and has made a number of TV and radio appearances, recently contributing her thoughts about the #MeToo campaign on the national news.

Working with the Director General of Equality and Diversity, in The Department of Health, she designed a range of interventions implemented nationally to increase the presence of BAME managers at senior levels. Shelly has done extensive pro bono work in the charity sector and inter-faith work and she was influential in driving the policy change for post-mortems of individuals in Muslim and Jewish communities which require rapid burial.

As Chief Executive of Impact, which she founded over 25 years ago, Shelly has demonstrated commitment to developing new members into the profession by recruiting over 20 postgraduate interns. Additionally, Shelly has designed a range of psychological models and instruments, including The Organisational Behaviour Audit (OBA) a diagnostic tool designed to ‘take the temperature’ of an organisation and The PEACE Model for mediation.

Impact – Psychology for Business is a Business Psychology Consultancy based in Manchester. With over 25 years in business, Impact apply the principles of occupational psychology to the world of work, helping organisations to grow and release the full potential of their people. Impact specialise in performance, leadership, talent and change, and is run by a diverse and talented team of highly trained, experienced and knowledgeable people. Impact work across the UK and internationally, delivering world class business psychology services that generate lasting results.