John Heap, President of WCPS, gave a presentation on "The Impact of Psychosocial Factors on Productivity" at a European seminar in Vicenza, Italy hosted by the Centro Produttivita Veneto. September 2014. The seminar was chaired by Anil Yilmaz, from Turkey, a member of the Board of WCPS. John made the point that

A silver jubilee celebration was held for WAPS (World Academy of Productivity Science) in New Delhi, India. The Chief Guest was Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Honourableble Minister of Steel, Mines, Labour and Employment and the Guest of honour wasShri S. K. Srivastava, IAS, Secretary to the Govt. of India, Ministry of

  John Heap, President of WCPS, was in Mauritius as advisor to the National Productivity & Competitiveness Council. On this visit he has been involved in a number of projects involving support for SMEs - including one supporting small, women-only cooperatives. While there John gave a keynote presentation at a Board

John Heap, President of WCPS, was the moderator for a session on the theme of Innovation, Productivity, Excellence and Sustainability at the European Management Conference in Athens in April 2014.

John Heap, President of WCPS, gave the keynote presentation at Avant Garde 2014, a global conference on paradigm shifts in management and education, in Bangalore, India on March 19th. John's presentation was entitled "What's Wrong with the Paradigm We've Got".

It is with deep regret that we have to tell you that we have been informed of the death of Brita Borge, a past officer of WCPS. Brita did peacefully at her home in Norway back in November 2013. Our thoughts are with her family and friends. I will always value her contribution to our

    4th National Productivity Congress in Turkey The 4th National Productivity Congress organized and hosted by the Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology, was held on December 10-12, 2013 in Ankara. Universities, public institutions and organizations, professional associations, nongovernmental organizations and representatives of the business world participated in the Congress.

John Heap, President of WCPS, visited Mauritius to help launch the National Productivity & Competitiveness Council's GO SME (Growth Opportunities for SME's) initiative providing a productivity review and improvement service for Mauritius's SME sector.