Leading and managing people
Top 10 Tips for… Encouraging wellbeing in the workplace
Encourage staff to make healthy choices about what they eat at work. One suggestion is to promote healthy eating days when employees bring in different healthy foods and share what they have brought. Eating a balanced diet helps to maintain...
In favour of family-friendly working
In favour of family-friendly working The school summer holidays have come round again and I find myself juggling and trying to balance the demands of work against wanting to spend time with my teenage son and be around for him. ...
Top 10 Tips for… Developing New Line Managers
Top 10 Tips for… Developing New Line Managers Promote people into a line manager role because of their potential to manage people well, not because they are the most technically competent member of the team. Share the big picture and...
Top 10 Tips for… Being a Great Manager
Top 10 Tips for… Being a Great Manager 1. Know Your Role and do your job – First and foremost do your own job. This may be more strategic but your staff will respect you for being willing to pitch in when...
Valuing the Development of Leaders and Managers
Valuing the Development of Leaders and Managers It’s a concerning truth that the UK Commission for Employment and Skills hold data that shows that managers are the least likely occupational group to be given training and that 11% of the...
On getting family friendly …
On getting family friendly … 2013 will see consultation take place on the governments parental leave reforms, which will see both parents able to share up to a year’s leave to look after their new-born children. This along with plans...
