In the last few years, the world has seen some significant and global changes that have placed the role of experts as figureheads not only for stability, but for adaptability to disruption, and leadership through change. The transition from being an expert to leading teams of experts is crucial for organisational effectiveness in many contexts…
By James Choles and George Barnes. When thinking about coaching and delegation skills, I immediately think about how they can be used to manage priorities, which in turn can create growth opportunities. In fact, the ability to positively coach and delegate complement one another. Long gone are the days when leaders and managers had all…
Transformational leadership learning is vital for leaders who already know a lot about leading but want to go further. What leaders need in order to move from good to great is a wider perspective, increased comfort with ambiguity and greater tolerance for risk-taking, alongside more self-awareness and curiosity, and a more robust sense of self.…
By Louisa Pattison, Research Consultant The benefits of Hybrid Working A year on from writing a whitepaper for Roffey Park Institute on ‘Female Leadership in the Workplace‘, I’ve been reflecting on how things have changed in terms of workplace gender balance now that hybrid working arrangements are generally more embedded in some shape of form.…
In the lead-up to Roffey Park Institute’s exclusive and anticipated 2-day improvisation (improv) in organisations workshop, which will be run by the well-renowned Neil Mullarkey and Henry Larsen, we sat down and spoke to Roffey Park employee and improv enthusiast Luca Pezzano to find out more. Luca has been partaking in improv classes for several…
There is no question that building a workplace culture of gender balance and inclusivity is good for individuals, organisations and society. It is equally true that significant progress has been made to empower individuals from diverse backgrounds to achieve their full potential and thrive at work. In our latest whitepaper – Female Leadership in the…
Home and hybrid working has made it harder for those new to line management to build a sense of team and monitor individual performance, and has also robbed line managers of valuable exposure to everyday manager-team interactions from which to learn. I’ve come into work for three days this week and it’s been fun meeting…
A new approach to nurturing great line managers is required to equip them with the competencies needed for today’s work environment. While events of the past few years might not have affected the fundamental skills that effective line managers require, they have changed the context within which those managers operate. A more politicised and sensitised…
Books, or forms of books, have existed since 4000 BC and to this day remain as important as ever. Despite recent accelerations in technology, books remain the staple of most learning forms, especially research, knowledge gathering and storytelling. The learning and development space is where it is today thanks to the extensive amount of research…
Effective line management is central to the success of any organisation. But has it changed in our post-COVID world or are the principles of effective line management the same as ever? Using Roffey Park Institute’s network of training and development professionals, as well as its repository of prior research in this field, our latest white…
Google’s Year in Search 2022 revealed recently that the most searched for term was Wordle with Ukraine, the death of Queen Elizabeth II and cricket in the top five terms. We also searched for Johnny Depp and Top Gun, looked up how to grow garden roses and mushrooms, checked out breeds of cats and recipes…
As most of us are probably aware, the England men’s national football team gracefully bowed out of the 2022 World Cup last week. As a passionate football fan, I was upset. Not many times have I been able to say that an England team were better than the French on the night, but it was…
