Congratulations, you’re a new manager! If you’ve been promoted to management for the first time, then you must be excited and raring to go. And it might feel a bit daunting to know where to start. The transition from an individual team member to a manager can be hard. One of the first thing to…
As the financial effects of the pandemic continues, organisational restructure has become one of the strategies that is being used to reduce cost, respond to the changing environment faster or even just to stay operational. Generally viewed as a way of increasing collaboration, solving issues quickly and maximising resources, matrix structures are one of the…
Has the COVID-19 crisis affected your motivation and the motivation of your team? The motivation of remote workers is a growing concern for managers. One of the devastating impacts of the virus has been on the stability of work, there was the furlough scheme, a massive increase in part-time or home-based work, and the even…
Read Roffey Park CEO Dr Robert Coles’ interview to find out what Roffey Park is doing to ensure digital learning has the same results as if it was delivered face-to-face. In March 2020 Roffey Park’s courses in leadership, management, resilience and coaching were all taught face-to-face. Overnight, that business model stopped working when Covid-19 stopped…
What is the difference between leadership and management? Stephen Covey says: “Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall.” Kathy Austin, a management consultant, is pithier. “Managers light a fire under people; leaders light a fire in people.” Here’s a third view, that…
Building resilience at work is about workplace and workforce There’s a tendency to think that organisational resilience is just the sum total of everyone’s personal resilience at work. That your people should have what one football manager described as ‘bouncebackability’. The belief that some people respond well to problems and stresses, and some people just…
What you need to know about how we’re keeping us all safe Our Venue and Head Office in Horsham is open for programmes, meetings and events. We have been successfully operating throughout the pandemic and have a strong record of serving our clients and keeping them safe. At Roffey Park Institute we’re doing everything we can…
Jackie Brown & Dr Arlene Egan In October 2019, speaking at a Human Resources and Talent conference in Croke Park, one of us (Arlene) told a story about the resilient organisation. The point being made was that in times of crisis a resilient organisation can respond effectively to maintain a level of productivity and to…
Covid-19 has transformed the world, and with it the future of work and business. What should we be thinking about? How should we begin to prepare for the new future? What’s the future of business? What’s the future of work? And how do we prepare for future business trends? The world looks a very different…
Wellbeing in the workplace: How important is well-being in organisations in crisis situations? How do we create it? Does it mean thinking differently about staff, leadership and organisation? Well-being in the workplace is more important than ever because of the coronavirus crisis: learn how to evaluate and strengthen your organisation’s culture. Covid-19 has brought new…
How do you support your staff and your organisation to create resilience in people and structures? Resilience in the workplace is more important than ever because of coronavirus: learn how to evaluate and strengthen your organisation’s culture. Covid-19 has brought new challenges to the workplace, highlighting the importance of resilience and wellbeing, refocusing how we…
What is the future for our organisations after Covid-19? Business scenario planning and future thinking will be vital: do you know how to think the unthinkable? Covid-19 has brought new challenges to the workplace, highlighting the importance of resilience and wellbeing, refocusing how we think about scenario planning, and insisting we consider the future. In this short…
