Managing remote teams: How to effectively manage remote employees
What is managing remote teams? If we’d asked this question before March 2020, the answers would have been very different…
7 Essential Objectives of Management Development
What are the seven key things that a manager or leader needs to be or do? What do they need…
Management Development
Expert managers are vital to the building and development of successful organisations. Progressive, inclusive and precise, an effective manager increases engagement, improves…
The Adaptive Challenge of COVID-19
COVID-19, Self-Isolation, Social-Distancing and Lockdown, new words in our everyday vocabulary. We are in a strange crisis, a battle with…
Three things to pay attention to during social isolation
It’s my first week of ‘social confinement’. As I look over my laptop screen towards the end of my garden,…
Are you new to management? Here’s an A-Z guide to help you get those essential management skills
Whether you are new to management or have several years’ experience under your belt, being a successful people manager can…
Roffey Park’s support for you and your organisation: together we can get through this
As COVID-19 continues to spread uncertainty across the world, the health and safety of our clients, participants, employees and suppliers…
Communication and trust during change
In the UK, Professor Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer, and Sir Patrick Vallance, Chief Science Officer, have emerged as the…
Why leadership words matter: lessons from the Labour Party Leadership election
What leadership words come to mind when thinking about leadership? With the International Women’s Day just around the corner and…
It was the best of lines, it was the worst of lines: On starting your story
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was…
Organisation Development and The Future of Work
Margaret Wheatley and Myron Rogers (1996)* once wrote that ‘organisation is always an expression of identity’. I happen to agree…
5 tips for leaders on how to improve collaboration in their teams
Collaboration with other people is one of the everyday activities in all organisations but not all collaborations are successful. We…