64 DEBATE
How have you changed as a leader since the Red Rose Awards and the impact of Covid-19?
AV: Certainly for myself, when you look at what was pre-Covid to what is now, and look at the evolution of yourself as a person, it is
In many ways I have become less demanding have been in lockdown and a lot of people have been working from home, it is appreciating and
Three or four people on a board
aren’t going to drag a business through a crisis; the whole team has to do it
It’s that little bit of interest you take in people, had a bad day, forget about it, move on, tomorrow is another day, and don’t dwell on that
RF: not been a massive issue for us, and if we have learned anything from this situation it is that four people on a board aren’t going to drag a business through a crisis; the whole team has to
Every single member of our team is being be aware and understand that and not just be responsible employers but be responsible
SM: It is being more understanding about home has been a big change for people who been about understanding what they need and adapting the way I work as well, being conscious
Also, if you roll your sleeves up, adapt, do what is
PR: I have realised that I probably burn hours moment we went into lockdown I was stripped before we did their school day, and then working were times when I let people in and said: ‘I’m
AW: Adapting has been the biggest thing for me, to make my team, who are mixing with so many people, feel safe and to get that positivity over
I’m now sending WhatsApp videos every morning, just issuing a bit of positivity, reminding them about wearing a mask, just a different way of man management that I
GH: At the start of lockdown I had my best staff safe was my biggest thing, and the fear I
I reached out to my network and my coach to ask ‘What am I missing?’ I had to counsel myself to
Instead of saying, ‘I want to keep you safe,’ I was just that twist of language that helped me to look at it differently and helped the staff, and
didn’t want to take extra agency staff, so we
FA: how reliant I am on the people that actually
deliver our service, so communication has
It has reinvigorated my view of what I came into this job for in terms of making a difference to young people’s lives and it is about Surround yourself with good people and the job
IP: lost in the busy lives that we lead, and Covid has really emphasised that point that it is good to build time into your day to sit and think and
Covid has really emphasised that it is good to build time into your day to sit and think and reflect on what is important, what adds value
at what is around you to really understand the business that you are in, to really understand the staff and the volunteers you work with have
JM: We went down the daily team call route and put our arms round everybody, reassured them; brought them with us on the journey and set out what the vision was and that things would be all have all done better before and we have had to
being a shoulder to cry on when somebody needs it and being there for people and letting
the way forward and what adds value in your
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