Only 40% of 1,011 people managers surveyed said their organisation had provided people-management training, according to CIPD research on managing workplace conflict. That finding reframes team building and management: organisations cannot assume that appointing someone to supervise work prepares them to manage relationships, difficult conversations and collective performance. Social activities can create opportunities for colleagues […]
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Leaders of teams in the United Kingdom were often never trained to do so. The Chartered Management Institute estimates that 82% of managers had not received formal management and leadership training before entering management, and only 65% of managers were rated effective by their staff in the same evidence base. Sustainable performance therefore depends less […]
A newly promoted manager arrives on Monday to find five people working across different locations, two deadlines already at risk and no shared understanding of who owns the unfinished work. One colleague is in the office, another is working from home, and a third is coordinating with a team in Singapore. Everyone appears busy, yet […]