Helping Line Managers become successful Talent Managers...

Few people say they enjoy organisational politics, yet this is a key feature of working life and something we have to get comfortable with especially if we want to help our team members progress.

We now live in a world where change is continuous, and we are all encouraged to be change agents so how do we develop ourselves and our teams to achieve this?

Restlessness can occur at any time but is, perhaps, more prevalent in the new year. People have had time to unwind and rethink where their career is going and how they feel about their job and the people they work with.

Emotions are what colour our world, without them we’d all effectively behave like robots (though maybe AI will change all that!) but if our emotions get out of hand they can easily derail our careers and disguise our talents. If you are concerned this may be true for one of your team then here’s how to help them manage those emotions effectively.

Gender parity is a hot issue these days and rightly so. As an individual manager, what can you do to ensure you treat all the talented people in your team equally and fairly?