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In this short video, recorded from his live session on Wednesday 10th July, Henry Stewart talks about getting people to do the job in an interview. He shares examples from Happy's recruitment process as well as from Toyota.
“Your Level 7 Senior Leadership apprenticeship is absolutely brilliant,” says Jason Michell of TypeFi. “One of the best things I’ve done in the last decade. It’s the best money I’ve never spent.” The Level 7 Senior Leadership programme is paid for from the Apprenticeship Levy if you have over £3 million in payroll. If not, the government pays 95% of it, so your organisation pays just £700 for a two-year leadership programme with monthly workshops and regular coaching.
“Leadership is a term, much like ‘strategy’, that is misused and misunderstood. I don’t believe that being a leader is about being the CEO, hierarchy, wielding power and control or having all the answers. Yet leaders can have a hard time breaking out of the traditional concepts of leadership and embracing a different approach. And others fail to recognise their own leadership qualities considering themselves too junior or lacking that leadership ‘title’,” says Caron Bradshaw OBE.
"In every aspect of our lives — in politics, in economics, in entertainment, and in family life — we demand the freedom to decide matters for ourselves. And yet when it comes to our work lives, far too many people are stifled, constrained, hemmed in, and tied down by bureaucracy and rules that have nothing to do with allowing them to do the best they can in their jobs. These constraints leave people feeling out of control of their work lives, which, in turn, leads to stress, fatigue, and disengagement from work."
Find out from Henry Stewart how you can create a workplace culture based on trust by using Pre-Approval. In this 30-minute video, recorded from his live session on 10th April, Henry gives examples from Happy and from Netflix about how Pre-Approval has been used in practice. He also hears from people attending and how Pre-Approval could work in their organisation, and what the barriers are to using it.
"We're a relationship charity, and we want to invest as much time in our team and their relationships at work as we do with our clients," says Michelle Hill, CEO of TLC: Talk, Listen, Change. "We want them to have a workplace where they feel valued and where they want to do their best work. I think the more we invest in wellbeing and the team being happier, the better the results are."
Happy is proud to announce that we won the Feefo Platinum Trusted Service Award, an independent seal of excellence, which recognises businesses that consistently deliver a world-class customer experience.
We have workshops to suit all management levels and experience - but it can be hard to know which one is right for you. Here is our guide to some of our leadership programmes, and when they are next running as public dates (open to all), wherever you are on your leadership journey.
With more and more companies engaging with the wellbeing for their staff and recognising the importance of mental health, there’s a need for employers to equip their staff with the necessary skills to deal with incidences of mental ill health. That’s where the Mental Health Awareness For Managers course can support you. This blog by Natalie Salmon explains more.
I recently met with one of my clients in our second 1-to-1 workshop together, where we discussed her progress since our last session together. This was music to my ears! In this blog, Happy's senior facilitator Nicky Stone goes over some of the positive feedback about our 1-to-1 Development Workshops.