knowledge@the-centre: management resources

If you need some materials on managing your manager, team consultancy or skills review look here. Here are just a few management resources you might find helpful:

Skills review : 

Whether you are a large public organisation or a small charity, the skills and abilities of your staff are an essential element in achieving your organisation’smission. Your corporate strategy will set out what your organisation wants toachieve. A skill review will identify what needs to be done, who will do it,whether they are capable of achieving it and, if not, what to do about it.

Managing your manager:

Your relationship with your manager is an important one. Here is some advice for ‘managing upwards’.

Team consultancy:

This article outlines our approach to team consultancy. Based on a blend of systems and psychoanalytic thinking, 'Working beneath the surface' explores the deeper dynamics of organisational life, within a safe and confidential environment.

Management competencies: 

Take a look at the Centre's management competencies which can be used in your organisation to define the role of a manager.

For an interesting article on the impact of social norms on campaigning from the influencing guru Bob Cialdini see this article on the RSA website.

Read about "Codes of conduct for trustees: Developing and using trustee codes of conduct", published by Charity Trustee Network, by clicking here.

The Institute for Employment Studies recently published a report on staff engagement, showing the crucial role played by the line manager in ensuring engaged and motivated staff. The report looks at the important role that engaging staff can play in improving public services, if the knowledge and experience of staff are listened to in delivering change. For a link to a comprehensive summary of the report 'Engaging Managers' by Dilys Robinson and Sue Hayday click here. 

If you are interested in Managing change, you can download for free a guide on how to manage change in an organisation, by clicking here.

To read an article on OED and Impact Evaluation, download the document on the top right of this page.

Management Today is a very good resource for managers wanting to keep up with current trends. Watch out in particular for their Ten Top Tips which are a good source of information for managers wanting a quick overview on any topic. Visit their home page to see the latest tips.

Read The Guardian's secrets to managing a meeting.

Download our 'Twelve top tips for managers' document above.

You can also read above an interesting "Dear Jeremy" article on delegation.

Are you setting up a voluntary organisation? Read our document on the financial protocols by clicking on the link in the blue box above.

In a meeting, what is the role of the chair? Download our document above on the role of the chair.