A new approach to nurturing great line managers is required to equip them with the competencies needed for today’s work environment. While events of the past few years might not have affected the fundamental skills that effective line managers require, they have changed the context within which those managers operate. A more politicised and sensitised…
Effective line management is central to the success of any organisation. But has it changed in our post-COVID world or are the principles of effective line management the same as ever? Using Roffey Park Institute’s network of training and development professionals, as well as its repository of prior research in this field, our latest white…
Roger Leek and the Board of Trustees are delighted to announce that Dr Arlene Egan has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer at Roffey Park Institute. Arlene has twenty years of experience working within executive education, higher education, sport, and local government sectors and in multiple corporate arenas including financial, tech and media. With a…
It was March 2020 – the Learning Technologies conference – thousands of people gathered in the ExCel Centre in London…that was the last time I had travelled to attend a conference in search of some new ideas, inspiration, learning and hopefully some new connections. Over the following years I wasn’t sure when we would ever…
In the context of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the #MeToo movement and the economic crisis, organisations and their people have been battling extreme pressures over the last two years. From these challenges have come opportunities to have courageous conversations about what equality and fairness look like in the future of work; What changes need to…
This week is Learning at Work Week 2022 – an initiative that encourages lifelong learning and learning cultures in work. Like many other week or day-long events, it often leaves me pondering “wait…what are we doing the rest of the year”? However, there is certainly power in celebrating the impact that continuous learning can have…
Roffey Park Institute has newly launched Roffey Park Academy. The vision for Roffey Park Academy is to fulfil the potential of people and organisations as well as equipping learners with a postgraduate diploma, which will boost their impact and career. Roffey Park Institute is a long-standing associate partner of the University of Sussex that function…
Since 1946 Roffey Park Institute has been at the forefront of training provision for the workplace, offering a raft of programmes to develop individuals, teams and organisations. Learning has changed considerably in recent years, with students seeking more flexible methods of teaching and input. This has been compounded by the Covid-19 pandemic, and at Roffey…
Did you ever have those days when you wished you didn’t have to go into the office and you could work from home? I’ve had my fair share over my working life. However, never did I anticipate that remote and hybrid working would become my norm for the past two years! Along with many, my…
Roffey Park Institute is proud to announce that it is an ILM (Institute of Leadership and Management) Approved Centre. Every year ILM qualify 70,000 leaders and managers, helping them develop the critical skills to succeed. Doing so makes a real difference to the present and future of workplaces in the UK and globally. ILM celebrate…
It is with great sadness and distress that I make this statement on behalf of our community at Roffey Park. We hold dear to the fundamental right of all human beings to live in peace and without fear. As I am sure all educators around the world do, we believe education, when conducted to open…
How have they not realised it yet? Am I really cut out for this? I know I wanted a new challenge, but why did I think I was good enough to take this step up? Any minute now, someone is going to see it and validate all the doubts I have about myself and my…
