‘Accidental’ Managers.
A year ago the The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) published research that included the following statistic: 82% of UK managers have not received management training for their role. The CMI called them ‘accidental’ managers. When I read ‘accidental managers’, the phrase “action and inaction have consequences” echoed in my head. It was lodged in there by […]
AI – threat or opportunity?
AI is doing the work of 700 employees at Klarna, in significantly less time. The firm have plans to ‘almost halve their headcount over the coming years’ as it leverages AI. (Source: CIPD 02.09.24) AI is also transforming the ability of many small businesses to move at pace and be more competitive. So in your […]
Lack of management training is an accident waiting to happen
A depressing weekend read in the Guardian claims that 82% of UK managers are ‘accidental’. In other words they have not received management training for their role. The article cites research conducted on behalf of The Chartered Management Institute (CMI). The phrase “action and inaction have consequences” echoed in my head, from a distance of […]
What you can expect when you book a forum theatre workshop
Bespoke or off-the-shelf options You can opt for a bespoke workshop or one of our off-the-shelf workshops. For the bespoke option we start with user research to ensure our scripted scenarios accurately reflect the everyday challenges that your managers are experiencing at work. We invite your feedback on our scripts, make any amendments and agree […]
Bullying and Harassment
Brace yourselves, because we’re about to tackle a tough topic head-on—the nightmare of dealing with bullying and harassment in the workplace. Dealing with toxic staff members who unleash this unacceptable behaviour on colleagues is not easy. But complacency is not an option if we want to have healthy workplaces. Through our Forum Theatre workshops we […]
Would you like your team leaders to manage conflict effectively?
Much of our work includes supporting managers and team leaders to manage conflict effectively. Conflict resolution is a skill which can be learned. Here’s 7 ways Forum Theatre workshops can support skills development, self awareness and empathy – in a safe space – leading to improved conflict resolution skills: 1. Increased awareness: Forum Theatre allows […]
Supporting Carers at Work
We are celebrating Carers Week by making two of our videos free to use this week. Supporting Carers at Work is a video resource we created in collaboration with The Carers Support Network at Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, to create a video resource about carers in the workforce, exploring the important roles of […]
“You don’t look autistic”
Last week we finished filming a short training video about a character who has autism, who meets with his new manager to ask for some adjustments at work, to enable him to work at his best.We invited a young actor Alex, who has a diagnosis of autism to work with us on this project. He […]
Wed 5th August: Virtual Forum Theatre Event: Refusing to Return to Work and other COVID-19 issues
As we move into this next phase of working, with some employees being asked to return to offices and other workplaces, a new set of challenges emerges. It is vital that managers approach these conversations in the right way because there are serious potential consequences if we get it wrong. Join us on Wedneday 5th […]