The conversation featured Michelle Parry-Slater talking about her boss, Andy Lancaster, Head of Learning at CIPD and author of Driving Performance Through Learning. Michelle previously worked with Andy in a consultant capacity to the CIPD and in 2019 stepped into full time employment at the Institute. We talk about why and how she made the transition from running her own business before diving into what makes Andy a brilliant boss.

The three brilliant boss behaviours Michelle chose:

1.     Looking out for his team

2.     Patience and care

3.     Sharp focus

Michelle also shared her ‘most regrettable line manager experience’ (not from Andy) which was having her pregnancy outed by a drunken boss from across the Christmas party table. 

The one people manager Michelle would like to be common practice is a focus on people’s strengths.
 
 References & Resources

• CIPD The professional body for HR and people development
  
  
• Driving Performance through Learning by Andy Lancaster
  
  
•  Intellectual humility: https://digest.bps.org.uk/2018/01/23/something-we-could-use-a-little-more-of-studies-link-intellectual-humility-with-openness-to-other-viewpoints/
  
  
• Vulnerability and leadership: https://hbr.org/2014/12/what-bosses-gain-by-being-vulnerable
  
  
• Comeback Community™ https://comebackcommunity.co.uk/ 
  Fuelling employee engagement, confidence and performance throughout extended leave with resources for line managers and the team member taking leave.