This conversation featured Katherine Forster talking about Fraser Nelson, Editor of The Spectator magazine, who gave her a break in journalism age 48 via a ‘blind’ aptitude test. Katherine now works at The Sunday Times and is a political commentator on Sky News. This is my favourite episode of the season and will be of particular interest to Heads of Resourcing, Inclusion & Diversity professionals, newspaper editors, journalists, people on career breaks, anyone who's ever wanted to change career and bosses everywhere.

In each season episode I've invited my guests to talk about one boss and three behaviours that make them remarkable. The three brilliant boss behaviours Katherine chose:

1.       Inclusive approach

2.       Positivity and encouragement

3.       Being one of the team

The most regrettable line manager behaviour Katherine chose (not from Fraser) is leaders not mentoring and developing the people below them.

The one people manager Katherine would like to be common practice is recruiting via aptitude test not CV.


References & Resources

• Spectator Magazine
  
  
• Rebel Ideas: The Power of Diverse Thinking by Mathew Syed 
  
  
• Comeback Community™  
  Fuelling employee engagement, confidence and performance throughout extended leave with resources for line managers and the team member taking leave.
  
  
• The Talent Keeper Specialists