S1 E9 Cabinet Office - Emily on BRILLIANT BOSS Sharmini

Published: Oct. 7, 2020, midnight

The conversation featured Emily talking about her boss Sharmini in the Cabinet Office (UK Government).

The three brilliant boss behaviours Emily chose:

1.       Honesty without inappropriately sharing too much.

2.       Advocacy for her people.

3.       Availability and approachability.

The most regrettable line manager behaviour Emily chose (not from Sharmini): Domineering, command-and-control behaviour.

The one people manager Emily would like to be common practice: Regular, specific thinking about career development goals and how to help people develop.

Key moments in the episode:

  1. 8:00 Being encouraged to apply for a more senior role.
  2. 9:40 Power of specific, frequent feedback.
  3. 13:18 Feeling known as a person beyond the worker ('frolleagues')
  4. 16:18 Being given a massive shot of self belief after maternity leave
  5.  18:11 Damage done by command and control line managers
  6. 19:53 Signs and causes of burnout


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