“The thing that is causing people to get ill at work and adversely affect their quality of working life is line managers who are not socially and interpersonally skilled – they don’t have the soft skills that are needed.”
These are the words of
Professor Sir Cary Cooper, one of the UK's leading experts on organizational wellbeing and president of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
This is true across all sectors and we know there are challenges for the education sector. High stakes accountability, timetabling of the working day, and the need to continue with your teaching or other operational role, particularly following your appointment into your first leadership position, mean there is often insufficient time available for CPD and personal development.
The good news is that extensive research from
Goldsmiths, University of London, funded by Investors in People, the Health and Safety Executive and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, has provided an answer.
They have identified
12 competencies that, when demonstrated by line managers, were shown to prevent and reduce staff stress. These have been used to create a self-assessment tool to help you identify your strengths and areas you might want to develop. These are:
You can self-assess against these competencies by clicking on the boxes below. To help keep the assessment manageable we have split the competencies into four key areas.
After you take each self-assessment, you will be shown your personalised results and next steps.
