The Media Leader Podcast Are middle managers being set up for success? With Nabs' Sue Todd
Are managers well-equipped to wear all the different hats we ask of them in today’s workplace?
It’s a question worth considering in an era when, according to Nabs’ All Ears study, managers are increasingly being hired younger, report being undertrained and have become more responsible for the mental health of their team.
Sue Todd is the CEO of Nabs, the media and advertising industry charity focused on workplace wellness.
After joining The Media Leader Podcast last year to discuss concerns around stress and burnout, especially relating to the pitch process, Todd returns to chat about a new initiative launched by Nabs, Managers' Mindsets, that aims to offer mental health training to managers.
Todd discussed the impetus for the initiative and considered whether managers are being set up for success given what appears to be a chronic lack of time and resource available to media industry employees.
Highlights:
1:26: Why are managers undertrained and being asked to take on more responsibility?
7:55: Impacts of managers skewing younger
11:20: Structure of Nabs' Managers' Mindsets training programme
21:50: Does it all come down to money?
29:01: Advice to younger managers
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