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Giving the leadership team a common language and creating a feedback culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next was the 12 week\u00a0Happy Leadership Programme<\/a>, held online, for their leadership team. \u201cAll the leadership team got together every week. It was not theoretical but absolutely practical. Real tips on how to be a better leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe now have a common language, based around the red, blue, yellow and green communications styles. When we onboard people, we get them to do the survey and add their colour to their profile.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt built the energy in the right direction. We now know what our targets are, and they are all aligned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt definitely helped me. For instance having those \u2018critical conversations\u2019, where you need to address an issue with somebody. I used to definitely stress out about them but am now getting better every day, based around the structure that Suzi (our facilitator) shared.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe moved from an annual performance appraisal, which would generally be focused monetarily, to a three-month feedback session. Now we have peer-to-peer feedback based upon praising each other \u2013 and praise even for the smallest thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Changes to Avegen\u2019s recruitment process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have 45 people, who are a very dense talent cohort. We expect standards to be very high for any particular role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is very important that we choose the right people. One example we\u2019ve picked up from the programme is that before we agree to take somebody on, they spend a day in the office and get to interact with all our people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have continued the work with a couple of sessions every month on people and culture \u2013 focusing on particular topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe embarked on the programme because we want to build a really engaged workforce and for our people to be happy, to have fun while working in a particular role. And we believe we are moving towards that.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cIt was an amazing programme and a privilege for me, as I had only just started being a leader. We have become better leaders, rather than managers. It built the energy in the right direction. 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