Welcome to LSE Manager: Bringing Policy to Life. This training offering for managers builds upon what was previously titled the 'LSE Manager Lunchtime Learning' sessions. If you're in a management position within the School, LSE Manager: Bringing Policy to Life will show you good practice ways to approach key HR topics - enabling you both to meet your responsibilities as a manager and to develop in your role.
Each session lasts 2 hours. After a policy-based introduction to the topic in question, there will be interactive group work as well as plenty of opportunities to ask questions and explore good practice approaches that managers should find useful. Each session will be advertised via an invitation email from the COO as well as in Staff News.
As more staff return to campus, sessions will continue to be held via Zoom until further notice and a link will be sent to all delegates shortly before each session.
Spring Term 2024 sessions
2.00 - 4.00pm, Monday 8 April
This session will explore the School’s Disciplinary Policy for Professional Services Staff as well as related frameworks, support and guidance for professional services staff that are relevant to how staff behaviour issues are managed and addressed.
Managers will have the opportunity to develop hints and tips, share good practice approaches, and understand what support is available to you as a manager. The session will be supported by colleagues from the HR Partnering, HR Organisational Learning and HR Policy teams.
Please click here to access the slides from the session.
Autumn Term 2023 sessions
10.00am - 12.00pm Thursday 16 November
With many LSE staff working a blended arrangement during the working week, flexible working remains an important means of enabling individual staff to request particulat working patterns that enable them to meet commitments outside work and maintain a satisfactory work-life balance. Given the updates to LSE's Flexible Working Policy earlier in 2023 - in particular enabling staff to request flexible working from day one of employment - this is a highly topical session for managers who would like to learn more about the latest provisions and their own responsibilities. A range of case studies will enable you to explore and discuss the most current issues around flexible working, as well as share hints and advice with colleagues.
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10.00am - 12.00pm Thursday 7 December
Given the greater attention in recent times to how employers support the wellbeing of their staff, this session is a timely opportunity to explain and explore LSE's policies and related resources that support staff wellbeing and mental health. You'll learn best practice approaches to handling discussions about wellbeing and mental health through case studies, develop useful hints and tips, and understand what other support is available to you as a manager. The session will also explore how a range of issues (such as workload, caring responsibilities, the practical implications of remote working and more) can impact on staff, and how you as a manager can help to address these.
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Summer Term 2023 sessions
1.00 – 3.00pm Wednesday 2 August
This session will explore LSE’s Flexible Working Policy in light of the updated version which went live earlier in 2023. The session will include an introduction to the aims of the policy, a summary of the key changes made in the recent update, and an explanation of related resources including the Flexible Working Toolkit. The session will also include a number of case studies that will give delegates the opportunity to discuss the implications and management of scenarios related to flexible working. You will have the opportunity to develop hints and tips, share good practice approaches, and understand what support is available to you as a manager. The session will be supported by colleagues from the HR Partnering, HR Organisational Learning and HR Policy teams.
Please click here to access the slides from the session.
Lent Term 2023 sessions
12.30 - 2.30pm Tuesday 31 January and 10.30am - 12.30pm Thursday 23 February
This session covers the family friendly policies and related resources that exist within the School. The session will provide managers with a good practice approach to managing requests related to family leave, as well as tips for how to promote a family friendly culture locally. The session will also include group work to give delegates the opportunity to discuss and explore different scenarios, as well as ask questions of attending HR staff about particular aspects of family friendly policies.
Please click here to access the slides from the session.
Michaelmas Term 2022 sessions
This session, which is a rerun of the Blended Working session run during Summer Term 2022, will explore the School’s Blended Working Policy as well as the frameworks, support and guidance that support blended ways of working. The session will include an introduction to the Blended Working Policy and related resources, as well as a number of case studies that will give delegates the opportunity to discuss the implications and management of scenarios related to blended working. Managers will have the opportunity to develop hints and tips, share good practice approaches, and understand what support is available to you as a manager. The session will be supported by colleagues from the HR Partnering, HR Organisational Learning and HR Policy teams.
This session was held virtually on Tuesday 11 October.
Please click here to access the slides from the session.
Summer Term 2022 sessions
This session, which was previously run during Lent Term, will explore the School’s policies and related resources that support disabled staff. The session will include an introduction to the School’s new Disability Policy for staff as well as an explanation of the complementary guidance which is being developed to ensure that disability support for staff – especially the process of agreeing and implementing reasonable adjustments – is fair, consistent and timely. The session will also include a number of case studies to give delegates the opportunity to discuss the management of different disability-related scenarios.
Managers will have the opportunity to develop hints and tips, share good practice approaches, and understand what support is available to them as a manager. The session will be supported by colleagues from the HR Partnering, HR Organisational Learning and HR Policy teams.
Please click here to access the slides from the session.
This session will explore the School’s Blended Working Policy as well as the frameworks, support and guidance that support blended ways of working. The session will include an introduction to the Blended Working Policy and related resources, as well as a number of case studies that will give delegates the opportunity to discuss the implications and management of scenarios related to blended working. Managers will have the opportunity to develop hints and tips, share good practice approaches, and understand what support is available to you as a manager. The session will be supported by colleagues from the HR Partnering, HR Organisational Learning and HR Policy teams.
Please click here to access the slides from the session.
Lent Term 2022 sessions
This session explored the School’s policies and related resources that support disabled staff. The session included an introduction to the School’s new Disability Policy for staff as well as an explanation of the complementary guidance which is being developed to ensure that disability support for staff – especially the process of agreeing and implementing reasonable adjustments – is fair, consistent and timely. The session also included a number of case studies that gave delegates the opportunity to discuss the management of different disability-related scenarios.
Managers had the opportunity to develop hints and tips, share good practice approaches, and understand what support is available to them as a manager. The session was supported by colleagues from the HR Partnering, HR Organisational Learning and HR Policy teams.
The session was held twice during Lent Term on the following dates:
11.00am – 1.00pm Wednesday 30 March
10.00am – 12.00pm Friday 8 April
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Michaelmas Term 2021 sessions
This very timely session explored the School’s policies and related resources that support staff return to campus. Case studies focused on a range of different circumstances that might affect the nature of an individual’s return to campus and how that return is managed - including general anxiety about returning to campus, the experience for new starters, challenges facing parents and carers, disability and sickness absence.
The session also included the opportunity to develop hints and tips, share good practice approaches, and understand what other support is available to you as a manager. The session was supported by colleagues from the HR Partnering team, HR Policy and HR Organisational Learning.
The session was held virtually at 9.30-11.30am on Friday 3 December.
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Summer Term 2021 sessions
Via Zoom
This session covered the policies and related resources that exist within the School to support the effective assessment and management of performance. The session provided managers with a good practice approach to managing performance and capability. The session included group work to give delegates the opportunity to discuss and explore different scenarios, as well as ask questions of attending HR staff about particular aspects of performance management. In addition, this session covered how COVID-19 (such as the ongoing challenges for many staff in balancing their role with other commitments) impacts on how performance issues should be managed well.
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Lent Term 2021 sessions
Via Zoom
This very topical session explored the School’s policies and related resources that support staff wellbeing and mental health. Delegates learned best practice approaches to handling discussions about wellbeing and mental health through case studies, develop hints and tips, and understand what other support is available to them as managers. The session also explored how a range of issues (such as workload, caring responsibilities, the practical challenges of remote working and more) can impact on staff, and how you as a manager can help to address these.
Click here to access the slides from the session.
Via Zoom
This session covered the policies and related resources within the School to support the effective assessment and management of performance. Delegates learned best practice management approaches through group work on typical capability performance case studies, develop hints and tips, and understand what support was available to them as managers. In addition, this session covered how COVID-19 (such as the ongoing challenges for many staff in balancing their role with other commitments) impacts on how capability performance issues should be managed well.
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Michaelmas Term 2020 sessions
Via Zoom
This session covered the School's policies and procedures for sickness absence and capability health. Delegates learned best practice management approaches through discussion of key scenarios, develop hints and tips, and understand what support is available to them as managers.
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Via Zoom
This session covered the School's policies and procedures concerning grievance. Delegates learned best practice management approaches through discussion of key scenarios, develop hints and tips, and understand what support is available to them as managers.
Click here to access the slides from the session.
Previous sessions (2019-20)
LRB 5.05 (12.00-2.00pm)
This session looked at the policies and other resources that exist to guide change management within the School, the support which is available, and some new web content developed to guide managers through the change management process.
Please click here to view the slides from the session.
Graham Wallas Room (12.00-2.00pm)
This session covered the policies and related resources that exist within the School to support the effective assessment and management of performance. The session provided managers with a good practice approach to managing performance and capability. The session included group work to give delegates the opportunity to discuss and explore different scenarios, as well as ask questions of attending HR staff about particular aspects of performance management.
Please click here to view the slides from the session.
Graham Wallas Room (12.00-2.00pm)
This session covered the family friendly policies and related resources that exist within the School. The session provided managers with a good practice approach to managing requests related to family leave, as well as tips for how to promote a family friendly culture locally. The session also included group work to give delegates the opportunity to discuss and explore different scenarios, as well as ask questions of attending HR staff about particular aspects of family friendly policies.
Please click here to view the slides from the session.