The rise of ‘accidental managers’

In the latest episode of the Little Big Actions podcast, ACT is exploring one of the most prominent challenges in current workplaces – the rise of accidental managers.

These are professionals who find themselves in leadership positions without the formal training or sometimes even the aspirations to be a manager.

In this conversation, we are joined by Management & Business Services Route Manager at ACT, Kelly Harry, and Head of People and Development at ACT, Rebecca Cooper.

They discuss how today’s business environments often promote highly skilled individuals into managerial roles simply because they excel at what they do not because they’ve been trained to lead. This is rapidly becoming the norm and without training and support these leaders are struggling with the shift.

Kelly and Rebecca discuss what can be done to help managers flourish in these new roles. They also share their experiences as managers in the education sector and what support they needed to overcome common hurdles.

Listen to the full episode here.