28 LISTENING TO OUR DIRECTORS AND PRINCIPALS | BDO LLP
SPECIFIC REQUESTS MADE OF OUR PARTNERS
PARTNER BEHAVIOUR IS PARAMOUNT
ROLE MODELLING AND OPENNESS It’s important that partners understand and support the new Agile Working framework, so the Directors and Principals can follow this ‘tone from the top’. An example was given of one partner saying “I support agile working; I will be very flexible as a leader; but I’ll always be in the office” which is giving mixed messages to the team working with them.
Our Directors and Principals see, and need to see, our partners living our Values – especially when it comes to Be Yourself. They want partners to continue living our Values and openly holding people to account if others aren’t doing the same.
COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP
HELP DIRECTORS AND PRINCIPALS TO SAY NO
Some Directors weren’t sure of how their partners wanted to lead and run their teams, and therefore how the Director could help. For example, they didn’t know if the partners’ wellbeing check-in calls were something they really wanted to do or if it was a tick-box exercise they were being forced to do centrally.
Listen to your Directors and Principals on a number of business areas – from people management to client service to operational ideas. And, in particular, listen to them on wellbeing and resource challenges, where the simple solution can be to run the 4R programme.
NEXT STEP FOR DIRECTORS AND PRINCIPALS To reflect on what this report means for your personal interaction, style of leadership and your individual action.
NEXT STEP FOR BDO To share this report with All Partners, Directors and Principals.
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