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HR guru: Leading at times of pressure

Imogen Edmunds, managing director of Redwing Solutions, which specialises in HR for early years settings, on leading at times of immense pressure

At a time when thousands of nurseries and childminders are signing a petition to demand that the DfE delays the implementation of new guidance on extra charges, leaders in the sector are shouldering levels of pressure not seen since the early days of the pandemic.

The danger is that this stress is deflected onto their teams. From an HR perspective, we would advise that there is a risk of creating a workplace culture of anxiety and fear. Here are my top five tips to lead in times of immense pressure:

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