Nursery World - Work Matters: Leadership

If you are about to embark on a project, it is important to have a clear vision of how it will unfold. Keeping staff involved will help your nursery reap the maximum benefit, says nursery manager Kathryn Peckham.

I have been asked recently to co-ordinate and manage a project across nurseries up and down the country. As I encounter all the organisational issues this entails, it occurs to me that these are issues we all face as we embark on projects every day - exchanging and co-ordinating ideas, time management, and whatever the nifty phrase is for juggling a hundred balls (or other people's agendas) at the same time! But the differences to the outcomes of a project, when we get it right, have got to make it worth the investment.

We all know about the importance of good communication and keeping everyone in the loop, but are we really doing it? It can be all too easy to become passionate about the new development we are bringing into our nurseries, but it can also be too easy to let this passion cloud the needs of those involved in the change.

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