5.7 Guidance for managers - checklist (Appendix B)
The following is a Checklist for managers to consider with their staff. It applies equally to all team members at all levels.
Creating a supportive environment
- Do we display a good team spirit and ensure that everyone is involved?
- Do managers and colleagues make themselves accessible to other members of the team?
Management style
- Do managers and staff participate in regular, effective two-way communication?
- Have we got, as individuals and as a team, clear, achievable targets with realistic deadlines?
- Do we, as managers and colleagues, give praise for a job well done?
- Do we take proper lunch breaks and encourage other to do so?
- Do we, as managers and colleagues, treat people as individuals recognising their diversity?
- Does the team carry out its work within an adequate physical environment?
- Do we as individuals comply with Health and Safety Legislation and encourage other members of the team to do so?
Provision of training and information
- Do we feel that people within the team are adequately trained for their jobs?
- Do we seek or suggest that other team members seek medical advice as necessary?
