Here for you while you work from home
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a huge impact on each of our day-to-day lives. Many of us are now working from home, with social distancing measures in place to help keep people safe and kerb the spread of coronavirus. Despite the new and unprecedented challenges our society face, the Academy of Leadership and Management remain dedicated to supporting new and existing students through their studies.
Like many others, our team are now working from home and are responding to emails, assignment submissions and all other enquiries as normal. We are here, as always, to support you, so there should be no interruption to tutorials or supervision sessions. We are still accepting student applications and welcome all new enquiries. This is a fantastic time to focus on personal and professional development, so please feel free to inform friends and colleagues of our online courses, which can be found here: https://www.academylm.co.uk/courses-qualifications/
We have a number of resources which you may find useful during this time, particularly if you are working from home or work in a small business.
The Institute of Leadership & Management: COVID-19 support
The Institute of Leadership and Management have created a bespoke package of resources to provide critical business support during this difficult and unprecedented time, including:
- Free daily webinar series
The Institute’s series of free, daily webinars focus on a range of topics such as working from home, managing organisations, colleague relations and adapting to change. The 30 minute webinars look to enable you to continue to develop your leadership capability, to guide your business or team through this extraordinary time. The webinar series can be accessed any time.
- Access to e-learning tool MyLeadership
The Institute is making the resources of award-winning e-learning tool, My Leadership - usually only available to Institute members – available to all for a period of time. After each webinar, you will have access to an expertly curated library of resources which will help you develop your learning further and assist you on your leadership journey.
- Podcasts
Listen to the latest news and insight from The Institute’s head of research, policy and standards, Kate Cooper, on how businesses are adapting to the Covid-19 pandemic. Find out how purposeful firms have reacted to the crisis and the long-term impact the pandemic may have on flexible working.
- News and views
Stay up-to-date with the latest news, views and thought leadership from The Institute. Find out what the business responses of some organisations tell us about the importance of adaptability, or which leadership skills can help firms deal with the impact of coronavirus.
ILM
ILM is committed to helping its students and their staff in adjusting to working from home. They have therefore made some of their leadership and management topic eWorkbooks available to access free of charge for a limited time. You can find out more here.
The Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs - Small Business Survival Toolkit
The Enterprise and Entrepreneurs have developed a toolkit of support and learning resources to help small businesses during this challenging time. Access to this is free for the duration of the coronavirus outbreak. You can access the toolkit here.
If you’re interested in using this time of social distancing to work on your own personal and professional development, the Academy of Leadership and Management are here to support you on your journey. Our range of online courses offer great flexibility, allowing you to focus and learn at a time that suits you, wherever you may be. Our team of dedicated staff and associated awarding bodies are here to help you succeed, gain qualifications and progress in your respective career. Contact us today if you’d like to find out how we can support your career and professional development.