Does the Apprenticeship Levy need changing? Or is it businesses laziness?

Apprenticeships

Oh the wonderful apprenticeship levy. Hard work? Confusing? Not fit for purpose? We have read so much negativity surrounding the levy and the truth is most of this is ill informed, close minded and lazy journalism/opinion. What is so hard to grasp that if your wage bill is over £3 million you have to pay […]

Why is Grit and Resilience Important for Leaders?

resilience

In business, leaders are looked upon with respect, and usually are where employees look to when in need of guidance or inspiration. When we think of jobs which require grit and resilience we may think of labour intensive work such as farming, construction, mining as well as office- based roles such as sales where resilience […]

The Cost of Failure

Today we stare failure in the face, yet time and time again we see it as the enemy of innovation, improvement and operational leadership. In it’s broadest term failure is the neglect or omission of meeting an expected result and is our constant companion during our working day. However because we aren’t looking to learn […]

What type of Leader are you?

Leader

What type of Leader are you? Here at Whyy Change we believe that leaders should not micro manage, they should empower their employees to learn, grow and develop using accountability as the tool to help the individual, not hinder them. They should also not be afraid of ‘mucking in’ and doing the dirty work – […]