How Can Water Companies Meet Future Challenges?
The UK’s water industry is facing a perfect storm. Climate change is making droughts and floods more frequent and severe, while a growing population is putting more strain on an ageing water infrastructure. With water supply forecasted to drop by 7% by 2045 and major droughts expected every 7–14 years, the industry can’t afford to […]
Scheduling From the Left: Mastering Scheduling for Calm, Clear Execution
In just about any sector and industry there are due dates for tasks, actions, and deliverables that drive the pace of work and dictate priorities. These deadlines are often passed down directly through the organisation, resulting in execution teams working with a single fixation on completion before the breach date or the final deadline on […]
Navigating Challenges in the UK Broadband Telecoms Sector: Charting a Path to Excellence
The UK broadband sector forms the backbone of the nation’s digital infrastructure, powering homes, businesses, and innovation. However, the journey to build and sustain robust fibre networks is fraught with challenges, from scaling infrastructure to meeting sustainability targets and ensuring cost efficiency. Overcoming these obstacles requires technical ingenuity and strategic foresight. The Core Challenges Confronting […]
Driving change- how does new bus legislation transform public transport?
The recent legislative proposal by Transport Secretary Rt Hon Louise Haigh MP represents a significant shift in how bus services will be managed across England. This new bill grants local transport authorities (LTAs) the ability to take control of bus operations, either through franchising or public ownership powers that were previously restricted to mayoral combined […]
Racing to Operational Excellence: What Business Leaders Can Learn From F1 Pit Stops
In the 1950s a typical Formula 1 pit stop could take over a minute, but in 2019 Red Bull changed all four tires in just 1.82 seconds. This incredible improvement is not just a feat of technology or a huge budget; there are valuable lessons for businesses to learn from the F1 pit stop, with […]
Devolution, Financial Pressures, and the Productivity Puzzle: How Local Authorities Can Overcome The Funding Crisis
With the recent election putting Kier Starmer at the helm of UK Government he inherits a £4bn council funding crisis. During his campaign, Starmer declared “there’s no magic money tree that we can waggle the day after the election”. More recently, Starmer has expressed a desire to “put more power in the hands of local […]
Are you ready for change?
At Managementors, we are dedicated to driving positive and enduring change for our clients. Whether it’s transforming management styles, streamlining work process flows, or revamping existing management systems, we understand that change is a constant in today’s dynamic world. But let’s face it, change isn’t always a walk in the park. It’s challenging to break […]
Motivation: How to bring your team together
When organisations are about to engage in operational transformation programmes, managers often expect their teams will suddenly shift from their “old ways of working” into a change mindset. Managers, in general, see that communicating changes in the current processes and systems, will do the job and demand fast and positive results, without acknowledging what actually […]
The Reality of Burn to Build
The telecommunications industry, specifically fixed broadband, has experienced cyclical market trends over the past twenty years. These fluctuations have been marked by significant shifts in market share and the emergence of disruptive, smaller firms. This dynamic has been driven, in part, by four key stakeholders: Governing Bodies: Ensuring compliance of regulatory standards, and spurring competition […]
The Role of Effective Management in Driving Digital Transformation in the Transport Industry
According to government statistics from the Department for Transport, the average person in England completed 862 trips using private and public transportation in 2022, which just goes to show how much we rely on public transit in our daily lives. The success of the transport industry is not just about getting people from point A […]
