005 Mixing the pot of policies, procedures, people and communication
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Humble, humourous and honest.
From East End builder to London Underground Elder, Gary Rogers shares with us his wisdom and experiences in a way which engages and provokes. Why the candy-striped shirt and tie? You may well ask … it’s worth listening to the whole episode to find out! He’s a man with heart, who isn’t afraid to bring it to work and through that achieves great results and a career to match. Now Head of Investigations at Lexan Corporate Services, Gary describes himself as an investigator in workplace conflicts; bullying, harassment, misconduct, investigation into fraud, bribery, corruption allegations and a like.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Procedure and policy
“When you're dealing with people, the trouble is it’s driven by policy and procedure…it's not about people really its about compliance… the challenge is being compliant with a policy to meet every situation”
Current phrases of the moment
“....bring you whole self to work…. Okay that doesn't make much sense…. some people are private. They don't bring their whole self to work. Some people like to keep private life separate. But being human is just being who you are….”
Conflicting priorities
“We’re not practicing what we preach… there are priorities, external factors, pressure that these senior teams face…..I've got a team that supports me. I've got people that will come to me and help me, I've got people I can speak to… so if they're not coming along with me, then I'm going to fail miserably. If they do come along, I'm talking to them, and I know that they can trust me and talk to me and speak to me… I'll be honest and open with them. And suddenly, you've got what we're all looking for, which is a great working team.”
Undervalued vs Respected
“Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don't want to.”.. I love this saying by Richard Branson…
Being Human - it’s not about policy and Procedure
“…It's about treating people as people but to understand that you’ve got to speak to them, and you listen. The only way you can speak to them and understand it, is if you allow them to speak and you listen.”
ABOUT GARY ROGERS
Having started his investigation career over 30 years ago in private security, Gary has conducted, led, and managed investigations in the Civil Service, Policing, Public sector and for the last 3 years in private consultancy. Gary spent 20 years working for Transport for London where he managed a large team and had the honour of going through a senior management programme where he was coached by Alli Spargo. A proud East Londoner, Gary has a strong belief in treating people as people, being true to his own background and values.
CONNECT WITH GARY
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-rogers
ABOUT THE HOST – ALLI SPARGO
Alli is the mother of two daughters and a son, a wife, a daughter and a sister. She is also an executive leadership coach who passionately believes that every individual has the potential to be who they want to be, and do what they want to do (she is living proof of that!): to BE the BEST version of themselves. Alli specialises in behavioural performance as an executive leadership and systemic team coach. Her breadth of business experience, together with her coaching and facilitation expertise, enables her to enhance leadership capability and personal impact, whilst understanding the demands of the commercial and organisational environment.
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