Why is it important to secure commitment to the Management Standards process?
The approach depends very much on both senior management commitment and worker involvement throughout the process. Staff are only likely to take part if senior managers demonstrate their commitment to managing the causes of work related stress. If you can successfully secure senior management commitment you should be able to show that: • senior management are visibly demonstrating support and participating in communication activities; • resources are being allocated, e.g. extra funding or time; and • authority is being delegated to relevant groups, e.g. a steering group. “For the Management Standards approach to work it needs to be ‘top lead and bottom fed’.
