CAREERS NEWSLETTER 2018-19
ISSUE 5 – Friday 30 November 2018 Well done to our Shells and Mrs Bamforth, who organised a recent week of fundraising for Children in Need – over £1000 was raised and the most popular events that did not involve cake were a series of ‘Sponge the Teacher’ sessions. What an outstanding piece of enterprise to be able to add to future CVs! Thank you, of course, to all the staff and students who supported this charity enterprise.
UNITY, TRUST AND RESPECT BRING RESULTS Even fervent supporters of football north of Carlisle such as Bablake’s Assistant Head Mr Burns and PE teacher Mr Wilson could not fail to have been impressed by particular events immediately after England’s recent UEFA Nations League win at Wembley over Croatia, which saw the team reach next year’s finals in Portugal. A video of England manager Gareth Southgate keenly congratulating every single member of his coaching staff soon went viral. “I’m hugely proud of all the players and the staff. We’ve grown together,” Gareth said. Commentators praised his wisdom for seeing that if you really want to get the best out of a team – whether a business, co-workers, sports players or students – you need to create a culture of unity, trust and respect. His calm leadership, promotion of young talent and steady development of the whole team have brought great optimism for further achievement. Southgate’s management appears to have a clear vision and work both ways. Those scenes of him warmly congratulating his backroom staff appear to demonstrate a mutual respect for not only the superstar players in the England squad who crafted a dramatic late victory on the Wembley turf, but also those behind the scenes and by his side – people that are so crucial for team success, but all too often unsung and unrecognised.
IT’S A LIDL BIT FUNNY Over the last 5 years, Christmas has been hijacked by Michael Bublé, the Coca Cola lorry, Cyber Monday, Black Friday, elves on shelves – yes, of course Bablake Careers has one – and eagerly awaited adverts from major high street retailers. Admittedly not all a bad thing. The John Lewis ad had created its own successful cult status, so this year’s homage to superstar musician Elton John advertising an £800 piano appeared a misguided move alienating many of its customers. With Iceland’s ‘banned’ palm oil ad creating very positive press, John Lewis could have been forgiven for thinking its year could not have got worse. But, it has! Lidl very cleverly ‘punned’ its brand name into the lyrics from the John Lewis ad and offered a musical instrument on sale for a 10th of the piano price. Reasons why you should find marketing so fascinating… part 4573!
The sense of togetherness and unity between the manager, players and support team has created a powerful message on how to achieve success; the tournament campaign, as at the World Cup earlier this year, seemed set about the philosophy of winning together or learning together. What a powerful message on how to achieve great team success. #leadership #motivation #empowerment #teamwork #respect #winorlearn
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