About this episode

This episode discusses the significance of line management with insights from Dr Zofia Bajorek's recent book and her experiences.

In this episode of our regular Evolve podcast, Professor Sara Connolly of the University of Leicester speaks with Dr Zofia Bajorek - Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Employment Studies - about the importance of line management. Zofia talks about her recently released book on line management and how it was inspired not only by all the projects of her professional working life but also as a tribute to the exemplary line management of her co-author Stephen Bevan, who died in 2024.&nbs...

People in this episode

Host: Professor Sara Connolly

Guest: Dr Zofia Bajorek

Topics covered

• line management
• workplace wellbeing
• employment studies
• leadership
• mental health

Keywords

• line management
• workplace wellbeing
• employment studies
• leadership
• mental health
• Dr Zofia Bajorek
• Professor Sara Connolly

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Leicester, Institute for Employment Studies

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