What it Takes to be a Brilliant Boss

Join Tom Armitage, Head of Talent & Performance at Telegraph Media Group, as he leads this session on how to be a brilliant boss. Tom will draw on his wealth of experience in managing people, as well as overseeing the management development strategies for several high-performance organisations.

Topics will include:

• The magic ingredients of people management
• Building high-trust relationships with your team
• Balancing giving your team direction whilst ensuring they feel supported
• Communicating clearly and handling challenging conversations

There will be an opportunity for the audience to ask questions, which Tom will answer during the Q&A after his presentation.

This event is free to attend, but you must book your place in advance.

*The event link will be shared with you on the day of the event.

This event is part of a new 'What it Takes Summer Series', which is specifically targeted at alumni graduating in 2020 or earlier, who have already started and advanced in their career journeys. This event is organised by the Alumni Relations Office at the University of Westminster.

About the speaker 

Tom Armitage, Head of Talent & Performance at The Telegraph (MA Personnel and Development, 2011)

Tom oversees the talent and learning strategy for 1,100 employees, promoting a culture of continuous growth and performance excellence. In addition to his day job, he is a freelance business and career coach based in London. He specialises in partnering with his clients to bring clarity, spark self-insight, exercise agency, and effect sustainable change. His approach is challenging, creative, curious, empathetic, and supportive.

Tom brings to his work 18-years of diverse experience across industry sectors. He started his career in learning and development at Barclays UK Retail Bank where he was seconded to work in Delhi; led Diageo’s graduate recruitment operations across Western Europe; set up a global leadership development practice at Pearson; and is in a senior leadership role as Head of Talent and Performance at Telegraph Media Group.

Tom earned his BA in French and Linguistics at Newcastle University, his MA in Personnel and Development at Westminster Business School, and his MSc in Career Management and Coaching at Birkbeck College, University of London. He is studying for his Postgraduate Certificate in Team Coaching at Hult Ashridge.