A roadmap for business leaders
Navigating the New Normal
Navigating the New Normal ran from October to December 2020. It was designed for Managing Directors, Business Owners and Senior Management Executives who lead indies based in the Nations and Regions.
The Covid-19 pandemic had a dramatic impact on all businesses and television indies are no exception. We designed a course to help maintain focus, direction, creative output, and team morale in uncertain times.
Aware of the sheer scale and size of the challenges facing creative business owners and senior level leaders, we created this course with industry leaders in mind. It also provided an invaluable opportunity for business leaders to connect.
The course covered a variety of crucial and fundamental topics including: Key Traits of Successful Businesses, Leadership Styles, Company Purpose and Vision, How Your Company Delivers, Internal Dynamics and External Relationships.
This programme also provided leaders of organisations in the broadcast industry with the knowledge, skills and tools to:
- Assess the current strengths and weaknesses in their organisations
- Identify key areas of focus
- Build the optimal culture to achieve their objectives
- Sustain resilience in their staff
- Share experiences with industry colleagues
- Work on their leadership skills and their organisations simultaneously
This training was for Managing Directors, Business Owners and senior management executives responsible for setting strategic company objectives.
The course provided a crucial and rare opportunity for industry leaders to connect on a personal and professional level.
Megan Anderson is a specialist in team leadership who has worked with cross-industrial sector clients in more than 20 countries over 15 years, helping them with the challenges of leading cross-cultural and virtual teams.
John Letham was founder and CEO of film distribution business Park Circus. As a trainer John has worked with hundreds of individual clients and successfully supported industry programmes for organisations such as BAFTA, Film Distributors Association and Inside Pictures.
The training took place over October - December 2020.
Format: 8 x 2hr training modules, over 8 weeks
Term Dates 2020
10am-12pm - Thursday 15th October
10am-12pm - Thursday 29th October
10am-12pm - Thursday 5th November
10am-12pm - Thursday 12th November
10am-12pm - Thursday 19th November
10am-12pm - Wednesday 25th November
Workshop (2h30m) - Tuesday 1st December OR Thursday 3rd December
10am-11am - Wrap Session - Thursday 10th December
Due to the ongoing challenges faced by the industry, we delivered this course completely free of charge to the user. This would not be possible without the continuous support of our funders: Screen Scotland, BBC Nations and Regions and Channel 4.
Interested in applying?
Navigating the New Normal ran from September to December 2020.
Leading Creative Companies is the updated version of this course.
Delegates
Fourteen senior management individuals from across the Nations and Regions took part in Navigating the New Normal during 2020. Learn more about the delegates in our News section.
2020 Delegates
Jane Muirhead
Managing Director
Raise the Roof Productions
Colette Foster
Creative Director
Full Fat TV
Clara Glynn
Company Director
Hopscotch Films
Jim Brown
Creative Director
B4 Films
Claire Mundell
Owner/Creative Director
Synchronicity Films
Michael Fanning
Managing Director
Below the Radar
Sian Price
Creative Director
Yeti Television
Hannah Wylie
Head of Business Affairs
Bad Wolf
Emma Curtis
Head of Production
Firecrest Films
Jane Rogerson
Joint Managing Director
Red Sky
Martyn Ingram
Managing Director
Wales & Co
Louise Bray
Co-Founder, Creative Director
Little Bird Films
Norma Wisnevitz
Chief Operating Officer
True North Productions
Tamsin Summers
Managing Director
Drummer TV
A course packed with take-away tips, delivered in straight forward and digestible chunks. Its both enlightening and entertaining and you leave feeling fully tooled up and ready to deal with any obstacles thrown your way!
Tamsin Summers, Drummer TV
This course should be mandatory for all senior managers!
Emma Curtis, Firecrest Films
Navigating The New Normal has been an invaluable refresher and brilliant support during a challenging year, offering the perfect blend of theoretical and practical management and leadership training to help me tackle new and emerging challenges!
Claire Mundell
Navigating the New Normal is an original training concept by TRC.
Navigating the New Normal is funded by our partners Screen Scotland, BBC Nations and Regions and Channel 4.
