Given the multitude of tasks that come under the SBM's remit, it is vital that you are excellent at time management. Nickii Messer offers strategies you can use to make best use of this most precious resource
Risk awareness is a different matter to risk assessment, argues Nickii Messer, and it involves an understanding of strategic, governance, financial, legal and reputational risks
Being able to plan and manage a project is an essential skill for school business managers and leaders. Nickii Messer provides a step by step guide to the basics
What makes a task important, and how can you avoid putting off those tasks that you just don’t want to face right now? Nickii Messer shows how the prioritisation matrix can be of help
SBMs need to know how to negotiate contracts with service providers for the school. Lindsey Lester offers some top tips and highlights the pitfalls to avoid
