# Homelessness charity manager in Britain's Best Boss finals

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2004/05/25/homelessness-charity-manager-britain039s-best-boss-finals/
- Published: 2004-05-25T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Cathryn Oldman, Head of Fundraising and Communications at Broadway Homelessness 
and Support in London, has won through to the finals of the Working Families/Lloyds
TSB Best Boss competition 2004.
She was nominated by Fundraising Officer Laura Ballantyne
who said: “Cat has been a fantastic boss. She recognises that, in spite of our workload,
we need time to develop ourselves as well – she always looks for the potential in
people and helps them to do things they didn’t realise they were capable of doing.”

 

 

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Cathryn says: “My team is very committed and it is important as a manager to ensure
that boundaries are maintained and staff are encouraged to nurture a work-life balance.
We have flexible working hours and generous leave, and I find that you get a lot
back in the long term if you are supportive, understanding and adaptable when an
individual’s personal life impacts on their work life.”

 

 

The Working Families/Lloyds TSB Best Boss competition was launched in 2000 to celebrate
the unsung local heroes who show other managers how a happy team with balanced lives
makes for a ‘win-win’ situation for everyone.

 

 

Britain’s Best Boss 2004 will be announced at a celebratory lunch at the House of
Lords on 24 June. He or she will receive £1000 of travel vouchers and the person
who nominated him or her, as well as the competition runners up, will each receive
a bottle of champagne.

 

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