21st December 2005, 12:10 PM
Troll and others thanks very much for the support. I was not exactly upset, but certainly a bit taken aback by vulpes' rather bitter response!
I admit that I was just as cynical at the beginning - it was a paper chase, box ticking exercise, no use to us as such a small department etc. etc... Yes we could have gone through the motions and probably got the shiney badge anyway, but instead we took it seriously and all of us learned a lot.
I agree that a 'badge' such as IIP is not of itself a guarantor of good management or happy staff, but I am still proud of this achievement.
I admit that I was just as cynical at the beginning - it was a paper chase, box ticking exercise, no use to us as such a small department etc. etc... Yes we could have gone through the motions and probably got the shiney badge anyway, but instead we took it seriously and all of us learned a lot.
I agree that a 'badge' such as IIP is not of itself a guarantor of good management or happy staff, but I am still proud of this achievement.