What makes a good work place?

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Good morning Mumsnet
just parking myself here for some advice.

I've recently been promoted into a senior leadership role. I'm newish at the company, 6 months. I've worked in the industry for over a decade. Private sector.

For the first time I will have a 'team' of 3. Our team is non-client facing and more back office. I am a senior BA for reference.

It's a really cool team and a good company. 50/50 mix on males and females. Huge age range, inclusive. Good office with natural light, fruit and veg and drinks on tap. Ice lollies in the freezer.

I really want to be a good manager. I've never been one before at this level and I haven't been in any leadership roles in this company, only my senior BA position. I know a few of these are nonos for me from past experiences.

-no team building meetings such as 2 truths and a lie
-no long morning and lunchtime meetings
-no micro-management

but I would like some advice on what I can do. I'd like to think I'm a kind, approachable person. But I'd really like to make my team glad they are reporting to me. I want to be as supportive as I can.
I know what I can do from a process perspective and what is expected from me and my team. What I'm looking for are the small things you'd appreciate from your manager. Random mundane day to day perks that would make your work place a slightly brighter place to be.

if you have any advice for me, please let me know. Thank you!

Flexibility for doctors/hospital appointments

-No wacky "pizza Fridays" or foosball tables. Nonsense and patronising.

-No meetings over the lunch break. If absolutely necessary, please no "lunch al desko!" jokes. This makes people want to throttle the manager.

-No 6pm meetings "because it suits the US office" (if you have one)

• As pp said, flexibility for appointments. We all get ill, we all need checkups.

**25 years of being an Executive Assistant in many organisations in London.

Don’t be a clock watcher. I used to work for companies that had a culture of clock watching -where coming in 5-10 minutes later than contracted time was frowned upon.

In my current company people make an effort to be in around 9, some arrive earlier, some later. Some leave at lunch to continue working from home. Nobody bats an eyelid.
In turn, people happily work later if necessary.

In the end delivering results are what counts.

Not having these stringent schedules takes so much stress out of my life and I feel like I am autonomous in managing my own work day.

Thank you, this is helpful.
the MD already orders everybody pizza on a Friday and everybody seems to really enjoy it.
There is a sales team (which I'm separate from) who have get home early goals, and I am able to implement them into my team and play games for everytime they've done X, which they all seem to enjoy to finish early on that day.

No football tables here and absolutely no meetings over lunch. I have already said to my team they can go on lunch whenever they like between 12-2.30 for an hour. They also can take their 15 minute breaks whenever as long as they liaise with the others so someone is there to answer the inbound line (which I answer too)

thank you. Very helpful.