THE SUBPOSTMASTER - JUNE ISSUE
June's issue of the The SubPostmaster magazine
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Comment CEO Calum Greenhow<br />
<strong>THE</strong> RIGHT CULTURE<br />
CAN ENSURE <strong>THE</strong> POST<br />
OFFICE NETWORK HAS<br />
A VIABLE FUTURE<br />
s I write this column, we<br />
A<br />
have just finished<br />
Conference, which was<br />
one of the best I have<br />
attended. My first Conference was<br />
back in 2010 and there were around<br />
220 postmasters present. Conference<br />
2024 was back to those kinds of<br />
numbers, which was great to see.<br />
Thanks has to go to colleagues who<br />
attended for their approach and<br />
constructive challenge to not only<br />
myself but also Postal Affairs Minister<br />
Kevin Hollinrake and Post Office Ltd<br />
(PO) CEO Nick Read.<br />
Conference was about debating the<br />
big ideas that we as postmasters focus<br />
on. One such idea is culture. If our<br />
culture as a<br />
network is not<br />
right then the<br />
changes and<br />
improvements<br />
that are required<br />
to face the<br />
challenges of<br />
today and<br />
tomorrow, will not<br />
happen and that will<br />
lead to the detriment of us<br />
all.<br />
That is why it was important to really<br />
focus on the changes in culture that<br />
are required, not only within PO but<br />
also within the network.<br />
It was therefore encouraging to<br />
“It was<br />
encouraging<br />
to engage with<br />
colleagues who<br />
could see why a<br />
focus on culture is<br />
important”<br />
NFSP Chief<br />
Executive Officer<br />
Calum Greenhow,<br />
speaking at<br />
Conference 2024<br />
engage with<br />
colleagues who<br />
could see why a<br />
focus on culture<br />
is important at<br />
this very<br />
moment.<br />
To be clear, the<br />
bedrock of who we,<br />
the NFSP, are as an<br />
organisation has not<br />
changed since our formation<br />
back in 1897. The aim back then was<br />
the same as today “to improve the<br />
conditions under which postmasters<br />
labour and to undertake the<br />
advancement of our interests by all<br />
legitimate and honourable means”.<br />
4 The SubPostmaster June 2024