Posts in Skills and Values
Holding happier virtual meetings: the 50 minute hour
Holding happier virtual meetings: the 50 minute hour

Everyone can benefit from the 50 minute hour. A way to tackle the endless stream of virtual meetings and other handy hints.

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Learning, Skills and ValuesAmanda Dudmanmeetings, Zoom, MS Teams, WebEx, smart meetings, inclusive, manage time, virtual meetings, new habits, old habbits, purpose, goals, the 50 minute hour, feedback, mindful meeting, zeitgeist, webinar, physical break, carbon, communication, virtual working, tip tipsComment
10 things that went right in 2020
10 things that went right in 2020

How 2020 will be remembered is up to you. I will look to the upside.

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Experiences, Learning, Skills and Values, WellbeingAmanda Dudmanresilience, IOEE, SFEDI, Covid-19, mentoring, rapid response mentoring, star gazing, Comet Neowise, Great Conjunction, constellations, jam, chutney, elderflower champagne, garden, weather, bluebells, walking, awe walk, nature, Green Day, Good Riddance, I hope you had the time of your life, Jacinda Ardern, Aotearoa, New Zealand, empathy, communication, listening, values, kindness, habits, 2 meters, social distance, mask, wear a mask, skills, knowledge, reading, webinars, virtual learning, wellbeing, leadership, techniques, summer, canal walks, flora, fauna, digital life, remote working, working from home, B Corps, volunteering, VCSE sector, 2021, Comet, Neowise, perspective, SEO, personal resiience workshops, Covid, enterprise mentoring, quiz, microbusiness, a fork stuck in the road, turning point, time grabs you by the wrist, music, thank you, 2020Comment
Are you as environmentally sustainable as you could be? 15 actions to help.
Are you as environmentally sustainable as you could be? 15 actions to help.

How good are your habits when it comes to addressing the climate emergency? Here are some of mine for home and work space.

Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash

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Social Responsibility, Skills and ValuesAmanda Dudmanlockdown, climate emergency, patagonia, Hiutt, clean, green, smart meters, smart phones, utilities, social enterprise, B Corpos, paper, recycle, responsible travel, supply chain, buy social, habits, environmental responsibility, no lfight UK, pledge, carbon footprint, Woodland Trust, John Muir Trust, 2020, plastic, toothpaste, bamboo, guppy bag, charity shops, thermostatComment
New normal. New catchphrase. New L and D challenges?
New normal. New catchphrase. New L and D challenges?

Are we experiencing a new normal - or is this just the next step on a journey of change for Learning and Development practitioners?

Photo by Alexander Gilbertson on Unsplash

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Coaching, Learning, Skills and Values, Training, WellbeingAmanda DudmanL and D, new normal, WFH, remote and flexible working, wellbeing, stress, pandemic, demography, coaching, learning, managers, challenges, VUCA, volatile, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity, induction, up skilling, virtual learning, blended learning, on demand learning, skills needs, behaviours, capabilities, methodologies, performance dips, mental health, manager as coach, demographymillenials, flexibility, making virtual learning stick, interventions, classroom, outcomes, agile working, agile learning, experiential learning, feedback, value, language, training, trends, CPD, organisational performance, culture change, pioneers, change agents, collaborationComment
The 'new normal' is what precisely? Reflections from posting in lockdown.
The 'new normal' is what precisely? Reflections from posting in lockdown.

Ten quotes out of many that give pause to the notion of what the ‘new normal’ is or could be.

Photo by Roger Bradshaw on Unsplash

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Skills and Values, Learning, ExperiencesAmanda Dudmanpandemic, new normal, Linked In, Matt Haig, climate breakdown, quotes, Black Lives Matter, ways of owrking, diversity, inclusion, jobs, change, mental health, shopping, mass consumerism, leaders, Jacinda, kind, communicators, failure, visionaries, solve problems, traits, creative, decisions, growth, pivot, business, survival, PM, pre-coronaComment
Is there a role for coaching as the psychological fall out of Covid unfolds
Is there a role for coaching as the psychological fall out of Covid unfolds

Here are four ways that coaching can help post pandemic.

Thanks to Toa Heftiba for sharing their work on Unsplash.

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Coaching, Skills and ValuesAmanda Dudmancoaching, mentoring, resilience, wellbeing, change, The Guardian, therapies, joblosses, lonliness, grief, counselling, psychological, coronavirus, pandemic, Covid-19, Samaritans, mental health, career, re-deployed, redundant, listening, questions, feedback, options, coachee, mentally well, boundaries, transition, support, guide, stuck, unstuck, sharpen, skills, furloughed, confidence, lockdown lifeComment
Reviewing WFH - the good and the bad and actions for post lockdown
Reviewing WFH - the good and the bad and actions for post lockdown

Good and bad have come out of WFH. What next for organisations and workers as they look at new ways of working.

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Leadership, Learning, Skills and Values, WellbeingAmanda Dudman70-20-10, learning, WFH, remote and flexible working, R and F, Learning and development, practitioners, strategists, classroom, whole 100, outcomes, performance, deficit model, consultancy, business partner, OD, HR, Covid-19, pandemic, remote, adpatable, social learning, peer learning, performance at work, theory in use, blog, lockdown, wellbeing, resilience, team, digitalisation, technology, leadership, benefits, zoom, values, kindness, behavioural values, social media, not oging back, commuting, meetings, presenteeism, work life balance, office, ways of working, children at home, key worker, furloughed, grieving, change, coping with change, Burns, transition, business models, collaboration, mental health, reserch, boundaries, time, time management, noise, distractions, interruptions, resilient thinking skills, listening, empoyers, policy, practice, ways of workingdevelopment, teams, targets, L and DComment
Building resilience as we recover and return
Building resilience as we recover and return

Post pandemic we still need to build resilience in our people. This has to be through organisational change and putting wellbeing at its heart. This means building trust.

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Leadership, Skills and Values, WellbeingAmanda Dudmanwellbeing, resilience, coaching, managers, outcomes, Seligman, re-framing, learning, learning culture, agile, agile working, remote and flexible working, WFH, pandemic, Covid-19, recovery, 1-2-1s, VUCA, social support, peer learning, social learning, performance, development, values, mental health, long hours, family, transition, environmentally conscious, blacklivesmatter, zero carbon, 2030, racism, recession, security, employment, uncertainties, John Amechi, CIPD, leaders, exemplars, recognition, reward, motivation, engagement, trainingComment
What has happened to L and D in this corona virus crisis?
What has happened to L and D in this corona virus crisis?

Inital thoughts. L and D is important and integral to helping us all in the new world of work post covid-19.

Image by Hans Peter Gauster @sloppyperfectionist in Unsplash

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Learning, Training, Skills and ValuesAmanda Dudmanlearning, learning and development, training, coaching, management development, managers, organisations, L and D, lockdown, Covid-19, corona virus, gardening, capabilities, motivation, skills, values, confident, business, webinars, digital, furlough, pivot, knowledge, flexible, adpatable, resilient, agile, remote working, beneficiaries, organisational performance, performance management, outcomes, CIPD, skills at work, survey, employers, behaviours, zoom, zoom fatigue, online learning, meeting practices, 2020, work quality, trends, onboarding, induction, WFHComment