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Resilience habits
Resilience habits

Post pandemic recovery prompts a pause and a chance ot idneitfy the actions that help maintian resilience habits. Plus I share my recipe for elderflower cordial.

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Coaching, WellbeingAmanda Dudmanwellbeing, resilience, neuroscience, Do Lectures, Stella Collins, elderflower cordial, recipe, tips, walking, nature, awe walk, habits, resilience habits, lockdown, 2020, post pandemic recovery, training, learning, positive psychology, webinars, gardening, baking, bread, foraging, flora, fungi, talking, listening, pillars of resilience, change, working spaces, coaching, perspective, plan, plan do review, photos, psychological state, citric acid, zestComment
Who were the wellbeing pioneers and what we can learn from them
Who were the wellbeing pioneers and what we can learn from them

The origins of wellbeing show how it remains an organisational and personal priority in 2021.

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Coaching, Wellbeing, LearningAmanda Dudmanwellbeing, coal miners, Greymouth, Te Waipounamu, New Zealand, pioneers, resilience, Blackball, Waite, 8-8-8, strike, working day, lunch break, productivity, recreation, sleeping, work life balance, employment rights, psychological state, hungry, challenging day, energy, stress, managing stress, stay in balance, flexible, adaptable, use your time, tough situations, 24 hours, what works, coaching, webinars, workshopsComment
Three do-able resilience tips for this latest lockdown
Three do-able resilience tips for this latest lockdown

Three top resilience tips to help for this latest lockdown. Easy to try. Within your control. Here to help your wellbeing.

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Coaching, WellbeingAmanda Dudmanno plan survives, contact with the enemy, Gulf War, resilience, lockdown, we rise, ask for help, ask for support, positive attitude, three As, tips, tools, press pause, thinking skills, control, resilience tips, adapt, adaptability, wellbeing, wellbeing coach, coaching, learn, change, what went well, plan, fight or flight, over-ride, press pausethree things, evidence, challenging, tough times, do-able each day, conversationComment
Mentoring matters - practice notes from the field
Mentoring matters - practice notes from the field

National Mentoring Day is almost here. My practice notes give pointers on some key actions and principles to ensure a successful mentoring scheme.

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Mentoring, WellbeingAmanda Dudmanmentoring, National Mentoring Day, coaching, October 27th, VCSE sector, public sector, value, promotion, benefits, training, vol, volunteering, resources, IOEE, social housing, apprentices, Covid, rapid response mentoring, micro business, SME, business owners, mentoring skills, matching system, induction, code of ethics, KickstartComment
Create a coaching culture to support resilience
Create a coaching culture to support resilience

If ever there was a itme to have a coaching culture and mind set, it is now.

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Coaching, WellbeingAmanda Dudmancoaching, mindset, resilience, wellbeing, values, Covid-19, pandemic, change, managing change, world of work, coaching culture, systems, organisations, recover, capacity, learning, bounce forwards, thinking skills, skills, staff, environments, processes, culture, command and control, training, courses, webinars, engagement, managers, confidence, mission, vision, strategic objectives, teams, intervention, call to action, core management skill, workshop, coaching to support resilienceComment
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?

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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
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
Maintaining resilience post lockdown: five factors for a great plan
Maintaining resilience post lockdown: five factors for a great plan

Wellbeing and personal resilience was important in lockdown. It’s equally so for when we all ‘return’ (whatever that means). Here are some factors to act on to maintain resilience for everyone and check the links for lots on WFH.

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Learning, WellbeingAmanda DudmanWFH, resilience, wellbeing, blog, Edith Grotberg, honest conversations, listening, autonomy, social learning, peer support, managers, leaders, transformation, lockdown, Covid-19, pandemic, WFHmental health, office space, positive psychology, psychologist, five factors, pillars of resilience, langauge, Dan Pink, motivation, trust, behavioural value, trust based relationships, adversity, building back better, second wave, coaching, mentoring, workshoppingComment
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