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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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It's Mental Health Awareness Week
It's Mental Health Awareness Week

Here are some ideas about improving wellbeing at work beyond holding conversations and raising awareness. Capitalising on Mental Health at Work Week and the importance of addressing mental health as we exit lockdown.

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Coaching, Leadership, Skills and Values, WellbeingAmanda Dudmanresilience, wellbeing, mental health, EAP, employee, diversity, inclusion, culture, values, kindness, words and actions, policy, training, stress, lockdown, The Guardian, apps, nine free apps, Mental Health First Aid, strategic, working from home, raise awareness, conversation, coaching, NLP, motivational interviewing, solution focussed therapy brief, using data, rewards, performance management, appraisal, development, HR, benchmarking, REBA, resilience skills, experts by experience, peer led, patterns, Mental Health Foundation, Mental Health Awareness WeekComment
Starting crucial conversations that create a paradigm shift: sustainability practice starts now
Starting crucial conversations that create a paradigm shift: sustainability practice starts now

Starting a crucial conversation that is climate emergency related. Better responses from both individual professionals and our community of practice.

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Community, Social ResponsibilityAmanda Dudmanclimate, climate emergency, climate brekadown, planet earth, L and D, HR, OD, profession, community of practice, Cristiana Figueres, Paris Agreement, narrative, what did you do when you knew, paradigm shift, CIPD, resilience, conversation, outdoors community, Drew Dellinger, sustainability, zip, 2015, earth, stakeholders, sharing practice, JFDI, zero carbon, profession map, strategy, transformation, business impact, practitioners, coachingComment
Dealing with conflict at work - holding honest conversations
Dealing with conflict at work - holding honest conversations

Learn how to hold honest conversations. Deal with conflict when it arises. Some suggestions and a checklist.

Photo by Mike Erskine in Unsplash

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Learning, Skills and ValuesAmanda Dudmanconflict, honest, honest conversations, values, misunderstanding, tension, conflict curve, crisis, outcome, emotional energy, difficlt moments, team, attitude, emotional maturity, perception, purpose, conversation, goals, supportive purpose, fears, prepare, discomfort, discontent, suggestions, communication, resolve things, don't avoid, learning, growth, checklist, difficult conversationsComment
Great conversations on the telephone
Great conversations on the telephone

Holding great conversations on the telephone takes a few additional skills when you can't see the other person.  Work on your voice and physiology will bring good outcomes.

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Learning, Training, Skills and ValuesAmanda Dudmancommunication, telephone, body language, training, conversation, Susan scott, face to face, posture, tone, physiology, smile, breathe, confident, in control, listen, speak, voice, impression, polite, changing your voice, volume, pronunciation, emphasis, speech, dynamics, distorted, techniques, questioning, empathy, rapport, call control, jargon, message, thiking timeComment
Holding great conversations
Holding great conversations

Tips and ideas on how to turn good conversations into great ones.  Making every conversation count.

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Learning, Skills and Values, TrainingAmanda Dudmanconversation, crucial conversations, communication, people, teams, programmes, training, great conversations, templates, ideas, organisations, listen, listening skills, awareness, honest conversations, feedback, manager, team member, principles, rich questions, Susan Scott, Fierce, change, learning, accountable, relationshipComment
The four mantras of mentoring
The four mantras of mentoring

I discovered four lessons from those putting mentoring skills into practice with apprentices.

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Learning, Mentoring, Skills and ValuesAmanda Dudmanskills, apprentices, mentoring apprentices, mentee, Apprenticemakers, SFEDI, IOEE, business, training, business owners, listening, potential, knowledge, conversation, communicate, communication, attitude, career, benefits, four mantras, work, marine, supervision, line management, college, assessment, staff, managers, flexibleComment
Recognising and celebrating mentoring
Recognising and celebrating mentoring

National Mentoring Day is a chance to recognise and celebrate mentoring and even volunteer to be a mentor yourself

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Mentoring, Learning, Skills and ValuesAmanda Dudmanmentor, mentoring, National Mentoring Day, rewarding, formal, informal, grow, flourish, enterprise, enterprise mentoring, recognising mentoring, celebrating mentoring, volunteering, October 27th, EMCC, change, develop, conversation, relationships, progress, Health, Social Housing, apprentices, mentoring apprentices, SMEs, micro business, mentoring skills, confidence, tools to go mentor, skillsComment