Posts tagged mentoring
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
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
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.

Photo by Remy_Loz on Unsplash

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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
CPD opportunities just got better in lockdown for coaches and mentors
CPD opportunities just got better in lockdown for coaches and mentors

Take the opportunity of lockdown to have a great CPD plan as a coach and mentor. I include 5 books to consider.

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Coaching, MentoringAmanda Dudmancoaching, mentoring, Peltier, Jenny Rogers, reflective practice, CPD, Skype, zoom, virtual space, lockdown, learning, development, Do Lectures, NLP, webinars, classroom, practitioners, post graduate, books, Coaching Skills, knowledge, trust, therapeutic, Executives, Directors, non directive coaching, David megginson, David Clutterbuck, Stephen Palmer, Alison Whybrow, Coaching Psychology, theoires, academic, practical, M, Myles Downey, Arrien, feedback, relationship building, flexible support, intake, contractingComment
WFH#3 - managing your personal wellbeing
WFH#3 - managing your personal wellbeing

The latest in a series of blogs about working from home, here are some practical actions and ideas for managing your personal wellbeing. The background image is a small part of the tree of life and seems apt.

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Learning, Skills and ValuesAmanda Dudmanwellbeing, stress, stress container, first aid, emotional first aid, resilience, pressures, time management, exercise, diet, hydrate, oxygenate, Covid-19, working from home, small business, relationships, holistic, mental, physical, emotional, good habbits, Action point, review, prioritise, purpose, reframe, self-fulfilling prophecy, change, meditation, yoga, breathing, bloood pressure, breaks, walk, sleep, calmness, superpower, communicate, thinking, anxiety, worries, tolerance, health, coping mechanisms, long hours, alcohol, smoking, coaching, mentoringComment
WHF #2. The tech opportunity
WHF #2. The tech opportunity

Lockdown life provides the opportunity to really learn how to master technology for WFH.

Photo by Emma Matthews Digital Content Production on Unsplash

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TrainingAmanda Dudmantech, WFH, headphones, zoom, Google, Skype, buisness, Teams, Go to Meeting, facetime, device, laptop, WhatsApp, iPhone, smart phone, rural, urban, speed, connectivity, webinars, whiteboard, chat, lockdown, apps, applications, CPD, learning, development, tutorials, instructions, video, webcam, coaching, mentoringComment
Training mentors - notes from the field
Training mentors - notes from the field

If you want to promote or use mentoring in your organisation, you need to train and support them. Here are some Ideas for what to include in mentor training.

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Mentoring, LearningAmanda Dudmanmentor, mentoring, apprentices, training, Government, sector skills, action plan, role model, core skills, active listening, speaking, questioning, rich questions, offering feedback, case study, mentors, development, what if, scenarios, mentor training, mentees Comment
Location,, location, location: the right environment for coaching and mentoring meetings
Location,, location, location: the right environment for coaching and mentoring meetings

Finding the right location and space for a coaching meeting is vital. Here’s how to go about it.

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Coaching, Learning, MentoringAmanda Dudmanmentoring, coaching, location, envirnment, code of ethics, confidentiality, trust, rapport, telephone, Skype, professional, distractions, IOEE, EMCC, safe space, communicating, Kirsty and Phil, Buzan, confidential, be on time, neutral ground, cafe, community centre, lobby, coffee shop, GDPR, data protection, safeguarding, euqality, diversity, health and safety, boundaries, role model, code of conductComment