Posts tagged support
Resources and sources of help for personal resilience
Resources and sources of help for personal resilience

Reaching out for help and support is part of being resilient.

We can also help ourselves as this blog shows.

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Learning, WellbeingAmanda Dudmanwellbeing, resilience, Mind UK, NHS, wellbeing plan, lockdown, advice, tips, support, 1-2-1s, BITC, resources, mental health, pandemic, help ourselves, Apps, links, managers, online resources, Build your own resilience, curated links, i-resilience report, wellness, TED talks, Karen Reivich, Andrew Shatte, The Resilience Factor, Action for Happiness, calendar, quick read, top ingredients for resilienceComment
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
WFH. Getting some structure
WFH. Getting some structure

As a seasoned WFH-er, I have some advice and tips for those who are finding it all a bit new.

How to get some structure.

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Skills and Values, MotivationAmanda DudmanWFH, lockdown, time management, self management, time blocking, working from home, WhatsApp, problem solving, team, communications, support, wellbeing, chat, self relaint, structure, micro business, socilaisation, timeframes, boundaries, interruptions, flexibly, control, choice, goals, plan, fake breask, hour and a half, breask, garden, laptop, Shared calendars, inbox, bite size pieces, development, CPD, TED, learning, space, upskilling, motivation, rewardsComment
My response to Covid-19
My response to Covid-19

The corona virus is affecting everyone. It’s right to give a response in my blog. Photo by Tobias Tullius on Unsplash

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Learning, Skills and ValuesAmanda Dudmanresilience, training, Covid-19, terms and conditions, micro business, social isolation, remote working, emotional resilience, tough times, optimism, realistic optimism, tools, techniques, blog, help, employer, coronavirus, ground rules, wellbeing, flexibility, Government, change, coach, mentor, facilitator, consultant, Zoom, Go to meeting, Skype, online, virtual working, facetime, mentoirng, coaching, trainingin-house training, Twitter, support, postponement, invoiced, fees, opportunities, kind choices, collaborate, testing timesComment
Notes from practice: remote and flexible working
Notes from practice: remote and flexible working

I am sharing some practice ideas following working with some managers who are delivering in a flexible and remote working environment. Here I identify some helpful manager practice and what has been evidenced and how.

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Facilitation, Leadership, Learning, Local GovernmentAmanda Dudmanagile, remote working, flexible working, leadership, policy, results orientated work environment, accountability, trust, building trust, shared service, local council, local government, management, working from home, evidenced benefits, challenges, communication, honest conversation, challenging behaviour, change management, technology, support, design tools, self management, good habits, performance, online, expectations, red dot green dot, availability assumption, quick wins, early adoptersComment
Beating stress, creating calm
Beating stress, creating calm

Latest surveys continue to show work is the number one stressor for us.  The biggest factor is how we view it.  Our perspective plays a huge part.  And thus much of the solution is in our control.

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Learning, Motivation, Skills and Values, TrainingAmanda Dudmanstress, calm, resilience, training, learning, workshops, programmes, Peter Drucker, culture, straegy, wellbeing, beating stress, practice, say no, conflict styles, behaviour, assertive, facilitating, public sector, work stress, sleep, stress at work, work based survey, anxiety, engagement, coachees, motivation, culturetime, support, influence, reframe, habits, well formed outcomeComment
International Women's Day - stand up and say something
International Women's Day - stand up and say something

On International Women's Day I've picked the theme of 'standing up for yourself' as a relevant topic for work and life, for men and women.  Women stood up for my rights in the past.  I'm responsible for finding the courage to do the same.

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Coaching, Learning, Skills and ValuesAmanda Dudmancourage, fear, assertiveness, listen, listening, Cabot, cocaching, skills, values, International Women's Day, say something, attributes, Lisenby, behaviour, support, resilince, sense of purpose, woman, sexism, harassment, prejudice, empathy, respect, emotional intelligence, resourcefulness, conflict, re-frame, fair, adult suffrage, responsibility, accountability, changeComment