Posts tagged working from home
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
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
WFH Special - staying resilient
WFH Special - staying resilient

Working from home support continues. Get in touch if you’d like some resilience support.

Photo by Allie on Unsplash with thanks.

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Community, WellbeingAmanda Dudmanwellbeing, resilience, mental health, stress, anxieties, pandemic, coaching, tools, WFH, working from home, Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs, practical tools, lockdown, small buisness, micro businesses, blogs, Think Enterprise, guidance, help, Mental Health Awareness, Mental Health, Awareness Week, zoom, Skype, online coachingComment
Working from Home #4 - coping with change
Working from Home #4 - coping with change

Ideas for managing the uncertainty of others in lockdown as we deal with the challenge of change.

Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash

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Leadership, LearningAmanda Dudmanchange, Kubler Ross, change curve, communication, transition, Lewin, Kirt Lewin, freeze, unfreeze, working from home, copingwith change, growth, organisations, present state, future state, new ideas, acceptance, despair, shock, denial, anger, bargaining, listening, AWA, questions, Zoom, MS Teams, Slack, Wiliam Bridges, emotional tone, meengs, virtual meetings, time, behaviours, 1-2-1 communication, confidence, challenging, understand, handle confusion, solve problems, offer choices, ways of working, job description, celebrate, responsibility, accountability, delegate, impactComment
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
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
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