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Acting on sustainability post Covid-19
Acting on sustainability post Covid-19

We have nine years to reach zero carbon. Governing bodies and professions should be leading. Climate breakdown should be mainstream. Time to re-start the difficult conversations in our profession if we want a sustainable future post Covid.

Photo by Bill Oxford on Unsplash

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Community, Leadership, Social ResponsibilityAmanda DudmanCovid-19, sustainable, arctic, amazon, climate breakdown, Rosie Waters, sustainability, MOngolia, UK, New Story Run, Rosie Watson, climate crisis, CIPD, difficult conversations, leadership, NGBs, policy, carbon Neutral, zero carbon, Richard Curtis, off setting, being green, green washing, air travel, emissions, Global Optimism, people, 2030, partnerships, paradigm shift, culture change, heatwaveComment
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
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
Personal resilience at work
Personal resilience at work

Good news! Resilience skills are practical and can be learned.

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Skills and Values, Training, Coaching, CommunityAmanda Dudmanresilience, personal resilience, Karen Reivich, Martin Seligman, training, coaching, ask for help, adpatability, purposefulness, confidence, social support, resilient thinking, EAP, employee assistance, wellbeing, cope, stress, bounce back, .successful, skills, set backs, adversity, competencies, learning, explanatory style, perception, adjusting, change, changingComment
Joined Up Thinking. Why is it so hard for some organisations? What can be done?
Joined Up Thinking. Why is it so hard for some organisations? What can be done?

Some thoughts on how to practice joined up thinking.  We can all get better at this and organisations need to listen and engage with customers as a means to make this happen.

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Community, Leadership, Learning, Skills and ValuesAmanda Dudmanjoined up, leadership, learning, VCSE, strategy, hierarchies, Charles Handy, local government, organisations, skill, management, change, change management, motivation, reward, VUCA, communities, systems, culture, valuesComment
How to Engage People on a BIG Issue
How to Engage People on a BIG Issue

Facilitating mass group engagement.  My recent chairing of a community consultation meeting attracted 235 through the door. How I managed it and my tips for others.

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Facilitation, Training, CommunityAmanda Dudmancommunity, community engagement, crowd, consultation, chairing, chair, facilitation, meeting, planning, use of voice, listening, councillors, big issue, group work, tell, sell, tell sell consult involve, planning application, community meeting, public, public meeting, developer, architect, Town Council, hot topicComment