Thinking
My articles, resources & ideas to help in your work and wellbeing
Reviewing WFH - the good and the bad and actions for post lockdown
Good and bad have come out of WFH. What next for organisations and workers as they look at new ways of working.
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
Building resilience as we recover and return
Post pandemic we still need to build resilience in our people. This has to be through organisational change and putting wellbeing at its heart. This means building trust.
Photo by Free To Use Sounds on Unsplash
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.
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
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.
Notes from practice - remote and flexible working
Practice sharing about working to support learning and development around remote and flexible learning.
Using resilience skills to cope in uncertain times
Using resilience skills help people cope with VUCA - volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity - at work.
Photo from Unsplash @katiemoum
Using reflective practice
Reflective practice is something we should all learn as a skill for life. It's especially a must do for mentors and coaches.
Support for charities in the current crisis of loss of public trust
Support for improving charity governance - developing trustee capability
A Sustainable Organisation: thoughts about how to be one
Sustainability is important for enterprises who want to survive and flourish. Here are some ideas on how to achieve this resiliency.
Supporting clients in a VUCA world and changing learning at work
The VUCA world is presenting massive challenges. Organisations need to respond and shift the mind set. A key part of the response is how learning at work is planned and delivered.
The Qualities of Superteams
Superteams are more than just a team. They have some distinctive qualities we can all learn from at work.
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.
Getting great feedback shows how to create value
Two awesome testimonials that offer some pointers on how I generate value
Ten Tips for Mentees
Top tips for mentees. There's plenty of training and support for mentors, but what if you are the mentee?
Ten Mentoring Practice Tips
Effective mentoring. Ten tips for effective practice.good mentoirngring practice.
Leading & Managing Change in Tough Times: live lessons in learning
Some early learning & insights into VCSE leadership training I am delivering and the emerging issues for the sector