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My articles, resources & ideas to help in your work and wellbeing
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.
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.
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.
Working from home - five things
Home working help is here!
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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
Fostering empathetic listening as a mentor and coach
Some ideas and practical tips on the skill of listening empathetically.
Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash
Resilience skills training - notes from the field
Some practice thoughts and ideas about providing resilience skills training
Making the most of downtime to boost wellbeing when you work on your own
Ideas and tips blog. I write about making you - i.e. everyone who runs your own small/micro business - take time off for wellbeing, self development and some social responsibility.
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Using resilience skills to cope in uncertain times
Using resilience skills help people cope with VUCA - volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity - at work.
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Increasing personal confidence - boosting personal resilience
Increasing personal resilience for some people involves increasing their confidence. My experience as a trainer and coach has revealed more learners want to be more confident than other aspects when it comes to boosting their resilience. Photo by sydney Rae on Unsplash
Thoughts are not facts - a way to boost resilience
Boosting your resilience by avoiding habitual thinking traps. What are the common thinking traps we have that undermine our resilience and how can we overcome them?
Dealing with conflict at work - holding honest conversations
Learn how to hold honest conversations. Deal with conflict when it arises. Some suggestions and a checklist.
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Making the most of your time at work
Work is making demands of us to do more, better and quicker. We need to be productive with time and have a healthy relationship with it. Here are some time hacks.
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.
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.
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.