Changing, Ourselves
Stories from the Learning and Organisational Development team
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HOW FATHER CHRISTMAS, A HUNGARIAN PSYCHOLOGIST AND AN ELECTRONIC NOTEBOOK FLOW TOGETHER.
Father Christmas was good to me in 2023. I was given an electronic tablet that was designed to be written on with a stylus. It is, in many ways, little more than a notebook, with some limited additional functions. I...
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Diversity and inclusion for the future of work
The future of work is changing rapidly (nothing new, we all know that), and so are the skills and competencies that leaders need to succeed in this dynamic environment. As leaders and managers, we have a crucial role to play...
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The Myth of Leadership (there can be only one)
I recently challenged my team mates to throw me a random topic that I would be obliged to improvise a blog around, and the only response was “the myth of leadership.” My first thought was: “which one?” but my mind...
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The power of praise: a leadership hack
Every Friday at 4:00 pm, like clockwork, my Teams app chimes with a reminder: "Review your week and send praise to your colleagues." No, it's not some random notification; it's my self-set alarm to make sure I never forget to...
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9 to 5
The system was broken; it had been for some time. And it took a pandemic to disrupt long held beliefs and traditions and allow a different version of reality to emerge. While not expressed in these terms, this was the...
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Mind altering chemicals – have you had your daily DOSE?
Is it just me or is the change of season bringing a distinct note of lethargy with it? Getting out of bed feels like a struggle, cycling to work seems too much and getting this blog written on time impossible! ...
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In celebration of the “one-to-one”
Over the last couple of years, I have been hearing a lot about needing to “fix” the annual appraisal system... or as many know it SDPR. People say that it is a meaningless exercise [can be]. The form asks the...
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Taking the fear out of feedback
When you hear the word ‘Feedback’, what connotations come to mind? Does the word conjure a picture of colleagues sharing learning in a supportive environment to enhance performance and effectiveness? Or does the word create a picture of fear, where...
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Shall we take this outside?
Office work under open skies Windermere hadn’t had any snow all winter, so it was a delightful awakening to see the carpet of white down to lake level under clear skies. We heard the shrieks as the other group had...
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What would you do if you were able to be kinder to yourself?
How often do you find yourself mulling over a conversation, stuck in a loop of (over)thinking all the much more insightful things you could have said, all the myriad ways in which you could have been better/stronger/cleverer/altogether different? Do you...
