Changing, Ourselves
Stories from the Learning and Organisational Development team
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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...
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Why training is not always the right answer
In a world that is rapidly being redefined for us by geopolitical, economic, and technological changes our continuous development is a priority. I asked ChatGPT to write a blog post on “Why training is not always the right answer”. This...
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Evaluate
How much washing you can actually do? I ask the question because of the phrase I kept hearing in the context of working from home: the ‘freedom’ to put a wash on. I’m not underplaying the benefits of home-work (if...
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Those duh-uh moments
As New Year’s resolutions fade, let’s talk about motivation I have no wish to climb Everest. It’s dangerous, cold and ruinously expensive. But it was a podcast with one of the world’s top Everest guides that made me realise something...
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The journey to trust
‘You’ve just got to trust him.’ The words I was dreading as it meant I had to drop the lead and let Ted show me he was worthy of this sentiment. We had been on the training, invested in the...
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Reflection
I have always disliked reflecting on what I do and how I act. The implied criticism was tough on my ego. My tendency has been to avoid confrontation, even with myself. So, I avoided reflecting, and even if I was...
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What did I do?
So festive holidays are round the corner and 2022 is coming to a close (whaaaat - how did that happen so quickly?). It’s a great time to devote a little energy to celebrating your successes and learning from what went...
