Ideas, insights and inspirations
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The missing keystone of hybrid working?
When it comes to establishing hybrid working, many people focus on the resources and systems they need to ensure performance. But that’s missing out on the biggest factor. Read on to explore what managers can do to address the missing keystone of hybrid working.
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Reinventing the workforce – 6 themes from the Future of Work conference
The future of work is all about the workforce – how it is changing, and how to get the best out of your valuable people. Here are six insights from the experts at the recent Management Toady conference.
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“I just wanted to say that was nicely done” – a 3 step approach to catch remote workers doing things right
Ken Blanchard encourages us to ‘catch people doing things right’ – actively looking for opportunities to praise people. But it’s harder for hybrid managers to do this, so read on for my strategy.
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Towards Leadership 4.0 – 3 challenges for Learning & Organisational Development
Industry 4.0 is not just about new technology – people are vital. Read on to explore the 3 key challenges for Organisational Development professionals to support managers build a workforce with the right skills, knowledge and approach.
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3 ways to get your remote team performing well
“When we were in the office I could always sense how people were doing, if they were overloaded… or were happy… It wasn’t any formal system, I just knew.” Managing performance in a hybrid team is tougher – so use these 3 proven strategies to make it work for you.
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How do you create a virtual coffee machine?
Hybrid working is blamed by many organisations for impacting the creativity and relationship-building that came from chance encounters at the water cooler. If you want your hybrid working team to maintain these spontaneous links, follow my strategy for a virtual coffee machine.
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Are you ready for another ‘new normal’ ?
In times of unprecedented change and challenge you need to be realistic. Use these four questions to help you reflect and get ahead.
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Even the little words count – what your communications say about you
In every communication you can demonstrate your values and build connection with your audience – even in the hardest times.
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People with Purpose
Thinking about your purpose in life, and how it helps you succeed, prompted by ammonites on the beach.
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Change under pressure – 10 lessons from the NHS response to Covid-19
10 key lessons in successful and innovative change under extreme pressure, from the NHS.
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Ensuring performance improvement: a review of Learning Transfer at Work by Paul Matthews
How to make sure learning and development activities actually generate the performance change you want.
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It’s good to talk…
“Meetings are the bane of everyone’s life. No-one likes meetings. Nothing ever gets done” This appears to be the mantra of many a corporate warrior, and it is always interesting to see how different companies and industries try to break this view. So I particularly enjoyed an article in The Guardian newspaper about team meetings…