Ideas, insights and inspirations
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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…
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Avoiding the stuffed anteater: striving for authenticity
In recent times we’ve grown used to the idea of ‘fake news’ and doctored photos, and even been warned about technological advances enabling ‘fake video’ – but the story a while ago of a photographer accused of using a stuffed anteater in a competition entry was sadly amusing. It was followed up by a couple…