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Leadership in times of change: mastering emotional and political intelligence for influence  

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Steve Macaulay and Sarah Cook provide an overview of enabling managerial success through EQ and PQ   In times of instability or sudden and unexpected change, it becomes even more important to manage relationships influentially. Many organisations are in this position…

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From conflict to connection: how empathy shapes effective leaders

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The ability to relate to others is more than a nice-to-have. It’s a powerful tool for successful leadership. Alexandra Efthymiades shares the tips you need Take a moment to think about a great boss you had in the past, or…

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Reimagining our working life with choice, learning and balance

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Laura Probert looks at achieving truly flexible working and learning, and how she’s already done it In an era where the conventional boundaries of office and classroom have dissolved into the digital landscape, the pursuit of truly flexible working and…

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Learning from life: what I learnt from marketing my business

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Michelle Parry-Slater is always Open To Learning, Open To Reflection and Open To Sharing, but this month she looks at being Open To Work I changed my LinkedIn profile to show the #Open To Work banner on my profile photo.…

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Neurodiversity Celebration Week sheds light on neuro-inclusive workplaces

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Holly Biggs looks at research that reminds us to foster an improved workplace for our neurodivergent employees for humanitarian reasons, but also because it’s good business In a world that thrives on diversity, recognising and celebrating differences has become a…

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What can employers do to create more neuroinclusive workplaces?

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Leanne Maskell highlights that we want a neurodiverse workforce and shares practical ideas for how to manage differences Although 55% of organisations believe they have a neuroinclusive culture, research has shown the opposite. Only 37% of neurodivergent employees polled felt…

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Designing conferences that foster innovation, collaboration, and real impact

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Ed Bernacki rethinks the design of conferences and the skills participants need to make the most of them. Oh, and tells off the TJ Editor… Following the World of Learning 2024 London summit, Training Journal asked people on social media,…

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The spectrum of success: fostering an inclusive workplace for the neurodivergent

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Hayley Brackley explains neurodiversity and neurodivergent, the problem with ableism, and why we all need an inclusive workplace This week sees Neurodiversity Celebration Week being observed, but what does this actually mean? Neuroinclusion doesn’t sit with just one manager Whilst…

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TJ interviews: productivity author Marc Zao-Sanders

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TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook, talks to Marc Zao-Sanders, CEO of Filtered and author of Timeboxing: The Power of Doing One Thing at a Time Training Journal: You’ve used the approach you shared in your book over a number of years…

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Beyond the classroom: cultivating compassion in professional development

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Debbie Green looks at our own development in L&D, as well as some tactics and tools that can help with communication, collaboration and wellbeing for our sessions too As learning professionals, we have a privileged position to identify what people…

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