Category Coaching & mentoring

The end of accidental managers?

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Dominic Ashley-Timms and Laura Ashley-Timms focus on the impact on people and organisation of someone who hasn’t been given the opportunity to learn to be a great manager, and a key skill they need Imagine you’re a Formula 1 driver.…

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Creating psychological safety in your teams – 3 things you must do

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James Scouller focuses his expertise on teams and shares about how to make sure yours communicated and works smoothly Fifteen years ago, very few coaching clients knew the term “psychological safety.” Today they all do. But knowing about a concept…

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Tayloring learning: generosity of the L&D community

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Daniel Taylor’s blog looks at the collaborative side of our learning and development colleagues What’s the one thing that I love about the L&D community? It’s the generosity and passion to learn from each other, to share and to support…

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The pitfalls of positivity: a candid look at embracing our weaknesses

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Mike Thackray navigates the thin line between development and acceptance I’m not good at organising social events. I’ve tried it and I’ve just about managed when I’ve had to do, though several colleagues past and present may beg to differ…

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From fear to freedom: strategies for building psychological safety at work

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Fear, silence, and missed opportunities: Sophie Seex looks at the barriers to psychological safety in the workplace It makes headlines when organisation’s catastrophically fail: The Boeing disaster, the demise of Nokia, sexual harassment in the CBI, and the Jimmy Savile…

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From stress to success: how dedicated therapy supports business leaders

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Paula Gardner talks us through the benefits of an approach that focuses on a therapist knowing your business and people Signing up to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that offers therapy on demand for your employees is almost standard practice…

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Why we should focus on human-centred training in 2024

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Gautam Tambay talks about culture, AI and the challenges of engaging remote workers Many employees are anxious about their professional futures. The rapid development and adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) has created widespread fears of job displacement, the persistence of…

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7 tips for a successful end of year career conversation

Appraisals shouldn’t be a yearly nasty surprise. Dr Helmut Schuster and Dr David Oxley share how to make this a much improved situation Be honest, have you ever had a completely transparent, meaningful career conversation as part of a corporate…

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Learning from life: what I learnt from swimming in the sea

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Michelle Parry-Slater doesn’t like to be cold. So when a friend suggests a dip in the sea she was less than enthusiastic I was born in August, so I blame my summer birth on the fact that I hate the…

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