Posts tagged trust
Maintaining resilience post lockdown: five factors for a great plan
Maintaining resilience post lockdown: five factors for a great plan

Wellbeing and personal resilience was important in lockdown. It’s equally so for when we all ‘return’ (whatever that means). Here are some factors to act on to maintain resilience for everyone and check the links for lots on WFH.

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Learning, WellbeingAmanda DudmanWFH, resilience, wellbeing, blog, Edith Grotberg, honest conversations, listening, autonomy, social learning, peer support, managers, leaders, transformation, lockdown, Covid-19, pandemic, WFHmental health, office space, positive psychology, psychologist, five factors, pillars of resilience, langauge, Dan Pink, motivation, trust, behavioural value, trust based relationships, adversity, building back better, second wave, coaching, mentoring, workshoppingComment
CPD opportunities just got better in lockdown for coaches and mentors
CPD opportunities just got better in lockdown for coaches and mentors

Take the opportunity of lockdown to have a great CPD plan as a coach and mentor. I include 5 books to consider.

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Coaching, MentoringAmanda Dudmancoaching, mentoring, Peltier, Jenny Rogers, reflective practice, CPD, Skype, zoom, virtual space, lockdown, learning, development, Do Lectures, NLP, webinars, classroom, practitioners, post graduate, books, Coaching Skills, knowledge, trust, therapeutic, Executives, Directors, non directive coaching, David megginson, David Clutterbuck, Stephen Palmer, Alison Whybrow, Coaching Psychology, theoires, academic, practical, M, Myles Downey, Arrien, feedback, relationship building, flexible support, intake, contractingComment
Fostering empathetic listening as a mentor and coach
Fostering empathetic listening as a mentor and coach

Some ideas and practical tips on the skill of listening empathetically.

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Coaching, Mentoring, Skills and ValuesAmanda Dudmanlistening, empathy, empathetic listening, active listening, coach, mentor, reflective practice, CPD, Stephen Covey, coachee, mentee, filtering, self aware, questioning, open questions, clean question, world view, understanding, Senge, feelings, perspectives, step inot the shoes, training, coach training, frame of reference, non-judgmental, values, beliefs, compassion, trust, connection, summarise back, pay attention, silence, non verbal, voice, language, body languageComment
Notes from practice: remote and flexible working
Notes from practice: remote and flexible working

I am sharing some practice ideas following working with some managers who are delivering in a flexible and remote working environment. Here I identify some helpful manager practice and what has been evidenced and how.

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Facilitation, Leadership, Learning, Local GovernmentAmanda Dudmanagile, remote working, flexible working, leadership, policy, results orientated work environment, accountability, trust, building trust, shared service, local council, local government, management, working from home, evidenced benefits, challenges, communication, honest conversation, challenging behaviour, change management, technology, support, design tools, self management, good habits, performance, online, expectations, red dot green dot, availability assumption, quick wins, early adoptersComment
Location,, location, location: the right environment for coaching and mentoring meetings
Location,, location, location: the right environment for coaching and mentoring meetings

Finding the right location and space for a coaching meeting is vital. Here’s how to go about it.

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Coaching, Learning, MentoringAmanda Dudmanmentoring, coaching, location, envirnment, code of ethics, confidentiality, trust, rapport, telephone, Skype, professional, distractions, IOEE, EMCC, safe space, communicating, Kirsty and Phil, Buzan, confidential, be on time, neutral ground, cafe, community centre, lobby, coffee shop, GDPR, data protection, safeguarding, euqality, diversity, health and safety, boundaries, role model, code of conductComment
Mentoring A to Z Series Blog: Managing boundaries
Mentoring A to Z Series Blog: Managing boundaries

The first in a series of daily blogs leading up to National Mentoring Day on 27th October. Today I am focusing on the subject of boundaries. Image from Unsplash by @yuskii

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Learning, MentoringAmanda Dudmanmentor, mentoirng, mentee, boundaries, code of ethics, IOEE, European Mentoring and Coaching Council, National Mentoring Day, train, mentoirng training, trust, active listening, Stephen Covey, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, feedback, supportive challenge, asking questions, therapist, practitioner, practice share, ground rules, rapport, competence, limits, in the moment, reflective practice, internal distractions, projecting Comment
Notes from practice - remote and flexible working
Notes from practice - remote and flexible working

Practice sharing about working to support learning and development around remote and flexible learning.

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Leadership, Learning, TrainingAmanda Dudmanagile, agile working, remote and flexible working, management style, trust, communication, communication trust, overcoming challenges, ROWE, home working, work life balance, engagement, staff retention, smart tech, productivity, customers, outcomes, learning and development, ways fo working, vision, goals Comment
Remote and flexible working - working on trust more deeply
Remote and flexible working - working on trust more deeply

Addressing how Managers need to and can build trust in a remote and flexible working environment.

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Skills and Values, TrainingAmanda Dudmanagile, remote working, flexible working, coaching, training, trust, competence, results, results orientated work environment, ROWE, open, honest relationships, role of the manager, communication trust, challenge, working on trust, CPD, knoweldge, skills, hot desking, home working, building trust, integrity, caring, confidentiality, wellbeing, mentor Comment
Remote and flexible working - the issue of trust
Remote and flexible working - the issue of trust

Remote and flexible working - building trust.  Based on a recent project, here's what happened when we looked at ROWE and the types of trust needed.

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Facilitation, Learning, Local Government, Skills and Values, TrainingAmanda Dudmanagile, remote working, fleixble working, local councils, trust, open, honest, managers, teams, teamwork, communication, communication trust, contractual trust, competence, competence trust, relationships, work life balance, performance management, performance conversations, outputs, outcomes, measurable, information flow, communictae, empathy, challenge, maintain trust, skills, knowledge, ROWE, results orientated work environment, locaiton, workload, digital, toolkit, ways of workingComment