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Copy of Copy of Signing off 2017 with optimism
Copy of Copy of Signing off 2017 with optimism

Reasons not to make new year resolutions. Make goals, take action and  learn to be be optimistic instead.

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Skills and Values, LearningAmanda Dudmanresilience, optimism, thinking traps, skills, Meaning Conference, Meg Wheatley, Reivich, Shatte, negative beliefs, limiting beliefs, 2018, suspended coffee, Bar Bar Black Sheep, positive optimism, overcome beliefs, take action, positive outcomes, resolutions, New Year resolutions, volunteer, wellbeing, goals, aims, confident, coach, coaching, learn, lose, The Resilience FactorComment
Signing off 2017 with optimism
Signing off 2017 with optimism

Reasons not to make new year resolutions. Make goals, take action and  learn to be be optimistic instead.

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Skills and Values, LearningAmanda Dudmanresilience, optimism, thinking traps, skills, Meaning Conference, Meg Wheatley, Reivich, Shatte, negative beliefs, limiting beliefs, 2018, suspended coffee, Bar Bar Black Sheep, positive optimism, overcome beliefs, take action, positive outcomes, resolutions, New Year resolutions, volunteer, wellbeing, goals, aims, confident, coach, coaching, learn, lose, The Resilience FactorComment
The four mantras of mentoring
The four mantras of mentoring

I discovered four lessons from those putting mentoring skills into practice with apprentices.

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Learning, Mentoring, Skills and ValuesAmanda Dudmanskills, apprentices, mentoring apprentices, mentee, Apprenticemakers, SFEDI, IOEE, business, training, business owners, listening, potential, knowledge, conversation, communicate, communication, attitude, career, benefits, four mantras, work, marine, supervision, line management, college, assessment, staff, managers, flexibleComment
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
Recognising and celebrating mentoring
Recognising and celebrating mentoring

National Mentoring Day is a chance to recognise and celebrate mentoring and even volunteer to be a mentor yourself

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Mentoring, Learning, Skills and ValuesAmanda Dudmanmentor, mentoring, National Mentoring Day, rewarding, formal, informal, grow, flourish, enterprise, enterprise mentoring, recognising mentoring, celebrating mentoring, volunteering, October 27th, EMCC, change, develop, conversation, relationships, progress, Health, Social Housing, apprentices, mentoring apprentices, SMEs, micro business, mentoring skills, confidence, tools to go mentor, skillsComment
The story about blue tits and robins and social learning
The story about blue tits and robins and social learning

How social learning for birds teaches us how we should be using it at work.

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Learning, Skills and ValuesAmanda Dudmanlearning, learning at work, digital learning, agile, agile learning, social learning, CIPD, Leaders in Learning, training, practitioner, learning and development, communication, change, remote working, qualifications, CPD, professional development, work, clients, 70-20-10, classroom, boot straps, 21st century, skills Comment
Supporting clients in a VUCA world and changing learning at work
Supporting clients in a VUCA world and changing learning at work

The VUCA world is presenting massive challenges.  Organisations need to respond and shift the mind set.  A key part of the response is how learning at work is planned and delivered. 

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Learning, Leadership, Skills and ValuesAmanda Dudmanagile, CIPD, learning, VUCA, development, digital, digital learning, stress, resilience, public sector, 702010, learning at work, happy sheets, return on expectation, collaboration Comment
Dealing with "difficult" people or challenging situations in the training room
Dealing with "difficult" people or challenging situations in the training room

At some point in your career as a trainer you will experience difficult and challenging situations, generally instigated by people.  Here are some ideas and approaches to use.

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Facilitation, Learning, Training, Skills and ValuesAmanda Dudmantraining, difficult behaviour, facilitation, difficult people, challenging situations, active listening, rapport, in the moment, parking lot, trainer, facilitator, intervention, restate meaning, venting, surfacing, risk, intuitive, NICO, three positions, empathise, respond, feedback, assertiveness, critical reflection, learning, unconditional positive regard, respect, behaviours, time hogger, aggressive participantComment