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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: active listening, or as Ernesto Sirolli would say, "shut up and listen"
Mentoring A to Z series blog: active listening, or as Ernesto Sirolli would say, "shut up and listen"
Learning, Mentoring, Skills and ValuesAmanda Dudmanlisten, active listening, mentor, mentoring, Ernesto Sirolli, enterprise, National Mentoring Day, mind chatter, inner voice, mentee, listening habits, body language, practice, listen well, delete and distort, subjective experience, emotional censorship, unconscious bias, TED, TED Talk, communicate, aid work, respect, engagementComment
Mentoring A to Z series blog: reflective practice
Mentoring A to Z series blog: reflective practice

The second in my series of daily blogs for National Mentoring Day on 27th October. A practice share and some ideas on reflective practice in mentoring.

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Learning, MentoringAmanda Dudmanmentor, mentee, reflective practice, questioning, timeline, mentoring, skills, National Mentoring Day 2018, benefits, CPD, continued professional development, volunteer, learning, learning styles, David Kolb, Honey and Mumford, practice, professional standards, growth, outcomes, value, learn how to learn, questions Comment
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
Mentoring A to Z
Mentoring A to Z

As National Mentoring Day approaches, I’ll be offering some daily blogs on mentoring practice sharing, books & articles, skills and tools and more.

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Learning, MentoringAmanda Dudmanmentor, mentee, mentoring, A to Z, listening, boundaries, code, ethics, questioning, toxic mentor, Clutterbuck, skills, training, mentor champion, IOEE, SFEDI Awards, supervisor, National Mentoring Day 2018, practice sharing, insight, verbal communication, non verbal communication, wisdom, Humour, Boundaries, Feedback, Guidance, qualification, self aware 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
Increasing personal confidence - boosting personal resilience
Increasing personal confidence - boosting personal resilience

Increasing personal resilience for some people involves increasing their confidence. My experience as a trainer and coach has revealed more learners want to be more confident than other aspects when it comes to boosting their resilience. Photo by sydney Rae on Unsplash

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Learning, Skills and Values, TrainingAmanda Dudmanpersonal resilience, confidence, Robertson Cooper, training, workshops, reframe, competence, beliefs, social support, adaptability, purposefulness, Grotberg, skills, personal effort, peaks, troughs, self esteem, capability, human capacity, learn, personality, positive and negative emotions, thinking patterns, ok, outcome, capable, increasing confidence, achievements, emotions, positive, negativeComment
Thoughts are not facts - a way to boost resilience
Thoughts are not facts - a way to boost resilience

Boosting your resilience by avoiding habitual thinking traps. What are the common thinking traps we have that undermine our resilience and how can we overcome them?

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Coaching, Learning, Skills and ValuesAmanda Dudmanresilience, thinking traps, Reivich, Shatte, resilient thinking, thoughts, beliefs, thoughts are not facts, workshops, coaching, personal resilience, feeling, 1-2-1, Albert Ellis, Avoiding Thinking Traps, habitual thinking, adversity, me, mem, Book of Life Rules, Overgeneralising, magnifying and minimising, personalising, tunnle vision, jumping to conclusions, always happens, emotional reasoningComment
Dealing with conflict at work - holding honest conversations
Dealing with conflict at work - holding honest conversations

Learn how to hold honest conversations. Deal with conflict when it arises. Some suggestions and a checklist.

Photo by Mike Erskine in Unsplash

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Learning, Skills and ValuesAmanda Dudmanconflict, honest, honest conversations, values, misunderstanding, tension, conflict curve, crisis, outcome, emotional energy, difficlt moments, team, attitude, emotional maturity, perception, purpose, conversation, goals, supportive purpose, fears, prepare, discomfort, discontent, suggestions, communication, resolve things, don't avoid, learning, growth, checklist, difficult conversationsComment