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It's Mental Health Awareness Week
It's Mental Health Awareness Week

Here are some ideas about improving wellbeing at work beyond holding conversations and raising awareness. Capitalising on Mental Health at Work Week and the importance of addressing mental health as we exit lockdown.

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Coaching, Leadership, Skills and Values, WellbeingAmanda Dudmanresilience, wellbeing, mental health, EAP, employee, diversity, inclusion, culture, values, kindness, words and actions, policy, training, stress, lockdown, The Guardian, apps, nine free apps, Mental Health First Aid, strategic, working from home, raise awareness, conversation, coaching, NLP, motivational interviewing, solution focussed therapy brief, using data, rewards, performance management, appraisal, development, HR, benchmarking, REBA, resilience skills, experts by experience, peer led, patterns, Mental Health Foundation, Mental Health Awareness WeekComment
WFH#3 - managing your personal wellbeing
WFH#3 - managing your personal wellbeing

The latest in a series of blogs about working from home, here are some practical actions and ideas for managing your personal wellbeing. The background image is a small part of the tree of life and seems apt.

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Learning, Skills and ValuesAmanda Dudmanwellbeing, stress, stress container, first aid, emotional first aid, resilience, pressures, time management, exercise, diet, hydrate, oxygenate, Covid-19, working from home, small business, relationships, holistic, mental, physical, emotional, good habbits, Action point, review, prioritise, purpose, reframe, self-fulfilling prophecy, change, meditation, yoga, breathing, bloood pressure, breaks, walk, sleep, calmness, superpower, communicate, thinking, anxiety, worries, tolerance, health, coping mechanisms, long hours, alcohol, smoking, coaching, mentoringComment
WFH. Getting some structure
WFH. Getting some structure

As a seasoned WFH-er, I have some advice and tips for those who are finding it all a bit new.

How to get some structure.

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Skills and Values, MotivationAmanda DudmanWFH, lockdown, time management, self management, time blocking, working from home, WhatsApp, problem solving, team, communications, support, wellbeing, chat, self relaint, structure, micro business, socilaisation, timeframes, boundaries, interruptions, flexibly, control, choice, goals, plan, fake breask, hour and a half, breask, garden, laptop, Shared calendars, inbox, bite size pieces, development, CPD, TED, learning, space, upskilling, motivation, rewardsComment
My response to Covid-19
My response to Covid-19

The corona virus is affecting everyone. It’s right to give a response in my blog. Photo by Tobias Tullius on Unsplash

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Learning, Skills and ValuesAmanda Dudmanresilience, training, Covid-19, terms and conditions, micro business, social isolation, remote working, emotional resilience, tough times, optimism, realistic optimism, tools, techniques, blog, help, employer, coronavirus, ground rules, wellbeing, flexibility, Government, change, coach, mentor, facilitator, consultant, Zoom, Go to meeting, Skype, online, virtual working, facetime, mentoirng, coaching, trainingin-house training, Twitter, support, postponement, invoiced, fees, opportunities, kind choices, collaborate, testing timesComment
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.

Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash

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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
Making the most of downtime to boost wellbeing when you work on your own
Making the most of downtime to boost wellbeing when you work on your own

Ideas and tips blog. I write about making you - i.e. everyone who runs your own small/micro business - take time off for wellbeing, self development and some social responsibility.

Image from @_imkiran at Unsplash

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Learning, Skills and Values, Social ResponsibilityAmanda Dudmanwellbeing, stress, downtime, emails, time, relationships, time off, volunteering, skills, planning, development, freelancer, business, emotional investment, enterprise, balanced, risk, holiday, social responsibility, travelling, in-box, hobbies, pass times, red dot green dot, 9 to 5 Comment
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