Posts tagged wellbeing
Is there a role for coaching as the psychological fall out of Covid unfolds
Is there a role for coaching as the psychological fall out of Covid unfolds

Here are four ways that coaching can help post pandemic.

Thanks to Toa Heftiba for sharing their work on Unsplash.

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Coaching, Skills and ValuesAmanda Dudmancoaching, mentoring, resilience, wellbeing, change, The Guardian, therapies, joblosses, lonliness, grief, counselling, psychological, coronavirus, pandemic, Covid-19, Samaritans, mental health, career, re-deployed, redundant, listening, questions, feedback, options, coachee, mentally well, boundaries, transition, support, guide, stuck, unstuck, sharpen, skills, furloughed, confidence, lockdown lifeComment
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
Reviewing WFH - the good and the bad and actions for post lockdown
Reviewing WFH - the good and the bad and actions for post lockdown

Good and bad have come out of WFH. What next for organisations and workers as they look at new ways of working.

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Leadership, Learning, Skills and Values, WellbeingAmanda Dudman70-20-10, learning, WFH, remote and flexible working, R and F, Learning and development, practitioners, strategists, classroom, whole 100, outcomes, performance, deficit model, consultancy, business partner, OD, HR, Covid-19, pandemic, remote, adpatable, social learning, peer learning, performance at work, theory in use, blog, lockdown, wellbeing, resilience, team, digitalisation, technology, leadership, benefits, zoom, values, kindness, behavioural values, social media, not oging back, commuting, meetings, presenteeism, work life balance, office, ways of working, children at home, key worker, furloughed, grieving, change, coping with change, Burns, transition, business models, collaboration, mental health, reserch, boundaries, time, time management, noise, distractions, interruptions, resilient thinking skills, listening, empoyers, policy, practice, ways of workingdevelopment, teams, targets, L and DComment
Building resilience as we recover and return
Building resilience as we recover and return

Post pandemic we still need to build resilience in our people. This has to be through organisational change and putting wellbeing at its heart. This means building trust.

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Leadership, Skills and Values, WellbeingAmanda Dudmanwellbeing, resilience, coaching, managers, outcomes, Seligman, re-framing, learning, learning culture, agile, agile working, remote and flexible working, WFH, pandemic, Covid-19, recovery, 1-2-1s, VUCA, social support, peer learning, social learning, performance, development, values, mental health, long hours, family, transition, environmentally conscious, blacklivesmatter, zero carbon, 2030, racism, recession, security, employment, uncertainties, John Amechi, CIPD, leaders, exemplars, recognition, reward, motivation, engagement, trainingComment
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 Special - staying resilient
WFH Special - staying resilient

Working from home support continues. Get in touch if you’d like some resilience support.

Photo by Allie on Unsplash with thanks.

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Community, WellbeingAmanda Dudmanwellbeing, resilience, mental health, stress, anxieties, pandemic, coaching, tools, WFH, working from home, Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs, practical tools, lockdown, small buisness, micro businesses, blogs, Think Enterprise, guidance, help, Mental Health Awareness, Mental Health, Awareness Week, zoom, Skype, online coachingComment
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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