As well as supporting changes in technology and ways of working, I’m sometimes asked to advise on the roll-out of new values or support a values refresh. Leaders often want to explore how to best set these projects up and communicate the new values so people ‘get it’. Here are six things to consider to help steer you in the right direction.
Read MoreBook review: Pause – how to press pause before life does it for you
This book was written in 2017, way before Covid-19 but I’ve found it to be a really useful re-read over the last few weeks and months.
One of the things I have found most useful in building my own wellbeing and resilience (and suggest to others) is finding time to take a pause in whatever’s going on. That’s what this book is all about. If you are feeling that you’re running fast just to stand still, then this is definitely worth a read.
Read MoreBook review: Mindset – How you can fulfil your potential, Dr Carol S Dweck
During the summer, I was invited to speak to a group about mentoring and specifically around mentoring and lifelong learning. As part of my prep, I revisited this book and remembered why it had been so insightful the first time around.
Some of the approaches from this book I thought I knew – growth and fixed mindsets - but this gave me a greater understanding of what’s behind that.
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