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An untapped pool of productivity...

An untapped pool of productivity…

According to research by Gallup, people who use their strengths every day are six times more likely to be engaged on the job, which has a positive effect on productivity and performance and the company’s bottom line.

If you take a look around your workplace now, how well can you describe the strengths of the people you work with or who work for you?

Gallup’s data also revealed that only 3% of…

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#Appreciation #Conversation #development #energy #productivity #strengths

What Went Well?

How often do you have conversations about what went well?

We’ve been working on a project that has allowed us to meet with the same cohort of delegates three times over the course of the learning journey. We’ve had the opportunity to help them track their progress and recognise their achievements. So, we often ask them, “What went well in the last couple of months? What did you do that you’re…

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#achievement #conversations #questions #thinking #what went well

Guest post: Mentoring can be double-sided!

Bev says: This post comes to you via Lorna Stellakis. We’ve not known each other long but our conversations have been energetic and enthralling so far since we were introduced by a mutual friend, Kate Atkin.

A few years ago now I took the brave step to begin blogging and since then I’ve written things down for others to read and I’ve enjoyed seeing my thoughts on screen.

I describe it as a…

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#blogging #collaboration #mentoring

Dave Hughes

Our work with Bev and Kate at The Clear Thinking Partnership is aimed at helping both our organisation and individuals develop. We were thrilled to work with Bev and Kate having seen them in action at a healthcare conference in the spring.

We are already feeling the benefit of their development days, which are beyond expectations in terms of impact and the speed with which we have started to…

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Say 'hello' to Kevin & Derick

Say ‘hello’ to Kevin & Derick

As well as Bev & Kate, if you pop by Stand 2 at the #HospitalFutures event tomorrow then you’re likely to bump into Kevin Wyke. He’s joining the team for the day to support the event. Bev, Kate and Kev have worked together on projects before so teaming up is nothing new. This time Kev has a keen interest in exploring how collaborating with communities can affect healthcare, a theme that is…

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#clear thinking #collaboration #hospital futures #NHS

Meet the Team on Stand Number 2

Kate Hargreaves & Bev Holden are leading the Clear Thinking team at tomorrow’s Future of Hospitals Conference.

The Future of Hospitals Conference will explore the design of a new system that is sustainable and fit to meet future challenges. Building on existing innovative, patient-centred services it’s a chance to develop a comprehensive model of hospital care that meets the needs of patients,…

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#collaboration #hospital futures #NHS

Making the most of your conference experience

If you’re coming along to the Future of Hospitals Conference & Exhibition at the AJ Bell Stadium on Tuesday 1st December 2015, then having found time in your diary to spend a whole day out of your organisation you’ll want to squeeze as much value from the day as you can.

Here’s a postwe wrote for our colleagues (VMGL) who host the World of Learning Conference each year, and it shares some of our…

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#collaboration #hospital futures #NHS

Hospital Futures & Collaboration

Hello….we’re looking forward to meeting you soon, at The Future of Hospitals Conference in Manchester on 1st December 2015.

We’re thrilled to be attending the Future of Hospitals Conference [#HospitalFutures] at the AJ Bell Stadium in Eccles on Tuesday 1st December 2015. If you’re not already booked in and you want to find out more, you can look here for more details.

As the title suggests, the…

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#collaboration #hospital futures #NHS #salford

Collaborate Live: Collaborating on the Fringes

Series 2 Episode 1 : To launch the second series of Collaborate Live, Bev [@stickythinker] was joined by not one, but two guests, Helen Amery [@wildfigsolns] from Wild Fig Solutions and Michelle Parry-Slater [@MiPS1608] from Kairos Modern Learning.

Helen and Michelle have recently been working together to launch the Learn > Connect > Do Fringe Networking Event for SME HR People at the CIPD L&D…

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#CIPD #collaborate live #collaboration #kairos modern learning #SME #wild fig solutions

The Excess Baggage of Collaboration

This month we’ve been blogging for World of Learning.

Click on the word cloud and you go straight to the page where our words appear.

Enjoy!

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#collaboration #cooperation #mindset #World of Learning

#liveClive Experiment

On Friday 3rd October the City of Glasgow College hosted the 2nd ScotLanDConnect Unconference. The Unconference theme was Creative & Daring, so we took Collaborate Live on the road and hosted three #liveClive Google+ Hangouts as part of the agenda.

First up was Mike Collins [@Community_Mike] in a rescheduled interview. We’d been scuppered by the technology on a previous occasion and chose the…

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#collaboration #Learning #Technology #unconference

Time Tribe Habits #6 - Yes, fine, right, OK, NO!

Time Tribe Habits #6 – Yes, fine, right, OK, NO!

How to master saying ‘No’ and make time to spend on your priorities

Why it matters

Once you have learnt to say ‘No’ with confidence, and you’ve realised what it actually means, and you’ve practiced a little, then you’ll feel less guilty about saying it, and you’ll benefit by having more time to work on the right stuff and make a real difference in your role.

What’s the story?

Learning to say…

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#become a healthy people pleaser #saying no #Time Management Tips #time tribe

Collaborate Live! with Kev Wyke from Leap Further

Episode 14 : We’ve had 2 bites at the Collaborate Live cherry today and following her earlier conversation with Kandy Woodfield, Bev [@stickythinker] was joined by Kev Wyke [@kevwyke] from Leap Further Kev helps people to connect with their purpose and passion to realise their potential by encouraging them to take a step back and leap a little further.

As ever, we’ve kept the conversation short…

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#being brave #collaborate live #collaboration #leap further #wisdom

Collaborate Live! with Kandy Woodfield, NatCen Social Research

Episode 13: Bev was joined by Kandy Woodfield [AKA @jess1ecat], Learning & Enterprise Director at NatCen Social Research [@NatCen]. Kandy set up NatCen Learning in 2006 to provide a range of training and capacity building activities around social research skills and methods for the wider social research community.

Intentionally short and snappy, Bev and Kandy’s brilliant conversation lasted just…

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#collaborate live #collaboration #natcen social research

Time Tribe Culture #6 - Communicate, communicate, communicate!

Time Tribe Culture #6 – Communicate, communicate, communicate!

How telling other people about what you want to achieve and how you want to achieve it can help you to master your time

Why it matters

If you don’t know what’s going on then it’s difficult to make well thought through decisions when it comes to allocating time to the projects that you are tasked with. The more you know about, the better informed your decisions will be.

What’s the story?

Commun…

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#Communication #Time Management Tips #time tribe

Time Tribe Habits #5 - Tell me what you want, what you really, really want

Time Tribe Habits #5 – Tell me what you want, what you really, really want

How to make like easy by tapping into your natural motivation

Why it matters

Taking time to understand why something is important to you, your team or your business can make a huge difference to the way that you approach it. If you genuinely understand your inner motivation for doing something then you will naturally align your habits and tap straight into your energy reserves.

What’s the…

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#gain more time #motivation #push and pull #Time Management Tips #time tribe

Time Tribe Culture #5 - Honesty is the best policy

Time Tribe Culture #5 – Honesty is the best policy

Why it matters

None of us lives in a bubble so we can’t help but have an impact on each others lives. You play a major part in your ability to manage your time well, but it stands to reason that you should also address the impact that key people at work (or at home) have on you.

What’s the story?

If you’ve already read Habits #1, then you might have read about how your habits have the ability to…

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#honesty #positive change #Time Management Tips #time tribe

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