On 18th September we ran a workshop on Safety Leadership in Aberdeen with IOSH North of Scotland Branch. There were 35 people present, mostly health & safety professionals but also some training, recruitment and business development specialists. They came from a range of sectors including building & construction, oil & gas, utilities and manufacturing. Workshop… Read more »
The theme of our Autumn Newsletter is facilitation. To view follow this link.
When someone is given responsibility over others – as a supervisor or team leader or line manager – basic facilitation skills become very useful. Over the last three years we’ve been working with the Centre for Research on Families & Relationships (University of Edinburgh) on an NHS funded project designed to support leaders to develop… Read more »
As those facilitators among you will know, advance preparation is everything. Then, on the day, you have to arrive early enough to check the space (if you haven’t been able to do this beforehand) and make any changes you need. The next thing is how to prepare yourself. And then there’s preparation of the group. … Read more »
Formal presentations are usually adopted as the norm at conferences. A few people enjoy giving this kind of presentation and excel at giving a motivating and impassioned performance. But most of us are fundamentally uncomfortable with this form of communication. We focus instead on getting through the experience with as much clarity and coherence as… Read more »