So I’ve shared the first draft of the conversation starters, and I mentioned yesterday that we are going to add a different layer to them that enables the supervisee to come to the conversation fully prepared, in adult mode. I’ve mentioned this adult thing a few times lately, so let me explain more.
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Next 3 Conversation Starters
I’ve been out of the office these past couple of days; Monday was a bank holiday for us in the UK, and Tuesday was my birthday, and I never work on my birthday. Thanks for all your best wishes – the power of social media strikes again. Let let me know what you think of
Focus on the positive
It’s dreadful weather here in the New Forest. So bad that I feel my Seasonal Affective Disorder starting early this year. I don’t get it as badly as some people, but I know it when I feel it now, and I know what to do about it. So my lightbox is on, my dynamis flower
Update on Conversation Starters App
I got lots of feedback from our internal people about the conversation starters app. I’ve sifted through all the great feedback and have updated the picture. I’d like to share that again so you can see the next iteration. One thing to bear in mind is that these are just the titles of the conversations,
Supervisor Apps
Another request…if you use a Smartphone, have you come across any apps on the market already that have been developed to help supervisors to do a better job of developing their people? I am a new i-Phone owner and I don’t quite know where to start in researching this – there are so many apps
Conversation starters app
One of the things I am working on is an app that will help supervisors when they go into conversations with their people about their performance (as opposed to career type conversations). I’ve outlined what I think those conversations are, and I’d love to get your insights about additions or edits needed before I start
Big Brother is Watching
Since I found out that Don (big boss) reads my posts, I have this little voice that keeps saying “be careful what you write”. “Protect your reputation”. And I have to shout at myself…STOP, STOP, STOP. I feel very supported by Don, so this isn’t about him. It’s about me, and that voice that tells
The storyline unfolds
Still pondering this epic story that I want to tell with my work, I spent some time with a couple of external colleagues from the leadership development arena yesterday. I don’t know about you, but I find it so useful to talk to people outside of work about what I am working on. Especially since
The plot thickens
I started talking yesterday about my epic story and what the single climactic scene might be. I’ve been mulling over that a little more, and now I’m wondering whether I want to be more like Mary Poppins than a Rock Star. In that Mary Poppins helped her charges to learn and grow and then left
