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29/02/2024

Happy Leap Day!

Use the extra day in 2024 to think about your development and growth – think about how you can commit to an activity that will contribute to your professional development and take you out of your comfort zone to learn new skills and gain knowledge.

CPD does not have to be undertaken in a formal environment and it does not need to be lengthy – learning can be just 5 minutes a day – reading a blog, knowledge conversations with colleagues, attending a webinar, micro-volunteering etc. So start planning now to use those extra minutes throughout the year and sustain your practice.

Taking a small step into the unknown will result in a big leap of perspective, opportunity and confidence – impacting on your career and wider life in often surprising ways.

So, how will you be using your extra day?

28/02/2024

Small business owners, we're here for you

We know you're the marketing department, the accounts team, HR, the cleaner, the admin and the worker all while trying to have a work-life balance. Plus to keep your industry knowledge up to date, learning and development is important too.

So what can small business owners do to keep on top of their learning?

Find out in our short blog - https://www.leaplikeasalmon.com/professional-development-for-small-businesses/

A 2-minute read

Find out about the different types of professional development and how even small businesses can keep on top of their learning.

27/02/2024

More than a learning log, our CPD tool lets you have…

✨ A personalised learning experience

✨ A safe and secure platform

✨ Somewhere to capture and manage learning

✨ Somewhere to set goals

✨ Peace of mind its governing body compliant

✨ Insight and guidance from industry experts

22/02/2024

Your confidence will increase ✅
Your vision of the future will become clearer ✅
You'll feel stronger ✅
You can develop a sense of identity✅

All through personal development - the gentle process of improvement.

A process that works on your awareness of self, knowledge, solidifies your strengths and builds on your weaknesses. It is an ongoing process that helps you form a stronger sense of identity

Want to hear about more benefits of Personal Development - check out our blog -

Personal Development is a vital element of progression. Whether it’s in your personal or professional life, here we explore why.

20/02/2024

Your growth and path to success is only based on your terms — not on someone else’s

15/02/2024

It's Digital Learning Day!

Our digital learning log lets you capture and manage the entire learning process so on we're joining other digital companies in celebrating being able to build a brighter, more inclusive future for education and lifelong learning!

13/02/2024

Learning and growing are better when we do it together 🙌

Your personal and is a continuous journey and our learning log makes managing and capturing learning seamless.

So we see you the doers, the go-getters, the believers, the experts, the beginners - the people who know that striving for better means taking one step at a time 🪜

08/02/2024

A reminder: Top-performing individuals are not pre-programmed to become good leaders - they need proper development and coaching too 💡

06/02/2024

The word apprenticeship has been unattractive and lacked credibility over the years and there is still a perception that apprenticeships are only for entry-level roles and that they are a fallback for people who haven’t made the grade in other forms of education

To celebrate we're chucking preconceptions out the window and proving why an apprenticeship can be for EVERYONE

And we'd love to hear from you! Share your apprenticeship story with us in the comments

https://www.leaplikeasalmon.com/championing-apprenticeships/

In this blog we highlight the benefits of apprenticeships – as a powerful development tool and a route to CIPD membership

01/02/2024

The main benefit of becoming a conscious leader is a better working environment for everyone. It will help you create a team that will work hard together to achieve their aims.

Want to become a conscious leader in 2024?

https://www.leaplikeasalmon.com/conscious-leadership/

As a conscious leader, you’ll see things from multiple perspectives and will be in a stronger position to make decisions

30/01/2024

"I need it by the end of the day"

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Urgency at work happens a lot. We’re more agile than ever, priorities change at speed often with little thought for the people at the end of the chain completing the "urgent" task

Urgency risks burnout, decreased morale, and a hit to productivity and performance.

To combat:

1) Spot the signs, be aware and feedback if the deadline is not achievable

2) Uncover the root of the urgency - is everyone aware of your workload?

3) Know your priorities - does it really need doing today?

4) Get comfortable saying no and renegotiating timelines

24/01/2024

We’re complex beings with a range of emotions and hormones that can be hard to read and understand 🤯

As we develop emotional intelligence we can learn to read beyond the emotions of others and seek to understand why they arise rather than focus on the emotion itself. Developing emotional intelligence skills for the workplace will help improve working relationships.

Here we delve into how you can improve your understanding of emotional intelligence:

https://www.leaplikeasalmon.com/emotional-intelligence-how-to-develop-more-emotional-capacity-at-work/

Emotional capacity at work hinges on the ability to understand and manage your emotions in a positive way. To have emotional capacity at work you must first work on understanding emotional intelligence. Continue reading →