Michael Veale's CPD

09 February 2017

How to use Lucid Charts like a pro

Excellent webinar by Lucid Charts. About an hour long but really punchy delivery so lots covered (medium to advanced level).

I use Lucid for process maps, mind maps and whiteboard style diagrams which can be live shared and downloaded as pdfs or other formats. Looks like also excellent for importing data for self-drawing diagrams such as org charts. Both the product (which has a free version) and the webinar are highly recommended (and easier to use than Visio).

29 December 2016

Check list for return to work interview for member of staff that has has been off for stress

Hope I never need to use this but could be a useful check list for preparation should the need ever arise:

Check list for conducting return to work interview for member of staff that has been off for stress

28 December 2016

Body language - power posturing and consciously using your body to change how you feel

TED talk by Amy Cuddy - your body language changes who you really are

17 November 2016

Creating a true profession - people, purpose and potential

Attended a professional association cross sector networking event at the University of Brighton, hosted by the Chartered Institute of Management. Speaker was Simon Bowen, CMI director who was both entertaining and informative.

Key points:

UK employees rating their managers:

21% highly effective
36% effective
43% ineffective or highly ineffective

UK productivity is 21% less than rest of G7
OECD quote 'management and leadership no 1 factor in total productivity gap'
Only 1 in 5 managers is trained
In rapidly growing organisations, 68% of managers have high trust in leaders
Among those in decline, only 15% fully trust their leaders
Management 2020, enquiry how management and leadership in the UK will need to change by 2020 to deliver sustainable economic growth available here.
Session conclusion: Great management in 5 easy steps