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| Title | Description/themes | Topics | |
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| https://www.learningarchitects.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Canterbury-Today-172-Feb-2024.png | How well is your organisation tracking | How well your new ideas gain traction depends on everyone’s willingness to contribute | motivation, goal setting, teamwork, planning, employee engagement |
| https://www.learningarchitects.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Canterbury-Today-Issue-173-T4-2023.png | The importance of walking the talk | Practical tips for how to assess the level of trust in your organisation, and then how to do something about it. | Building trust, Culture, Leadership |
| https://www.learningarchitects.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Canterbury-Today-172-Sept-2023.png | Are you hitting the mark? | Using the resources you've already got to maximise efficiency, create new products, or refine an existing service. Involving your team in discussions to identify needs is a great way to engage them and innovate. | Employee engagement, conversations, leadership |
| https://www.learningarchitects.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Canterbury-Today-171-Aug-2023.png | Fine tune, regroup or restructure? Positioning your team for succes | Ideas for helping position your team for success, including assessing the needs of your team in relation to your business goals. | strengths, restructure, time management, prioritising, habits |
| https://www.learningarchitects.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Canterbury-Today-170-May-2023.png | How to quell the tyranny of urgency | Creating frequent chances to reflect on performance provides opportunities for improvement and innovation. | self-reflection, prioritising |
| https://www.learningarchitects.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Canterbury-Today-169-April-2023.png | What on earth are you talking about? | Be open in conversations, foster work relationships, connect with your staff | leadership, conversations, employee engagement, communication |
| https://www.learningarchitects.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Canterbury-Today-Magazine-Issue-168-Cover-Oct-2022.png | Sharpen up your communication | Clear communication avoids confusion, be consistent and evaluate your communication style. Expect change. | communication, adapting, change, anticipation |
| https://www.learningarchitects.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Canterbury-Today-Magazine-Issue-167-Cover-Aug-2022.png | How to get the best out of conflict | Conflict is a key accelerator of progress and innovation, so how do you build a culture where conflict is accepted as an important part of being ‘on the team’? | conflict, teamwork, relationships, culture, innovation, trust, feedback |
| https://www.learningarchitects.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Canterbury-Today-Magazine-Issue-166-Cover-June-2022.png | Space, support and permission to fail | Accountability and how to create a culture of responsibility. Ideas to help you work to the strengths of your team, giving them agency and permission. | culture, accountability, expectations, priorities, strengths, employee agency, performance development |
| https://www.learningarchitects.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Canterbury-Today-Magazine-Issue-165-Cover-April-2022.png | The Big Picture | Maintaining your operational overview in rapidly changing times. importance of maintaining perspective while managing your business, maintaining connection, keep company vision/values alive | employee engagement, connection, vision, values, |
| https://www.learningarchitects.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Canterbury-Today-Magazine-Issue-164-Cover-Dec-2021.png | Preparing for business as un-usual | Tips to help you prioritise and get through when times are tough. | wellbeing, hauora, prioritising, decision making, communication |
| https://www.learningarchitects.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Canterbury-Today-Magazine-Issue-163-Cover-Nov-2021.png | Creating a culture of performance development | Practices for changing your workplace for the better, connecting with team members in different ways, how to ask results-focussed questions, tips for monitoring and celebrating progress. | connection, employee engagement, questioning, performance development |
| https://www.learningarchitects.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Canterbury-Today-Magazine-Issue-162-Cover-July-2021.png | Tap into your talent and go for gold | Tips for making the most of your team and getting started with strengths-based development. | CliftonStrengths, talent development, performance development, |
| https://www.learningarchitects.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Canterbury-Today-Magazine-Issue-161-Cover-June-2021.png | Let the question become the answer | How to use coaching to build accountability and drive performance. Frameworks for developing your team, skilful questioning, and tips for becoming more coach-like in your approach as the leader. | performance development, employee engagement, questioning, coaching |
| https://www.learningarchitects.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Canterbury-Today-Magazine-Issue-160-Cover-March-2021.png | Clear expectations - why clarity is your superpower | Why clarity is a business superpower. Knowing what is expected of you at work is important. Ways to ensure clarity for team members. | performance development, employee engagement |
| https://www.learningarchitects.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Canterbury-Today-Magazine-Issue-159-Cover-Dec-2020.png | How to turn good intentions into genuine commitment | Tips and ideas for turning your good intentions into tangible business improvement. | performance development, employee engagement, change management, project management, planning, decision making |
| https://www.learningarchitects.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Canterbury-Today-Magazine-Issue-158-Cover-Oct-2020.png | Climbing the latter of inference | Learn how to use the ladder of inference to avoid jumping to conclusions | decision making, relationships, leadership |
| https://www.learningarchitects.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Canterbury-Today-157.png | It's not them, it's you | Navigating change by creating a coaching and listening culture. Questioning and how to create ongoing cycles for improvement and accountability. | coaching, culture, listening, questioning, accountability, performance development, employee engagement |
| https://www.learningarchitects.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Canterbury-Today-156.png | Playing to our strengths in a post-Covid world | How to use strengths and engagement to develop a high performance team. | strengths, employee engagement, Sustainable Development Goals |
| https://www.learningarchitects.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Canterbury-Today-155.png | How to make an organisation thrive | Quick overview of the four areas of the Gallup Q12 employee engagement hierarchy. | employee engagement, performance development, Q12 |
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