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What it was: A CIPR Webinar on Change Communication presented by Alison Arnot. Source: http://bit.ly/1El4UJS What I learned: Overall points from the webinar: * Change is a normal part of business process so a successful business must be able to do it sustainably and repeatedly. * People naturally wary
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What it was: Talks by subject matter experts on AI hosted by the Civil Service Alumni, at the Royal College of Defence Studies, London on 18 December 2017 What I learned: AI is permeating business: * No single agreed definition of "AI" * 'Narrow' AI does specific tasks,
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What it was: An exercise to measure ourselves against the Strength Deployment Inventory (SDI) model (aka ‘red green blue triangle’) as part of the Future Leaders Scheme at Ashridge in November 2017. What I learned: I came out of the SDI exercise as red ("asserting / directing") but close
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What it was: An introductory session to the residential Future Leaders Scheme (FLS) residential module at Ashridge. The objectives of the module: * Build network and relationships * Develop personal leadership development Goals * Gain insight into your leadership strengths and styles * Insight into how your behaviours impact others * Aware of neurological and
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What it was: A talk and interactive session on leadership, held as part of the Future Leaders Scheme at Ashridge in November 2017. We also completed a 'leadership dilemmas' exercise that looks at choices under pressure. What I learned: A simple model for how the brain works: * “Brain
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What it was: Day of talks and discussions with Richard Heaton, MoJ permanent secretary and civil service race champion, plus other speakers from across Whitehall, held at the MOD on 11 October 2017. What I learned: Intersectionality is typically when people are a member of more than one minority group
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What it was: Session on Leadership and personal brand at Ashridge as part of Future Leaders Scheme residential module one. August 2017. What I learned: Your real leadership brand is what other people say about you when you leave the room. Leadership brand has various Attributes: * Contacts (judged on who
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What it was A week-long course with tests and certification in London, on Agile project management techniques. February 2017. What I learned This is a comprehensive introduction to the practices of project management as set out in the industry-standard DSDM (“dynamical systems development model”) framework - more commonly known as
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What it was: An online seminar from the Chartered Institute of Public Relations, accessed on 27 February 2016 What I learned: Various insights from the annual OfCom report: * 72% of adults have a social profile, including 28% of 65 and over * Facebook has highest reach and engagement * 16-24s have breadth
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What it was: I read the book 'Campaigns that shook the world: The evolution of public relations' by Danny Rogers as part of my Continuous Professional Development during February 2016. What I learned: Key points of learning for me from the campaigns covered in this book: Thatcher election
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What it was: Lecture on the international aspects of social media, organised by PRMoment.com at Ogilvy PR, Cabot Square. Date: 19 January 2011 What I learned: Sites like SocialBakers.com can give simple stats on Facebook usage etc We use different meanings of “friend” on different sites and in
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What it was: Chartered Institute of Public Relations briefing, 21 October 2010 What I learned: There are things that PRs can do when reputation is under attack Tony Balir described the media as a “feral beast” Some PR firms use intelligence gathering to protect clients/target critics. The Press Complaints