Friday Footnote # 139
Each week we share loads of content amongst Team ION and with our network. Content that inspires us, which we find helpful, or just makes us smile. We thought we would start sharing these insights every Friday. Welcome to Friday Footnote.
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On Tuesday this week, Adam and Sibil attended the Chartered Management Institiute (CMI) Career Confidence event at the Swansea University School of Management. The event was 'aimed at raising awareness of the challenges that could be holding you and your business back and providing useful, practical tools to help you move forwards and discover confidence in building your career and business'.
It was really interesting to hear the speakers, and those in the audience, share their own personal experiences (the good and the bad!) of how they have built their own career confidence. Speakers included Pamela McNamara from Bluestone National Park Resorts, Kath Austin from CMI Wales and Pizza Hut and Swansea University's Dave Bolton and Carys Evans, both from the School of Management.
Pamela McNamara from Bluestone's presentation really resonated with us as she spoke about not comprising, saying yes, and emphasised the importance of spending time working on your business, rather than in your business - something which ION are huge advocates of!
Inspiration
- Strategically engaging with innovation ecosystems (MIT Sloan Managment Review)
- Why speed beats perfection in product experimentation (Kromatic)
- Training staff on low intensity pyschological interventions for mental health conditions can cut sickness (Swansea University)
- Ynys Môn science park gets £2.5 million from Welsh Government to support innovation (Nation.Cymru)
- This new neighbourhood will be net zero, off the grid, and leaves room for the forest to grow (Fast Company)
- Wales' SMEs to have their say in flagship The Future of the High Street Survey (Wales 247)
- "The creative process is fabulously unpredictable. A great idea cannot be predicted". (McKinsey Quarterly)
- When burnout is a sign you should leave your job (Harvard Business Review)
- How to have influence as a remote or hybrid worker (IDEO U)
- Swansea University's Oriel Science unveils spectacular new exhibtion: Imaging (Swansea University)
New film looks back at our recent Swansea event
Our 'Looking Back, Looking Forward' event was over 3 weeks ago, so we loved reminicising earlier this week as we received a short film our photographer, Peter Price, made of the day.
You can check the film out below, or on our YouTube channel.
You can also still check out our recent blog looking back at the event.
Become an extraordinary leader with ION
For over 11 years we have supported leaders at all levels to become extraordinary leaders. Whether you are just starting your leadership journey, or want to freshen up your skills and learn how best to implement the latest thinking, strategies and best practice into your business, we are here to help.
Get in touch with Adam on ionleadership@swansea.ac.uk to arrange a chat to find out how we can work with you to develop extraordinary leaders in your organisation.
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