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Friday Footnote # 68

Written by A.R.Fairbank@swansea.ac.uk / Friday 15th October 2021

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.

ION Open Doors - Hybrid Working

Our next #IONOpenDoors learning session takes place on Thursday 21st October where we will be joined by Rachel Wilson from Chwarae Teg to share how Chwarae Teg has supported Welsh businesses with hybrid working.

Hybrid working has become an even more important issue in the workplace over the last 18 months, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and as things start to get back to 'normal', we very much look forward to hearing from Rachel who will share real-life case studies of how they have supported Welsh businesses with managing hybrid working.

You can sign up for the session here.

Inspiration

Tips for reading the room before a meeting or presentation (Harvard Business Review)
Why employee experience will be your #1priority (LinkedIn)
Reminder: Whenever you say "yes" to something, you are saying "no" to something else (TED)
Time millionaires: meet the people pursuing the leisure of pleasure (The Guardian)
Covid: 'Crazy' period for recruitment puts workers on top (BBC)
The pace of technological change is faster than ever before? Or is it? (The Entrepreneur)

It's all about impact

Our leadership programmes focus on finding real solutions for the real issues that leaders, at all levels, face every day. We love hearing from our alumni, and our current delegates, about the learning they have taken from our programmes, and how it has made a difference in their business. Our new video section features case study films with alumni and this week we shared a case study from our friends at the Catch 22 Brasserie on Anglesey.

We also recently collated feedback from our last 5 leadership programmes. Keep an eye out in the coming weeks for a blog discussing the feedback further, but in the meantime, we pulled some of their feedback together below:

Become an extraordinary leader

Our leadership programmes that start before the end of March 2022 will be fully funded, and we have just announced details of our next ILM Level 5 Leading Growth programme, starting in January 2022. You can find out more about our latest programmes on our courses page.

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Diolch. Team ION

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""A lot of what we have learnt I can take back to the business. Another person from the same business was on this course with me and it would be great for us both to sit down, reflect on what we have learnt and take that back into the business". "

Aled Jones, Product Manager, Hospital Innovations

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""One of the best things I have done in my life. As in regards to bringing me out of my shell and actually giving me a sense of identity. I was a worker, then I became a Manager, and now I'm a Regional Manager. And who knows where I will end up in the future". "

Ashley Miles, Regional Manager, Miles Hire

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""There is no doubt that without the ION course, Empower simply wouldn’t exist – you can’t get a better endorsement than that!""

Jo Juliff, Founder, Empower Wellbeing

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""My desire and capability to learn is growing with each session. My thinking is being stretched, and I'm developing as a result of the content and shared experience with others""

Dennis O’Connor, Partnerships & Commercial Manager, Visit Pembrokeshire

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""I have always recommended this course from the very first overnight experiential. This was the most enjoyable course I have ever done (and I have done quite a lot!). My daughter and business partner undertook the course, we had another manager complete last year and another starting in the new year. I think every person within a leadership role should experience this course. It is like no other and the skills learned along, with personal growth, are just something not to be missed. It cannot fail to inspire any leader, it cannot fail to bring a smile to a stressful week and some strategies to help you through. I believe that this is one course that quite simply cannot fail". "

Lynda Hale, Tŷ Teulu

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""We were struggling to get over £2 million revenue as a company. What ION leadership gave me was the confidence to look at acquisitions, look at bringing in more staff, look at different services, and overall, in the first year of ION leadership we got to £2.1 million which was a massive achievement and now, 18 months later, the company is turning over £4 million. I wouldn't have been able to do it without ION leadership. I wouldn't have had the confidence". "

Alex-Michelle Parr, Managing Director, Wolfestone Translation

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