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Day 11 of F.O.O.D. – Using my FISHBAKE to manage your wellbeing

It’s day 11 of my Advent Calendar and today I’m going to share my FISHBAKE with you to help you manage your wellbeing, because this year it’s been well and truly tested and there are some key coping mechanisms that have risen to the surface for me. It’s essential that we do something that’s fun…
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Day 10 of F.O.O.D. – Using WILD RICE to focus on your delegation skills

It’s day 10 of my FOOD (Fixing the Out of Office Dilemma) Advent Calendar and I’m using WILDRICE to help you delegate better.  It’s so easy to think I’ll do it myself as it will be quicker, better etc.  But then we can’t do everything without eventually feeling stressed out!  Here are some great ingredients…
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Day 9 of F.O.O.D. – Using RECIPE to help manage those sensitive discussions

It’s day 9 of my F.O.O.D. Advent Calendar and I’m sharing my RECIPE to help you manage those sensitive discussions. It’s good to use with the TEAPOT technique from yesterday! We are very good at having avoidance tactics in place when it’s time to have a sensitive discussion.  One way I find helps is by…
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Day 8 of F.O.O.D. – Using the TEAPOT to help give better feedback

It’s day 8 of my Advent Calendar and today I’m going to be sharing my TEAPOT technique as a way of being able to provide better feedback. I meet so many people who find it hard to give feedback because they’re too worried how the other person is going to react.  When you use my…
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Day 7 of F.O.O.D. – Using EAT to Facilitate Virtual Meetings

It’s day 7 of my Advent Calendar and today I’m going to be sharing the EAT technique to help you facilitate better virtual meetings, because believe it or not we’ve been spending even more time in meetings during this pandemic and we don’t want them to eat up more time than necessary! There are some…
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