Recommended ‘skills for leading change’ resources

• Systems Thinking: The Guide
• Systems for Change and Changing Systems: Lies, half-truths, and echo chambers. Session run by Professor Harvey Maylor, Said Business School, University of Oxford, as part of the Oxford Ideas Exchange, March 2023.
• Campaigns for Change Training Handout – Avisa Partners Session for John Smith Trust
• “Powerful women in history“. Talk by Dr Janina Ramirez at the Ashmolean Museum as part of the Oxford Ideas Exchange, March 2023.

Eve Poole Leadership Development Series

• Brainstorm sheet for energy, from JST session. Understanding what activities give or drain energy.
• Brainstorm sheet for relationships, from JST session. Ideas for improving relationships at work.
• Reflections on triggers and patterns.  Fellows’ reflections on triggers and patterns.
• Delegation. Exploring the guiding principle of delegation for leaders.
• The GROW model. Using the GROW model to coach awareness and responsibility.
• Theory paper on the ‘Trust Equation’. The ‘Trust Equation’ – a function of someone’s credibility, reliability and intimacy.
• Theory paper on flexing style. How to flex your leadership style with push and pull techniques.
• Leadership Timeline – lessons learned since completing your JST fellowship.
• Work-life balance. Lauren Bacon’s balance matrix for auditing your work-life balance.

Resilience in crisis with Sam Whipple

• Online strategies for managing change. Video of online session with Sam Whipple.
• Video masterclass on building resilience in crises.

Debating skills with English Speaking Union (ESU)

• Debate skills training with the ESU. Debating Skills ESU, Debate skills training with Alex Just

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