Governance – Some Challenges for the Future
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Latest news, blog posts and articles written by Oasis co-directors and associates. Topics include peer working, collaboration, leadership, organisational development, resilience and wellbeing.
One Programme, Two Perspectives
As our year-long Coaching and Mentoring with Head, Heart and Soul programme, certified by the Association for Coaching, approaches its second module, we asked a participant and one of the facilitators to reflect on the journey so far. We’ll be doing the same reflection in between each module, so keep your eyes peeled for more in February.
A Whole Person Approach to Resilience and Wellbeing
With an ever-growing to-do list and a world that seems intent on creating more uncertainty than certainty, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed, overstretched or under-valued. Or worse still, to feel like you’re clinging on to the cliff edge of burnout, wondering if one more day might see you slipping into ill-health.
The importance of encouragers and encouraging
What are the invisible forces at work, if any, that bring angels into our lives? Coincidence, serendipity, vulnerability, reputation, intentionality, or whatever it might be, how fortunate we are when we encounter people during our lives who simply have a desire to support and encourage. I’ve been reminded of this recently.
Supporting the leaders of tomorrow
Gillian Chivinge has a bursary from the Oasis Foundation to act as an intern on the WLD, part of our commitment to supporting leaders of tomorrow. The theme for 2019 is ‘Reimagining Leadership’.
Good Anger and Harmful Anger
Anger gets a bad press. It is mostly perceived as an emotion that needs to be managed and controlled. Understandably so, especially in these turbulent times.
2018: Appreciation, Affirmation and Awe
As our year comes to its close we have much to celebrate, so many good news stories for friends and colleagues, including our courageous and committed clients and the wonderfully gifted Oasis staff and practitioners. One way or another, each and every one, seeking a better world for all.
Book Review: Deep Work by Cal Newport
Insight into the ever-present distractions of daily life and resources to get stuck into a more focused ‘deep work’ for those projects that seem to keep slipping.
Imagination & Resilience
This year the RAW network has been exploring the topic of Resilience and Wellbeing in their work worlds through the lens of the AVIRA framework; Awareness, Vision, Imagination, Responsibility and Action.
News: National Housing Summit 2018
Associate Director Claire Maxwell is running two workshops at the National Housing Summit this month.