Saw Sharpening

October 16, 2020February 2, 2021
by dgbmcc

‘Why don’t you pause and sharpen the saw?’

‘Can’t you see I’m too busy cutting these logs’

Take time to sharpen the saw! If you are not familiar with Dr Steven Covey’s phrase – google it – or check out the info and video at the link below … Covey talks about taking time for Body, Mind, Heart and Spirit – and sometimes it’s as simple as taking time to learn a new skill – how to get the most from an app on your pc or tablet, get the most from the tools of your trade.

What do you need to take time with to help you be a better version of you?

https://www.franklincovey.com/the-7-habits/habit-7.html

And a video with an overview of Covey’s 7 habits of effective people.

https://youtu.be/ktlTxC4QG8g

Leadership

Tips for Teachers

October 9, 2020February 2, 2021
by dgbmcc

Tips for teachers from Apple are transferable for Ministers!

Change

Mind Map Everything!

June 2, 2020June 14, 2020
by dgbmcc

Today 2nd June 2020 is World Mind Map Day! I’ve been an avid mind-mapper since the mid 1980s. During University studies which weren’t going too well, discovering mind-mapping transformed me from being on the brink of being ‘chucked out of Uni’ to turning in a piece of work to a lecturer who always said he marked out of 75% – and getting a 76%! It was a turning point in life! I completed the degree, and was able to help some other students to realise their greater potential too.

35 years on, I still mind map everything. Sermons, agendas, reports, shopping lists, brainstorms, decision making and so much more. It just works for me, it’s a brilliant thinking tool, mirroring the way the brain naturally works – making connections, linking ideas and keeping the big picture overview literally in mind.

www.tonybuzan.com is the go to place for all things mind mapping!

TED Talk: Hazel Wagner, explains mind mapping.

Change

6 Thinking Hats

May 25, 2020June 5, 2020
by dgbmcc

Are you thinking well?

When thinking about anything, whether on our own or in a group, we tend to have a variety of different kinds of thoughts. There are gut feelings, positive ideas, and the cautious constraints, there are thoughts about the process of thinking, creative alternative solutions may pop up and there are the evidence based hard facts. All together in an often confused chaotic way.

Edward de Bono, who coined the phrase ‘lateral thinking’, also brought us the phrase ‘parallel thinking’ – the idea that we think best when we focus on one kind of thought at a time. So whether on our own or in a gathering with others, we can metaphorically put on each hat in turn – perhaps revisiting some along the way… and process all the positive benefits of an idea… and then all together consider the constraints and all the reasons that it will never work… and so on…

https://youtu.be/la19ZNyvfLA
https://youtu.be/rJWq5iQJsws
https://youtu.be/oHiwpz7r4wY – will take you to a helpful video.
Online library of Quality Service Improvement & Redesign tools – NHS – Improvement . PDF download.

If you google Six Thinking Hats you will get loads of info…

Change

Take control

May 25, 2020May 25, 2020
by dgbmcc

“I have so much to do today that I’m going to need to spend three hours in prayer in order to be able to get it all done.”
Martin Luther

Time management is a misnomer – time manages itself quite nicely – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week… Self management is what we need to be better at to take effective advantage of time.

Helpful article: If you’re too busy for these 5 things…

medium.com/@benjaminhardy/if-youre-too-busy-for-these-5-things-your-life-is-more-off-course-than-you-think-b54f102598b0

Change

Difference

May 22, 2020May 25, 2020
by dgbmcc

Welcome Difference, and you’ll make one!
Stephen Covey

Brainstorming

6 important things to do tomorrow

May 19, 2020June 3, 2020
by dgbmcc

What are the six most important things you are going to do tomorrow?

The Ivy Lee Method

100 years ago Ivy Lee was a productivity consultant- before that was really a thing! He shared some advice which many still use today. You too can apply the Ivy Lee method… Before you finish work or go to bed today, write down the 6 most important things that you will do tomorrow.

Tomorrow, do them! Don’t let anything else distract until you have ticked off those 6 things.

If at the end of the day there are tasks remaining undone – great you have the start of tomorrow’s list!

Culture Change

May 5, 2020May 22, 2020
by dgbmcc

Brilliant TED Talk on Sustainable Culture Change

Category: Saw Sharpening

The Ivy Lee Method