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17 January 2012 at 11:11
With economic uncertainty, problems with the Euro, rumours of a double dip recession many companies will revert to "preserve the cash" mode. Is Corporate Social Responsibility here to stay or will it be the first thing to go?
Companies facing tough decisions will often take the easiest route and postpone or cancel CSR activities that take their teams away from their core business. Those who are in it for the long haul may take a different approach and combine CSR activities with Team development- that can have a significant impact on the business.
This year Making the Link partnered with Cirencester Housing for Young People (CHYP) to offer a client an innovative approach to develop senior board members and have a positive charitable outcome. Senior European Directors for a huge multinational company spent three days in the Cotswolds- to take the team to the next level. The event was interesting and meaningful on so many levels- the directors working together engaged with the 6 young people housed by CHYP and redecorated their lounge and kitchen areas- in 24 hours.
So what are the benefits of a combined CSR and Team development experience?
1) Participants remember the challenges they met together- it's a shared experience
2) Workshop based development has a clearer point of reference and can be linked back to corporate challenges
3) There are clear charitable outcomes
In summary, despite the gloomy predictions for the economic future people are still going to need to get better at leading, working together, and delivering to tight deadlines- in fact,there will be more pressure to perform! CSR is here to stay.
Find out more about CHYP and the project here
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09 May 2011 at 15:08
You're a manager, a boss, a supervisor, a chief but are you a leader? And are you in turn an authentic leader? A leader is a manager, a boss, a supervisor and a chief but is also a teacher, inspirational, a motivator and an authentic leader does all those things while keeping the aims of the business at the forefront of their day to day tasks. That is sacrificing their own personal goals for the [ read more ]
Tags: Making the link | Training for business performance | Autentic leadership
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08 February 2011 at 13:39
Welcome to Spencer Holmes this months guest blogger and an International expert in developing Project Leaders.....
In the same way as for all the facet-specific articles, this piece will cover the following three questions:
• What do we at Project Leaders mean by "creativity" as related to project leadership? • What could be the consequences of an absence of creativity in projects [ read more ]
Tags: Projectleaders.com | Spencer Holmes | Victor Newman | Greenwich Business School | 7 Facets | | Makingthelink | training and development | inspiring your team | mike ponting
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11 January 2011 at 10:21
THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE . They did it! The Making The Link team climbed over 4000m to the summit of Mount Kinablalu successfully finishing in first place and raising over £20,000 for The Anthony Nolan Trust.
The team comprised Regional Director of Furniture Village Warren Portlock, equine vet Peter Thurlow, Project manager Matt Wood and Sean Kelly. They spent six days in the jungle compe [ read more ]
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03 November 2010 at 12:59
There is a new team competing in the Kinabalu Challenge in Borneo in November 2010 to raise funds for The Anthony Nolan Trust.
The team comprises Regional Director Warren Portlock and Equine Vet Peter Thurlow who will all spend eight days in the jungle competing in an endurance adventure race in the heart of the Borneo jungle. It combines trekking, running, cycling, rafting, and abseiling as w [ read more ]
Tags: Making the Link | Mike Ponting | CSR Team events | challenge events | training | online training | virtual training
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