It’s been a very short amount of time but the long summer holidays looks short. We have been spending as much time outside as possible, in parks and in the garden. It’s funny how your perspective changes whether you are in work and out of work; just recently I would’ve been in an office most of the time and felt like the holidays were extended booking different clubs for my eldest daughter so she wouldn’t get bored.
Remember in my last post I talked about doing more of what the kids do rather than just sending them to organised activities? It’s been fantastic. Tie dye (I told them to wear gloves but then I didn’t and ended up with purple hands), playing tennis in the park, kicking a ball around, random picnics, and the most amazing achievement, my youngest managing to ride her bike although I do have to help her start off and to steer, swimming and doing more artwork at home.
It’s been too warm for family baking and cooking, even during the rain. I just try to get that out of the way quickly to avoid the ovens heat.
On reflection, I realised that my working style thrives on new experiences. I like to do a bit of research and then I’m enthused to give anything a go. Some people don’t like change and that is ok but as change keeps happening around us, what are the ways we can cope to address the change in our own way? How can we encourage our team to undertake ownership of research in change?
Research doesn’t have to be giving out textbooks and running seminars, planning for change is about having conversations with people that may have been through it or are more knowledgeable, identifying new skills that excite the individual or help them do their job, immersing them in the change in a positive light with memorable dates and recognition of lessons learned type discussions once the change has been implemented. It doesn’t stop there!
Before we broke up for the holidays, I had started riding my bike again myself. It gave me the challenge of going up the hill pedalling furiously and coming down a hill with the wind in my face and the freedom of a ‘weeee’ moment. Using that experience helped me train my youngest without stabilisers, before that it would’ve just been my husband’s job as he did with our elder one. Sometimes we have to cross over our responsibilities despite not being skilled in this particular field; embracing change for the overall purpose and vision you build with your team is a huge achievement.
Skills Repeat 