Author: Iulia Grosman

Leading Human Transition

 

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✍️ Is it for you?

• ❓ Are you facing challenges with change and transition in your team or organisation?

•❓Are you going through a personal transition yourself?

•❓…or perhaps witnessing and supporting change in others?

 

Then watch this webinar to discover how to shift from managing change to leading people in their journey of transition !

 

In this 1½ hour conversation, we explore:

✅ Understanding the meaning of change and transition in organisational development and transformation

✅ The importance of recognising human behaviors during transitions

✅ Growing an organisational support system for diversity & inclusion

✅ Creating psychological safety at work during times of changes

A continuous open Q&A give you opportunities to get insights from our expert panel on key matter of your heart.

 

Speakers & Facilitators

Our panel of experts brings together three realms of transition: HR, L&D, and Digital Learning, to delve into the best practices for supporting individuals and organizations through periods of change.

  • Jasmina Lukacevic – General Manager at SD Worx Adriatic
  • Jan Hein Nielsen – Managing Director at AIM Learning Solutions
  • Iulia Grosman – Digital Learning Manager, at AIM Learning Solutions🔖 #transitions and #ContinuousLearning

 

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How to Apply Self-Defence Towards Statistics?

 

You are likely to encounter statistics in vast amounts both in your work and in your daily life. It can be daunting to process all this data while remaining accurate when reporting on them. To get the most out of statistics, and the data they provide there are three convenient self-defence mechanisms you can use.

 

 

It is for example important to remain vigilant of a phenomenon known as the Polluted Poll. A statistic might for example claim that 85% of the members of a certain committee all agree that a certain policy is a terrible idea. This number may seem impressive at first. Without further digging though we do not know anything yet about the size as well as the type of people in the questioned group. Who specifically is not on the committee, as well as data about the scale of the agreement can be crucial in determining if a statistic is anywhere near as meaningful as it might appear at first sight. A good general rule of thumb when defending against statistics is that you will want to gather as much data about your data as possible.

 

Statistics also often seem engineered to trigger some sort of emotional response. It is best to remain vigilant of these kinds of Emotional Stats. On closer inspection statistics are rarely as fun as these triggers seem to suggest. If numbers seem too good to be true, there is always the distinct possibility that they indeed are too good to be true. Either way, some further digging into the matter stands well recommended.

 

Finally, there is the trap of the Cocky Correlations. Always keep in mind that correlation and causation are two fundamentally different creatures. Though data suggesting a link between national chocolate consumption and its amount of Nobel Prize winners can be entertaining and interesting, a healthy amount of scepticism still seems warranted. It might be a better idea to instead look for lack of association rather than causation, because these are much harder to find in nature.

 

Armed with these tools you should be able to navigate the treacherous landscape of statistics and help you to practice defence against them. As a final word of advice, it is worthwhile to realise that it is much better to know everything there is to know about one number, rather than to have a haphazard spotty knowledge of many dozens of them.

 

 

Be ware of:

The Polluted Poll, Emotional Statistics and Cocky Correlations

 

 

Who is Iulia?

Iulia Grosman is our key R&D specialist and researcher at AIM & Associés. Researcher and trainer, she provides training on Unleashing your memory and somatic education through Physical Wellbeing Pillars and Teleworking! You still have a body. As a trainer she works on all preverbal content, the movements within our body. As a speech scientist, she work on all verbal and musical content. Her passion is to bring both together.

 

 

 

How Can You Creatively Rethink a Problem?

Rethinking a problem draws on two different strains of thought. On the one hand a very precise analysis of the problem is required to know what the problem even is and how it needs to be tackled. On the other hand, creative input is essential in order to open up less conventional, potentially more effective ways out of the problem. Effectively rethinking a problem therefore requires you to stimulate both halves of your brain to act in tandem to come up with a tangible solution.

 

There are several questions that need to be answered with precision before tackling a problem. These include the exact nature of the problem, who the stakeholders in the problem are, and what avenues of action the various stakeholders have. This type of precise problem analysis can be practiced by analysis existing cases, or by engaging in exercises of mental, intellectual, and even physical problem solving.

 

Finding, knowing, and being able to creatively assess the tools you can use in this case is a vital skill to have. This all should help you to creatively rethink the problems you are confronted with.

 

 

Who is Léon?

Léon Parez is one of our key trainers at AIM & Associés. He delivers the Analysing and Solving Problems training course as well as its online version at the European School of Administration, . “Learning and Sharing” is his vital passion: he delivers Collective Thinking for the European Institutions, agencies and bodies.

 

 

Our online training courses offer for EU Staff

How are you learning in times of social distancing?

COVID has changed a lot of things, and training is by no means an exception. It is tempting to think that without face-to-face training, your life-long learning process may have come to a grinding halt.

 

With Resilience of our team of designers,  we present the new online training courses offer available to all EU Institutions and agencies through the Key Skills Framework Contract. However, in times of uncertainty and crisis, making sure you are the best you can, both personally and professionally, is more important than ever.

 

 

The importance of key competences development

We are therefore happy to say that more than 25 online courses are available for EU staff under the inter-institutional Key Skills Contract – in English and French! (N° EPSO/EUSA/PO/2016/0)*

See our Digital Offer

 

 

New Online training courses offer

Our training courses cover the EPSO Competencies across the board. Examples of this include Career Management, Effective Communication, Organisational Development, Personal Competencies, Team Work and Well-being at Work 

 

 

How does a Key Skills Online Training work

Creating Connections.
A training is more than just an instruction video. All our online sessions are interactive, live and in real-time on a videoconferencing platform.

 

Sharing & Learning.
Learning happens through sharing. Our experienced trainers engage participants both in hands-on plenary sessions and in safe and confidential subgroups.

 

Civil Servant Needs.
Our sessions are tailored towards current issues faced by EU Staff such as working remotely or hybrid.

 

 

How are our online courses delivered?

Which platform? We adapt to your needs. Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Webex… Sky is the limit! We can help you to choose the right platform for your organisation.

 

Audience size? The preferred size of our trainings is 8 to 12 participants. That way we can guarantee high quality interaction and individual attention. For larger groups we can support you by working with multiple trainers or co-facilitators.

 

Is it still fun? Our materials and set-up have been specifically designed to provide you with the same full-embodied emotional experience you already know from us. Going digital is like a tool to use to your advantage, not a goal in and out of itself?

 

Specific wishes? Are you facing a specific issue? We are more than happy to provide you with a tailor-made solution. Any of our topics can be transformed into a digital training, individual coaching, or group coaching.

 

 

How to access this offer?

Of course, the new online training courses offer is available EU Institutions and agencies through the Key Skills Framework Contract. You can contact directly AIM & Associés Team or the European School of administration or register individually via the EULearn Platform.

 

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Can Feeling in Control Contribute to Your Personal Effectiveness?

Contrary to how people may see themselves, their personal effectiveness at the tasks they are doing is usually already quite impressive. The trick does not lie in jumping from a supposed situation of full-on ineffectiveness to a mythical state of effectiveness. Instead making smaller adaptations to further increase your effectiveness on a daily basis can have great effects. Feeling more comfortable and in control  can greatly contribute to your own personal effectiveness.

 

 

 

Some of these steps that can be taken to improve your personal effectiveness include more effectively managing your workflow, as well as coping with and potentially avoiding interruptions. Avoiding procrastination, as well as more effectively managing the precious resource that is your time are also part of this process. It can even include such mundane but nonetheless crucial things as more effectively managing your inbox. In doing all this you will become more in control and comfortable with yourself and your workflow and will also appear more in control to the outside world.

 

 

 

Who is Katie?

Katie Challans is one of our key trainers at AIM & Associés. She delivers the Personal Effectiveness course at the European School of Administration, as well as its online version. She can help you master your day as well as your outlook on things ;).

 

 

How Divergent Thinking Can Help Mental Well-being?

Understanding our own process of thinking and the principle behind divergent thinking can be extremely valuable for your mental well-being. It is worth asking ourselves: do our thoughts control us or do we control our thoughts? To do this taking a step back and stripping a situation of all the drama attached to it. Out of the box tools are given, such as divergent thinking that can generate creative ideas by exploring many possible solutions.

 

By making use of this toolbox a situation can be effectively reframed and thus dedramatised. In doing this you will also gain greater insight into your own process of thinking, which is an immensely valuable asset.

 

 

Sharing this with your co-workers, as well as them sharing their thought processes with you, can further help to approach a given situation with greater regard for everyone’s mental well-being. This does not just improve your relationship with them, but also allows you to take a step back in the case of stressful situations. The pure act of thinking something along the lines of “I want/have/can do this task” can even have a noticeable influence on other aspects than our mental well-being, such as our physical well-being.

 

By looking into your process of thoughts and your mental well-being as well as by practising techniques such as divergent thinking you can get have a great impact on an interconnected system of well-being.

 

Who is Iulia?

Iulia Grosman is our key R&D specialist and researcher at AIM & Associés. Researcher and trainer, she provides training on Unleashing your memory and somatic education through Physical Well-being Pillars and Teleworking! You still have a body. As a trainer she works on all preverbal content, the movements within our body. As a speech scientist, she work on all verbal and musical content. Her passion is to bring both together.

 

 

 

How to Make a Public Presentation?

To many people public presentations can be very stressful events.  Luckily, there are many things you can do both before and during your presentation to minimise your stress levels and maximise the success of your presentation.

 

 

A first crucial point is to know your audience: There are vast differences between talking to an audience consisting of several dozen journalists or to a group of students. You will want to change your presentation, style and preparation accordingly. In order to facilitate this, it is important to ask several questions to the organiser of the event you will be speaking at. Such questions may include the size and composition of the group, as well as the prior knowledge and general expectations of which.

 

Now that you have the knowledge you need the next key element is to ensure proper preparation. To effectively communicate your message, you need to be keenly aware of what your main objective is, and what your specific key messages are. Key messages are best kept limited to about three or four to not dilute your presentation too much and to allow you to remain focused. It is also worthwhile to spend some time thinking about how to introduce yourself and think about how to make a link between your experience, the topic and the audience during your introduction.

 

With all the preparation done, the final moment of your actual public presentation is now dawning. You will also want to manage your stress levels on D-Day itself. An important first thing to realise is that contrary to what people often tell themselves, nobody in the audience wants you to fail. If you remember to keep on breathing and to keep your feet on the ground, things will go a lot smoother than you can imagine. Another helpful tip is to establish a connection with the audience in the early stages of your presentation, for example by actively asking questions to the audience, can be a great way. If you keep these simple tips into account, your presentation itself should also be smooth sailing.

 

 

Knowing your audience and ensuring proper preparation will allow you to manage your stress levels

 

 

Who is Jean-François?

Jean-François Bertholet founded AIM & Associés in 2000. He supports participants’ intercultural competencies with the topic at stake and the organisational culture of the context they live in. He delivers the Oral Communication at the European School of Administration, as well as Client Friendliness and Induction Training courses for the European Institutions, agencies and bodies.

 

 

 

 

What are the needs behind the felt emotions?

We can all benefit from getting a dedicated space for becoming aware and sharing the tomes of our emotional wellbeing and existence. Determining that the needs behind our felt emotions are can be surprisingly hard. When identifying our emotions and trying to express these it becomes apparent that for many of us out vocabulary when it comes to expressing emotions is sorely lacking. Expanding this vocabulary, thus gaining the ability to talk about them more openly and effectively can be a greatly beneficial to our emotional well-being.

 

 

Taking some concrete examples of situations where emotions played a role, as well as talking about these with a colleague can be very helpful in giving these emotions a place. You may also wonder whether your response to these situations has perhaps changed over time: are the emotions still just as intense as initially? Do I allow my emotions to manifest themselves?

 

A final interesting point is the fact that often the visual signs of our emotions can be interpreted (sometimes vastly) different from what we are actually feeling, or what we intend to come across. Learning how to pay attention and analyse subtleties can help you to better analyse the needs behind felt emotions and improve your emotional wellbeing.

 

 

Who is Nicola?

Nicola Di Pirro is one of our key trainers at AIM & Associés, he provides training activities on the issues of relational skills in a multicultural context and organizational management. He delivers the Pillars for Emotional Wellbeing at the European School of Administration, as well as many intercultural competence building training courses for the European Institutions, agencies and bodies.