Changing Mindz, Tony Stevenson

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When the rules of one culture are used to ‘decode’ the behaviour of another, then it is likely to lead to cultural misun...
20/07/2017

When the rules of one culture are used to ‘decode’ the behaviour of another, then it is likely to lead to cultural misunderstandings. Cultures can be divided in two categories according to their communication style: high context culture and low context culture.

Intercultural communication takes place when people from different cultures interact together. Culture is learned, shared and acquired; it is not biologically transmitted, but socially constructed. We learn it from family, school and other social institutions. What is right or wrong, acceptable or u...

In an ideal world all companies will encourage and train their staff which will help to benefit the overall work pool. H...
19/07/2017

In an ideal world all companies will encourage and train their staff which will help to benefit the overall work pool. However, many companies don’t go far enough.

Having launched two companies and worked with organisations of all shapes and sizes over the last 35 years, it is clear to me that corporate cultures can vary wildly. Those who consider their workforce to be disposable and accept high churn may have a poor brand reputation, yet still be considered...

Want to learn more about Intercultural Interactions in Hospitality? Are you a savvy business person who recognizes the i...
25/05/2017

Want to learn more about Intercultural Interactions in Hospitality? Are you a savvy business person who recognizes the importance of International understanding in the workplace? Did Brexit just annoy you?

My wonderful colleague Dr. Eirini Daskalaki a speaker at the ONECITY 2017 *FREE* event with the workshop:
”Embracing Diversity within the United Kingdom: Intercultural Competence Skills in the Hospitality Industry”.

You are invited to attend this free event on: Tuesday June 20th 2017 at City of Glasgow College. Time: 09:00 to 16:30. Location: City of Glasgow College, 190 Cathedral Street, G4 0RF.
Register and book this session here: http://one.cityofglasgowcollege.ac.uk/one-city-2017/sessions/embracing-diversity-within-united-kingdom-intercultural-competence-skills

ACM Creativity and Cognition 2015

Capability and Confidence: Keys to Learning in the workplace.
01/05/2017

Capability and Confidence: Keys to Learning in the workplace.

Given Learning is a Process, Not an Event All work-based learning involves acquiring new knowledge, understanding and skills. Capability refers to the ability to consistently combine and apply these to a certain level or standard. Achieving consistency goes beyond simply acquiring new knowledge.…

Some people say that a certain amount of stress is a necessary, as without it we would lack the motivation or drive need...
01/05/2017

Some people say that a certain amount of stress is a necessary, as without it we would lack the motivation or drive needed to do our job effectively. This leads to stress being seen in terms of good (necessary) or bad (excessive), and therein lies a wee problem.

Trying to distinguish workplace stress from the pressures of work can be a little stressful. Some people say that a certain amount of stress is a necessary, as without it we would lack the motivation or drive needed to do our job effectively. This leads to stress being seen in terms of good (necess...

The benefits of effective collaboration are well recognised. The maxim “two minds are better than one” illustrates the c...
22/11/2016

The benefits of effective collaboration are well recognised. The maxim “two minds are better than one” illustrates the commonly-held view that combining forces, resources, knowledge and skills with others in pursuit of a common goal can result in so much more than acting alone. Working well with others provides the potential for Collaborative Advantage, where the sum of the parts becomes greater than the sum of the individuals or partners involved. [ 97 more words ]

https://changingmindz.wordpress.com/2016/11/22/in-pursuit-of-the-collaborative-advantage

The benefits of effective collaboration are well recognised. The maxim “two minds are better than one” illustrates the commonly-held view that combining forces, resources, knowledge and skills with…

I lurked during a tweet chat on Visible Leadership last week ( for details see here and it was really interesting. Much...
04/08/2016

I lurked during a tweet chat on Visible Leadership last week ( for details see here and it was really interesting. Much of the discussion kept returning to the importance of relationships and whether leaders and followers feel connected in a positive and constructive way. Although there is a difference in role and function between leaders and managers in health care there is an increasing expectation that folk demonstrate leadership - I would say it creates trepidation in many. [ 168 more words. ]

https://changingmindz.wordpress.com/2016/08/04/visible-leadership

I lurked during a tweet chat on Visible Leadership last week ( for details see here and it was really interesting. Much of the discussion kept returning to the importance of relationships…

Managing Mental Health at Work is a brand new, CPD-Certified one-day course, and the product of a fruitful collaboration...
18/07/2016

Managing Mental Health at Work is a brand new, CPD-Certified one-day course, and the product of a fruitful collaboration with Catherine Eadie, MHScot Workplace Wellbeing CIC. The course is aimed at people managers, supervisors & team leaders, who have a pivotal role to play in tackling work-related stress and promoting / advocating for employee wellbeing. WHY THIS COURSE? Commentators aplenty would say there has been a great deal of progress in recent times. [ 381 more words. ]

Managing Mental Health at Work is a brand new, CPD-Certified one-day course, and the product of a fruitful collaboration with Catherine Eadie, MHScot Workplace Wellbeing CIC. The course is aimed at…

When Tony and I met on the Coaching Course at Newcastle Business School in 2011/12 we found a number of things in common...
11/07/2016

When Tony and I met on the Coaching Course at Newcastle Business School in 2011/12 we found a number of things in common – so when it came to having a conversation about a possible collaboration at the end of 2015 I was interested in the prospect of what type of learning opportunity we could develop. Our conversations on the coaching course had often led to the examination of our experiences of leadership within our professional roles and we both felt that many are called but few were enabled. [ 269 more words. ]

When Tony and I met on the Coaching Course at Newcastle Business School in 2011/12 we found a number of things in common – so when it came to having a conversation about a possible collaboration at…

Introduction to Facilitation Skills is a newly CPD-Certified two-day course, and the product of a true collaboration in ...
23/06/2016

Introduction to Facilitation Skills is a newly CPD-Certified two-day course, and the product of a true collaboration in its conception, development and design between Jo Huband, an independent trainer, facilitator and consultant, and Tony Stevenson, owner of Changing Mindz. We both embarked on our facilitator journeys quite some time ago, and bring many years of practice experience, in quite different contexts and settings, [ 378 more words. ]

https://changingmindz.wordpress.com/2016/06/23/cpd-certified-two-day-introduction-to-facilitation-skills-course

Introduction to Facilitation Skills is a newly CPD-Certified two-day course, and the product of a true collaboration in its conception, development and design between Jo Huband, an independent trai…

I’m fairly sure you will have encountered the less than motivated participant in a group setting, somewhere, sometime. Y...
16/04/2016

I’m fairly sure you will have encountered the less than motivated participant in a group setting, somewhere, sometime. You may even have been that person at some point? I know that I have, thinking back to school in particular… Training groups (actually this could apply to a whole lot of other “groups”, from work teams to family gatherings…) are usually composed… [ 624 more words. ]

https://changingmindz.wordpress.com/2016/04/16/explorers-tourists-and-prisoners

I’m fairly sure you will have encountered the less than motivated participant in a group setting, somewhere, sometime. You may even have been that person at some point? I know that I have, thinking…

I signed off the last blog post with the intention of returning to Malcolm Knowles’ 5 assumptions about adult learners a...
08/04/2016

I signed off the last blog post with the intention of returning to Malcolm Knowles’ 5 assumptions about adult learners and one in particular; the proposition that the motivation to learn is rooted in a “perception” (or belief) that the learning has some benefit, and the clearer and more immediate the benefits can bear fruit the better. And just in case you didn’t read my last post (shame on you!) here are Knowles’ assumptions again, in shortened form; … [ 366 more words. ]

https://changingmindz.wordpress.com/2016/04/08/motivation-to-learn/

I signed off the last blog post with the intention of returning to Malcolm Knowles’ 5 assumptions about adult learners and one in particular; the proposition that the motivation to learn is rooted …

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