Learn Practice Perform: Recent Episodes

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Learn Practice Perform, a skills development podcast is packed full of learning that sticks and makes a difference. Produced by TSW Training and featuring its guest leadership and management, health and safety, and environmental management experts, it gives everyone the tools to make a difference to their careers and workplaces.

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In his 1981 book Management Teams, researcher and consultant Meredith Belbin outlines a number of common roles that can be observed in teams at work. In this episode of Learn Practice Perform, we'll look at these roles and how they interact with one another, so leaders and managers can use Belbin’s model to build more resilient and successful teams. We'll discuss:

  1. Belbin’s nine team roles explained
  2. How can leaders and managers use Belbin’s team roles to improve performance?
  3. Advantages and disadvantages of Belbin’s team roles

If you want to improve your leadership and management skills, speak to one of the TSW Training team about some of the virtual courses we offer:

  • ILM Level 2 in Leadership and Team Skills
  • ILM Level 3 in Leadership and Management
  • ILM Level 5 in Leadership and Management
  • Core Skills for Management Training Course
  • Core Skills for Team Leaders Course
  • Management Training Courses

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Social psychologist Douglas McGregor put forward his Theory X and Theory Y in his 1960 book, The Human Side of Enterprise. These theories explained two contrasting management styles, based on what managers believe motivates their employees. How can you use them to increase your team's performance? We'll discover precisely that in this episode of Learn Practice Perform. We'll discuss:

  1. What are McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y?
  2. How can managers apply McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y to motivate employees and increase performance?
  3. Advantages and Disadvantages of McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y
  4. Is Theory X and Theory Y good for employee wellbeing?

If you want to improve your leadership and management skills, speak to one of the TSW Training team about the virtual courses we offer:

  • ILM Level 2 in Leadership and Team Skills
  • ILM Level 3 in Leadership and Management
  • ILM Level 5 in Leadership and Management
  • Core Skills for Management Training Course
  • Core Skills for Team Leaders Course
  • Management Training Courses

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Victor Harold Vroom created the Expectancy Theory of Motivation in 1964. His study of psychology has shed light on how people behave in the workplace, particularly when it comes to motivation, leadership and decision-making. How can you use it in your workplace to improve motivation and performance?

In this episode of Learn Practice Perform, we'll discuss:

  1. What is Vroom’s Expectancy Theory?
  2. What are Expectancy, Instrumentality and Valence?
  3. How to use Vroom’s Expectancy Theory to increase motivation and performance
  4. Advantages and disadvantages of using Expectancy Theory

If you want to improve your line management skills, speak to one of the TSW Training team about our Core Skills For Management course and if you need to develop your leadership and management skills, here are just some of the virtual courses we offer:

  • ILM Level 2 in Leadership and Team Skills
  • ILM Level 3 in Leadership and Management
  • ILM Level 5 in Leadership and Management
  • Core Skills for Management Training Course
  • Core Skills for Team Leaders Course
  • Management Training Courses

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Line managers are accountable for their team’s performance. Win or lose, it’s the line manager’s watch and they’re responsible. To manage people effectively, you must first manage the systems and processes around them, but how do you do it? In this episode of Learn Practice Perform, we'll discover that line managers need the confidence to communicate up the chain of command to get clarity for front line workers and:

  1. What does a line manager do?
  2. What makes a good line manager?
  3. What Responsibilities Does a Line Manager Have?
  4. 4 Essential Manager Skills

If you want to improve your line management skills, speak to one of the TSW Training team about our Core Skills For Management course and if you need to develop your leadership and management skills, here are just some of the virtual courses we offer:

  • ILM Level 2 in Leadership and Team Skills
  • ILM Level 3 in Leadership and Management
  • ILM Level 5 in Leadership and Management
  • Core Skills for Management Training Course
  • Core Skills for Team Leaders Course
  • Management Training Courses

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Managers with emotional intelligence (EQ) achieve objectiveness through their self-awareness, which promotes productive, motivated, and equal workplaces. Daniel Goleman’s emotional intelligence theory outlines five components of EQ: self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills. Emotional intelligence can be applied to meet goals and targets, as well as create a happier and healthier working culture. This podcast contains the following chapters:

  1. Who is Daniel Goleman?
  2. What is Emotional Intelligence?
  3. The five components of emotional intelligence in the workplace
  4. How to handle low emotional intelligence
  5. How you can use emotional intelligence to help motivate your team?
  6. The advantages and disadvantages of emotional intelligence in the workplace
  7. 8 ways to improve your emotional intelligence

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Team leaders are first-wave management who add another level of control. They’re hired to influence and build relationships, to make things happen, but few people really understand what's involved in this all-encompassing role. In this podcast, we discuss what a team leader is and what they do, plus cover the vastness of their to-do lists and show you how to by categorising them and get clarity about the purpose behind your job. Read more on tsw.co.uk.

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Businesses around the world are realising the power they wield when it comes to going green. LinkedIn’s 2022 Global Green Skills Report showed that in 2019, green workers were hired at a faster rate than non-green workers, proving the emphasis that companies are placing on building sustainable workplaces. In this episode of Learn Practice Perform, we speak to safety practitioner and health and safety mentor, Luke Pitt, leadership consultant and creator of the Leader's Labyrinth, Andrew Wallbridge, and founding director of Your Sustainable Match, Rachael Gooding, about which green skills are both relevant and vital in the workplace.

To find out more about green skills and funding to support your environmental management career, visit: 
https://www.tsw.co.uk/courses-qualifications/environmental-and-sustainability-management-courses/