Resources

Tools:

Can you Survive the 21st Century?
A questionnaire

Survival Competencies
Provides a framework to support the questionnaire

Previous Articles:
Facilitation
The Art of facilitating Outdoor Development Training
Fun into Work
How much fun are you having in your work?
The Learning Organisation
What is it, and how do you do it?
Hearts & Minds
Is a happy and contented work force more productive and more profitable?
Principle Centred Leadership
Why should the integrity and moral example of our leaders be of so much interest to us?
Employer of choice
Review of recent developments including work-life balance, the workplace of the future and fun
Half Hearted Virus
A frustrated trainer voices concerns about commitment

There is now clear evidence linking organisational culture, productivity and profit. Yet from a recent gallup survey of 1.7 million employees two thirds where either not engaged, or actively disengaged. The cost in absenteeism, staff turn over and lost productivity is enormous. Outmoded command-and-control management appears to play an important part in employee disengagement.

Terra Nova has run a number of very well received workshops on this topic for middle and senior management groups from public, private and voluntary sector organisations.

Read more about the background to this topic at: engagement.htm
A more detailed description of the workshop can be found at: ruleseng.htm

Now that we are well into the New Millennium, why not take stock with a short reflective exercise. Complete our 21st Century Survival Questionnaire, and check out your responses against the Survival Competencies.

Please browse through some of the practical tools and articles written and developed by Terra Nova's staff. Simply scroll down the index on the left of the screen and click on the subjects that are of interests to you, and then, e-mail us with your thoughts.

Our latest articles focus on issues of leadership, engagement of the workforce, and our work with Thistle Foundation - have a look, and let us know what you think at: terranova@terranovatraining.co.uk

Leadership: Death of the Hero? Hero leaders have been in vogue for some time - and may still have their place in matters of life or death - but does the model fit a 21st Century view of what constitutes a good, or effective leader? see hero.htm

Thistle Foundation: The voluntary sector is experiencing changes every bit as sweeping and challenging as any other organisational setting. Terra Nova has been working with Thistle on innovative approaches to organisation change. Read all about it at: thistle.htm