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70 Skills Challenges

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Skills Challenge 5 mins

Managing Anxiety

Too many ‘what ifs?’

Anxiety, if not managed carefully, can lead to an increase in irrational thinking. Everybody has irrational thoughts but having too many can negatively affect our thinking and behaviour at work, and at home. Using an awareness strategy enables you to replace the thoughts that lead to distress, hopelessness and even anger, with much healthier, rational alternatives.
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Addressing Bad Habits

Knowing when to say something

If you ask colleagues to give examples of the antisocial behaviour they’ve encountered during their careers, expect to hear a range of answers. Some replies might shock you and others might not. From bad smells to unusual noises and weird habits, a behaviour that distracts and bothers one person may go unnoticed by another. If you’re noticing that an antisocial behaviour is more than just a one-off and is affecting your ability to work comfortably, you do need to say something. But it’s knowing how to. Whether it’s a familiar working relationship with the colleague or not, the way in which you initially confront the situation will determine the success of the outcome.
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Understanding Motivation

The ups and the downs

What inspires one person could be what deters another. People are motivated by different things. Acknowledging the stimuli responsible for fluctuating levels of motivation in both yourself and others, will enable you to create opportunities where you can increase levels of energy, innovation, and productivity. This benefits mental health as well as team wellbeing.
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Positively Disagreeing

Construction not destruction

Disagreement can be good. It can test ideas, cause us to think about things from a different perspective and ultimately lead to better outcomes. If handled poorly it leads to conflict and poor relationships with our colleagues. Using positive language in difficult conversations turns discussion into healthy debate rather than negative argument.
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Can You Help Me, Please?

The approach to the problem

Effective people get help from their colleagues. How and when you ask maximises your chance of success. But remember, before you ask for help think about whether you can resolve the problem yourself.
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Skills Challenge 5 mins

Learn To Listen

Practise regularly

Think back to the last conversation you had with someone at work. What did the person say to you? Are you sure they said that? Being aware of your own state of mind is what enables you to listen. It can be easier said than done, and so the skill of listening requires regular practice.
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Learn From Mistakes

Slip up? Trip up? Own up

We all make mistakes but it is how we react to them that really matters. If we remain calm we are able to think clearly about the consequences of our error. If we share what we learn, more people benefit from our experience, and a spiral of continuous improvement is formed.
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Skills Challenge 5 mins

Beyond “How are you?”

Why talking about wellbeing at work the right way matters

At some point, most of us notice a colleague who isn’t quite themselves – quieter than usual, a bit sharper, or just off. Asking “How are you?” is a good start, but it’s often where the conversation stops, especially if the answer is a quick “Fine, thanks”.

The important thing is what comes next: noticing the signs, asking better questions, listening properly and knowing when to point someone towards further support. When someone’s struggling, small conversations – handled well – can make a real difference.

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Skills Challenge 5 mins

Credit where it’s due

Making sure your ideas are heard – and making sure everyone else's are too

You raise an idea in a meeting, it gets a shrug, and weeks later someone else pitches the same thing – and gets a firm nod and all the credit. Sometimes that's deliberate. Often, it's not: ideas get lost in busy meetings, or two people can land on the same thought independently.

Either way, not knowing how to protect your own ideas – or credit others properly – could erode trust and quietly discourage people from speaking up. It's about both sides: keeping your own ideas from being lost while making sure you're not the person unintentionally taking credit for something that isn't yours.


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Skills Challenge 5 mins

Setting expectations

Being clear about what you expect – and asking for clarity in return

A task can get finished and still miss the mark – not because anyone did a bad job, but because 'finished' meant something different to each person involved. Unclear expectations lead to wasted time, unnecessary rework and conversations that could have been avoided. Being clear about what you expect – and speaking up when something isn’t clear to you – heads off a lot of this before it starts.

It’s about both sides of the exchange: setting expectations well and asking good questions when you’re on the receiving end.

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Skills Challenge 5 mins

Cool under pressure

Staying steady when work gets tricky

Pressure is part of most working lives. Deadlines pile up, plans change and things go wrong. What matters isn’t whether you feel the pressure – it’s how you respond to it. Staying steady doesn’t mean pretending everything’s fine; it means making clearer decisions, communicating more calmly and not letting your stress add to everyone else’s.

This challenge will help you notice the habits and responses that serve you well under pressure – and help spot the ones that don’t.

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Skills Challenge 5 mins

Working wisely with AI

Thinking critically in an AI-supported world

AI tools are everywhere at work now – drafting emails, summarising reports, even shortlisting CVs. Used well, they free you up for the thinking only humans can do. Used badly, they can lead to factual errors, data leaks and bad judgement calls. Working wisely with AI isn't about avoiding tech, it's about sound judgement. The stakes also vary depending on the task: drafting an email is one thing; deciding who to interview or how to give someone feedback is another.

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