Endor Learn & Develop Podcast

The adaptive skills essential for success at work

In this edition of the Upskill Podcast, Chris Watson from Endor Learn & Develop reveals the results of a 10 year investigation into the skills organisations want most from their people – the skills which are associated with success in role. As more people are expected to undertake a greater number of job roles in their lifetime, developing the key skills which are most attractive to employers, may well accelerate entry into new positions and increase opportunities for job movement.

What we all want from our boss at work

In this edition of the Upskill Podcast, Chris Watson from Endor Learn & Develop provides insight into the qualities and attributes we all want from our manager at work. After all, as capable employees move up within a company and progress into management positions, don’t staff expect to see different things in their bosses;  isn’t it the case that people gravitate into more senior positions by ‘knowing their stuff’ for example? Well, perhaps not...

Discover the skills every employee values

In this edition of the Upskill Podcast, Chris Watson from Endor Learn & Develop reveals that when you ask for feedback from employees themselves in terms of what are the qualities and attributes of a peak performer in their role, there is a surprising amount of consistency in the skills employees value most - regardless of sector, industry or role level. 

The Language of Work Project

Chris Watson of Endor Learn & Develop challenges conventional wisdom in terms of the best way to develop people. In this 1 minute clip, he presents the results of a ten year independent study into adaptive work practices. Over 8,000 managers from all business sectors including private, public and not-for-profit provided feedback between 2006 and 2016 to confirm which adaptive skills they valued most in their employees.

The Magic Weekend

Chris Watson of Endor Learn & Develop talks about the consequences of the ‘magic weekend’, whereby someone’s really, really effective in role, they’re good as an operator or they’re good on the tools, whatever it is. And they go away for a weekend. They’ve been promoted, and on the Monday they’re supposed to be really effective as a supervisor, or a line manager.

The Peter Principle

Chris Watson of Endor Learn & Develop challenges conventional wisdom in terms of the best way to develop people. Here, he touches on the consequences of The Peter Principle which states that in many organisations people tend to get promoted right up to level of their own incompetence – ie they reach a level where they are no longer competent in a new role and so end up getting stuck at this level. Invariably it is because the skills of one job do not always translate to another.

The Management Balance

Chris Watson of Endor Learn & Develop challenges conventional wisdom in terms of the best way to develop people. In this 1 minute clip, he uncovers what great managers do differently. Cutting through the complexity around this area, he presents a simple and accessible definition of management and then explains how to make it happen.

The importance of applied interpersonal skills

Chris Watson of Endor Learn & Develop challenges conventional wisdom in terms of the best way to develop people. In this 1 minute clip, he discusses how technical skills knowledge and qualifications may help you get appointed into a job, but often become far less important once in role – in terms of your long term professional reputation. Once in a role, it is often the behavioural aspects and interpersonal skills that will be the driver of your long term success in role

How to Manage Anyone

Chris Watson of Endor Learn & Develop challenges conventional wisdom in terms of the best way to develop people. In this 1 minute clip, he suggests there isn’t a template a shape or one single way to manage people. Ultimately: there is no 1 way to manage others.
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On Being Human – Retaining a Sense of Humor

Forget your poker-face. Chris Watson of Endor Learn & Develop challenges conventional wisdom in terms of the best way to develop people. In this 1 minute clip, he suggests that some of the best negotiators aren’t always stoic or ‘stoney-faced’, but instead