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The latest on Accomplice; what is happening now, what is to come and some things you might have missed.

‘This is Nottingham’ reports belatedly on Accomplice

    Stumbled across ‘This is Nottingham’  article (October 2011) today in my web wanderings … a little while since it was drafted (we moved from BioCity in February 2011) but it still tells something of our story.

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Cancer Research almost sweeps the board at the Accomplice Christmas Charity Draw

Congratulations to this year’s charity winners (and their nominee’s) who are:   First Prize of £150 – Cancer Research The nominee remains anonymous but I can let on that she has bravely undergone significant treatment for cancer this year. (could we have a better winner?)   Second Prize Project of £75 – Cancer Research Nominated [...]

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Accomplice’s Season’s Greetings – and call for your charity nomination

Season’s Greetings to You and Yours! This electronic greeting (in place of a card) has released £250, gift-aided, for charities.  So, we’re inviting you to nominate your favourite charity before 20th December on the form below to enter your charity for the Christmas Draw: · £150 if it’s first ‘out of the electronic hat’ · £75 [...]

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IHM: Managing Staff Expectations

For those who went to the East Midlands’ IHM Primary Care conference on Wednesday, 9th November (and anyone beaming in on this post), here’s a copy of Nicky Spencer’s morning presentation on ‘Managing Staff Expectations‘ including the model she put forward. The East Midlands IHM are simply ‘ace’ at putting on great events for healthcare [...]

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A Team 360 – Your Views Invited

The Accomplice Team 360 graphs your team’s maturity against twelve characteristics of top performing teams: Views of team members and other key parties are collated to feedback on everything from your remit, performance and team culture to your resource-base. Use the results to assess your team’s development priorities and construct a plan to increase its overall [...]

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Lion’s Lair – Voluntary Sector Evaluation

Working with EM Business in the Community and Nottingham CVS as an East Midlands’ Business Champion, we facilitated the Lion’s Lair event in Nottingham in late September.  Thirty voluntary sector workers presented their ‘pitches’ to a panel from the private sector: learning more about how they might launch new, reciprocal networks. The evaluation of the [...]

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Managing staff expectations during the ‘Squeeze’

I’m delighted to be addressing this year’s IHM East Midlands Primary Care Conference – as follow up to Professor Mike Pringle on ‘Managing Expectations’ during recession and financial squeeze. Mike gets to cover ‘Managing GP Expectations’ whilst I cover the ‘Staff’ angle. Wednesday 9th November, Derbyshire Hotel Junction 28

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Intending to use the Leadership Qualities Framework?

Are you intending to use the new LQF? Or would a Team 360 be more appealing to this and other individual 360′s? Subject to feedback, I will sign up for training as an LQF Facilitator – to extend options for you, smooth links to our development programmes and to give me some ideas about using [...]

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Accomplice on Google Map

Arrived on Google Maps … well bar the photo which is of a local residents’ homes! Hope Google respond update the photo soon.

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Who Won? C & W Quality and Governance Awards.

Announcing the Winners of the Coventry and Warwickshire Quality and Governance Awards. Best Chairperson – Representing Leadership:  Paul Nash,  Bulkington Village Centre Trustee Board Showing the Most Improvement: Warwick District Ryder-Cheshire Volunteers Best Presented Annual Report: Crossroads Coventry & Warwickshire Best Newcomer – Group: Art Alert Further information on the awards and winners

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