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Stakeholder Management is an essential aspect of the product development process. To fully understand the concept, it is first necessary to understand what a stakeholder actually is. It’s a broad term encompassing numerous groups and individuals, and different kinds of projects will necessitate different stakeholders. 

In this track, we’ll cover what stakeholders are, how to identify your project’s stakeholders, how to prioritise your stakeholders, and how to create a stakeholder map

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Reading List

• [Book] A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowlege (PMBOK Guide) 6th Edition, Project Management Institute
• [Article] Five Questions to Identify Key Stakeholders, Graham Kenny
• [Article] What is a Project Stakeholder, Teamwork.com 
• [Article] How to Find Your Stakeholders, Christian Verwijs
• [Article] Identifying Stakeholders: A Quick Innovation Manager’s Guide, Oana-Maria Pop

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In this track, we’ll cover structural racism and its impacts, microaggressions and the subtleties of racist behaviour, white privilege and constructive guidance for fostering a more inclusive, anti-racist workplace

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Reading List

• [Article] Anti-Racism Is Not Just ‘An American Issue’: A Conversation With Shereen Daniels Janice Gassam Asare
• [Article] Anti-Racism 101: Let’s Clarify ‘White Privilege’ Once And For All Dana Brownlee
• [Article] What Is White Privilege, Really? Cory Collins
• [Article] Research: People Can Learn to Recognize Their Racial Privilege Anyi Ma, Sean Fath, and Ashleigh Shelby Rosette
• [Article] How To Talk To Your Coworkers About White Privilege Janice Gassam Asare
• [Article] How To Ensure Your Company’s Anti-Racism Work Is Effective, Not Performative Bianca Barratt
• [Article] How to Promote Racial Equity in the Workplace Robert Livingston
• [FAQs] FAQs about race in the workplace CIPD
• [Factsheet] Race and employment CIPD
• [FAQs] Equality Act FAQs Equality and Human Rights Commission
• [Report] 2 in 5 BME workers experience racism at work – new TUC report TUC

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How can you use storytelling in your everyday life? In this track, you’ll learn about three different types of micro-story. We’ll tell you how to structure stories about the past, the present and the future. Your tales will be so good that people will want to repeat them.

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Reading List

• [Book] Andreas Loizou The Story is Everything 
• [Book] Robert B Cialidini Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
• [Video) Matthew Luhn Creating a Feeling 
• [Article] Write On! An A-Z Of Amazing Storytelling 
• [Article] FT.Com Polish your storytelling skills to win a pay rise

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If you’re looking to explore disability and employment and discover ways to foster inclusivity in the workplace, this one’s for you.

This lesson covers the importance of recognising differences, promoting accessibility, and understanding societal barriers to inclusion. We’ll emphasise the need to combat stigma, challenge ableist attitudes, and engage in open conversations about adjustments. 

You’ll discover the definitions of equity and fairness and the importance of tailored intersectional support. The lesson focuses on autonomy, choice, and effective communication and highlights how non-disabled allies play a crucial role in amplifying marginalised voices. 

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Reading List

• [Article] 5 Things Everyone Should Know About People With Disabilities Andrew Pulrang
• [Article] Why Is The Employment Gap For People With Disabilities So Consistently Wide? Andrew Pulrang
• [Statistics] The Employment of Disabled People 2021 UK Government 
• [Research] Disabled People’s Struggle For Equality and Human Rights TUC
• [Article] Make It Safe for Employees to Disclose Their Disabilities Laurie Henneborn

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What do you gain when you establish rapport? Your teams will work better, you’ll encourage people to follow you, people will commit to you in meaningful ways, and you’ll be a person of influence. 

In this track, you’ll learn how to create rapport with the people you meet. You’ll see how charismatic and empathetic people create rapport in three ways:

1. Active listening
2. Body language
3. Choice of words

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Reading List

• [Book] The Story is Everything  Andreas Loizou
• [Book] The Charisma Myth: Master the Art of Personal Magnetism Olivia Fox Cabane
• [Video] How To Build Rapport With Anyone Authentically Mary Daphne
• [Article] Rapport Oxford Academic ELT Journal
• [Article] 10 Ways to Build Rapport in Sales David Quintanilla

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All of us are bombarded with too many articles to read and too many videos to watch. Your audience – and by that, we mean readers, watchers and listeners – make the decision to follow or reject you in a microsecond. But what would it be like if you understood how they chose? This track focuses on the three factors an audience wants from a speaker. Once you know them, you’re guaranteed a bigger and more loyal audience for all your hard work.

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Reading List

• [Book] Andreas Loizou, The Story is Everything
• [Book] Aristotle, The Art of Rhetoric
• [Video] Short Reads,  The Art Of Rhetoric: A 30-Minute Summary
• [Video] The Nature of Writing, Ethos, Pathos, and Logos
• [Article] HBR, The Art of Persuasion Hasn’t Changed in 2,000 Years

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In this track, we'll cover definitions of neurodiversity, the value and importance of neurodiversity, and guidance for promoting an inclusive and accessible workplace. ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia, epilepsy, Tourette's syndrome, autism, and other learning and mental health differences are on the neurodiversity spectrum. 

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Reading List

• [Article] What Neurodiverse People Want Their Employers And Colleagues To Know Forbes
• [Article] Neurodiversity as a Competitive Advantage HBR
• [Article] 2021 – The Year That The Neurodiversity Movement Came Of Age Forbes
• [Article] Supporting A Neurodiverse Workforce Forbes
• [Article] Neurodiversity And The Workplace Forbes
• [Article] Supporting Neurodiverse Talent In The Workplace Forbes
• [Article] Autism Doesn’t Hold People Back at Work. Discrimination Does HBR
• [Podcast Episode] Neurodiversity at Work HBR

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We cover business storytelling, how to appeal to listeners, the importance of demonstrating transformation, and provide some tangible examples of where effective storytelling has been a success. Once you understand how stories are built, you’ll become a much more confident presenter and writer.

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Reading List

• [Book] Andreas Loizou, The Story is Everything 
• [Book] Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm
• [Book] Donald Miller, Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen
• [Video] Fusion Accelerator, Understanding Situation, Complication, Resolution
• [Book] Barbara Minto, The Pyramid Principle - Logic in Writing and Thinking
• [Article] Harvard Business Review, Storytelling That Moves People

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In this track, we’ll explore the definitions of intersectionality, some concrete examples of intersectionality, why adopting an intersectional approach is so valuable, and the importance of intersectional allyship

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Reading List

• [Article] Intersectionality and my identity McKinsey
• [Article] Intersectionality is key to workplace diversity, inclusion gains Valerie Bolden-Barrett
• [Article] An Intersectional Approach to Inclusion at Work Ludmila N. Praslova
• [Article] Here’s The Missing Ingredient That Will Make You A Better Ally Ali Shahbaz
• [Article] Understanding The Intersection Of Race And Neurodivergence With The Diverse Creative Nancy Doyle
• [Article] The Imperative Of Intersectional Feminism Emilie Aries
• [Article] Intersectionality: Two Simple Steps For Improving Corporate Culture La'Wana Harris

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In this track we’ll cover the definition of timeboxing, the main advantages of timeboxing and practical guidance for how to implement timeboxing. When faced with an overwhelming number of projects, deadlines, and ideas, it can often seem impossible to find enough hours in the day to complete everything. We will be looking at the timeboxing method of time management and the ways it could help you to become a more productive and creative person.

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Reading List

• [Article] Time Blocking and Time Boxing, todoist.com  
• [Article] The Pomodoro® Technique, Francesco Cirillo 
• [Article] To-Do Lists Don’t Work, Daniel Markovitz  
• [Chapter] Time Constraints: Lifehacker: The Guide to Working Smarter, Faster, and Better, Gina Trapani, Adam Pash 
• [Article] Triple Constraints in Project Management, Rod Hutchings
• [Article] How to Prevent Anxiety From Causing Procrastination, Katharina Star, PhD 
• [Article] Beat procrastination and improve your focus one pomodoro at a time, todoist.com 
• [Article] How Timeboxing Works and Why It Will Make You More Productive, Marc Zao-Sanders