Developing Consciously Effective Staff | Ali Manning

In this episode, Clare talks to Principal Team Teach trainer, Ali Manning, about developing consciously effective staff. They discuss the importance of being self-aware, and the benefits of trusting our intuition.

They explore the characteristics of consciously effective staff, and how they can use their skillset to support individuals and develop other colleagues.

Specialising in behaviour support, Ali is a Principal Team Teach trainer who has trained staff in around 300 establishments over the course of 30 years. She has worked in residential education, as well as social care, business and charitable organisations.

Ali supports and empowers staff working with vulnerable individuals and groups, to improve wellbeing and self-management for both staff and individuals.

You can find more about Ali on the Aided Learning and Instruction website.

She also shares three tips during the episode:

• Be analytical rather than critical, to identify what you can learn in any situation.
• Observation, observation, observation: keep your eyes and ears open to what you are seeing and hearing at a micro level.
• Try to be kind to yourself and celebrate when things go well, rather than only focusing on what you could do better.

The Team Teach podcast shares the latest thinking in behaviour, all in handy 15-minute (ish) bite-sized chunks. Each episode features a new guest chatting about a different aspect of behaviour and leaves you with three handy tips to use in your setting.