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Steve Hampson posted in the group The Community
I’ve just completed the catapult course (cohort 5) – great content, well delivered by the TPC team, and a super helpful group of peers! I’m starting to freelance in the older peoples’ services/ dementia spheres, hoping to work with not for profit organisations in the UK. Are there any members of the TPC Community already working in this space? If so it would be good to connect and share experience/challenges. Thanks. Steve.
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Thanks Gill – that would be great! Do you have any time w/c 5 April?
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Hi Steve, wb 5 April isn’t great for me – would the following week work? Tuesday 13th or Friday 16th anytime, Thursday 15th morning are good for me?
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Sarah Hughes could be someone to have a look at Steve who’s working in this space with leaders on a lean/agile front
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Hi Steve, happy to connect. I work with social purpose organisations, which incudes no profits, on lean impact – a blend of lean innovation and social impact design.
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As trustees, I wonder if Tatyana Popova Caroline Marsh Hannah Keartland Hannah Musisi could also give some insights too!
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Conrad Young posted in the group The Community
Hi all, as Marketing Lead here at Algomo i’m overjoyed to announce that we’ve just secured an Innovate UK grant from the British Government for £260k. We’re using the grant to accelerate global expansion.
We make NLP tools for businesses looking to expand their own international growth and improve CS and Sales. More details on our website here – https://www.algomo.com/
As we’re pre-seed and looking for investors, I thought I’d reach out here to the TPC community to see if anybody was interested in hearing more. Would love to chat on here, on LinkedIn or at my email: [email protected]
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Congratulations Conrad Young! Alex Adam Park, Jeff Jones – I’m thinking you might like to know more…
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Congratulations on the grant!!
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We could do with some grant funding tips from you Conrad Young
. Huge congratulations!-
Fiona Chorlton-Voong Number one tip is don’t stop applying even when the rejections keep coming in. We got rejected by Innovate the first time around and then got it this 2nd time. Other major tip is to always make sure you’re hitting all the criteria that the competition is based on as the separate judges will be looking out for separate ticks on all of these normally. Each competition is different and normally the best prepared applications vs the bespoke rules and criteria have the best chance …
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Hello All
I was thinking for my website to go with a multipage website. I have the domain now. As it is a side hustle for now I’m trying to keep it to a few pages but with a focus to build a community platform within the site.
Only got the Homepage copy drafted:
”Build a sustainable culture that delivers the financial and impact of your organisation’s vision and mission.
Join our community of Human Leaders and help shape business to make the world a better place:
– We help you align your organisations purpose with that of your leadership team and employees
– We give you the tools to embrace a holistic management approach
– We help you embrace equity and inclusion in a sustainable way to unleash the power of diversity on your organisation.
Join now to get started.
Any initial thoughts?
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Kevin Withane here’s my copy riffing to show you what I meant today and getting it a bit tighter/more punchy…
Build culture for the long term
Sustainably balance financial results with long term vision
Join our community of human leaders and long-term thinkers….
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Laura Thomas thank you – really love it
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Lexi Radcliffe-Hart and Stephanie Dotto, TPC’s copy magicians – it would be great to hear your insights!
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Okay, so a magicians take (thanks Fiona Chorlton-Voong!)
I’d avoid repetition of phrases unless crucial, and the main point is to position your audience immediately – using the second person really helps and avoiding I/we as much as possible so that they can see the benefits more clearly/align themselves with your offering.
Build organisational culture for the future
Sustainably balance financial results with long term vision
Join our community of human leaders and long-term thinkers…
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Hi Kevin Withane – just from an SEO perspective you need to think about the types of keywords people might be using to find your website. What would they be searching on Google if they wanted to find someone who offers your services? Do those keywords/phrases appear in your copy? Simple and clear is always best. I would suggest putting yourself in the shoes of someone who might want to hire you and looking at the copy from that perspective. Also, avoid industry jargon wherever possible as …
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Ever wondered how listening to music whilst working affects productivity? Found a really interesting article about the topic: https://elemental.medium.com/do-productivity-playlists-actually-work-6d362bd23bf7
TL;DR:
– Maria A.G. Witek, a professor in the Department of Music at Birmingham University: “A lot of research seems to suggest that it’s best not to use any background music when studying,” Witek says. “The argument is that music will always reduce the amount of available attentional space, taking attentional resources away from the task at hand.”
– Witek speculates that it’s simply more fun and therefore more motivating, “even if concentration may be jeopardized.” If people are in a good mood while working, their performance might also be better, she says.
– Tram Nguyen, a member of the Cambridge Brain Sciences Team, recently found some evidence that low-tempo songs may benefit the regions of the brain responsible for memory and comp…
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I used to have background music when working but now prefer silence – for intense concentration. My wife says I look scary when I am in intense concentration mode ….
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I believe her!
More often than not I find that I also prefer silence (for which I use ANC headphones), but there are occasions when I feel listening to music boosts my productivity. Although I haven’t found what pattern works best for me, I feel it depends on my mood, the type of music and, more importantly, the type of work that I’m doing.
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I agree with both your points here Ben Legg and Jesus Iniesta, when I need to do deep work – I prefer silence but when I’m doing more creative work, I like to play a home spa playlist – it relaxes me 😬
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I’m kind of the opposite – when I’m doing creative things I often need silence, repetitive tasks/non-content tasks I’ll have an audio book or a film in the background, but when I need to get my head into a project I find music that’s familiar helpful but tends to be instrumental – my current go to is Einaudi’s Elements album.
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Ooh so interesting. I really need music. I use classical easy listening for focus stuff and then good stuff I like for admin easy stuff. But I associate it with more focus than silence now. I also sleep to white noise every night – blast the sea waves into my ears!!
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Welcome Matthew Tsui – great to have you in our community! We hope you manage to navigate your way around our platform and meet some inspiring new contacts!
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Wonderful to have you with us! Drop me a line if you’d like any advice on the platform or contacts to meet!
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Hi Steve Hampson, not directly working in this space at the moment but it’s an area I’ve consulted in previously with Local Authorities. I’d love to connect and have a chat? Gill