Three questions you should ask yourself as this year draws to a close

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Katalytik Dec 2024 Newsletter: 3 things to ask yourself

It’s a shock to us, if not to you, that we are a quarter way through the 21st century. As our last newsletter of 2024 we want to send good wishes for a well deserved break, and offer 3 coaching questions to help you reflect on your year:

What have you most surprised yourself with?
What are you most pleased with?
Who has made a difference to you this year? Tell them.

Our 2024

Our year has been full of celebrations, with the UCL Engineering Integrated Engineering Programme 10th anniversary early on. And it ended on a terrific high, as category winners at the Elektra Awards: best company supporting the education and training of engineers. This comes with the amazing support of our clients and positive feedback from participants in our programmes. We love that our desire to do better and adapt is met with yours, together we are better and stronger!

Highlights of 2024 include sharing our Conflict and Communication whitepaper, adding the positive intelligence Saboteur and Sage tool to our portfolio, and working to provide tools and resources for client intranet pages to help keep CliftonStrengths alive. We’ll also be running our LinkedIn Challenge in the New Year and quarterly, maybe add it to one of your targets for the year, to spruce up your profile.

Workshop sessions for clients this past quarter have included teams at Schroders, GSK and Shell – exploring Cliftonstrengths, Saboteurs and Sages, and psychological safety to improve team performance and communication. As well as supporting more undergrad and early career researchers., adding KCL Natural Sciences to our valued clients.

What’s up for Katalytik in 2025?

Highlights for the coming year will be supporting the Ingenious programme with WES members across the country, writing up the study on the lives and careers of engineers, and transforming our wellbeing in engineering work into a more accessible workshop. There will be an online briefing, and a one-day symposium, and then we’ll be offering in-house workshops for you.

Keep a look out for a date in April for our wellbeing and engineering face-to-face workshop/seminar. If you fancy hosting it do give us a call.

As we turn the heating and lights off for the break, all remains is to wish you ha happy and healthy break, and whatever your celebration (there are so many this December) enjoy your time.

PS If you’d like to catch up and hear more, or check-in for a chat just book a call

Jan (left) and Helen (right) have reflected on the past year

What have you most surprised yourself with?

Jan: I managed to dial into every session of the 17 Neurodiversity in coaching programme evening sessions.

Helen: Being able to stand on stage and introduce PhD students to CliftonStrengths

What are you most pleased with?

Jan: Seeing Helen take the stage and rock it.

Helen: Watching my daughter achieve her Masters.

Who has made a difference to you this year? Tell them.

Jan: Having Becca on the team and getting the White paper out

Helen: Seeing my coaching clients grow.

That's a wrap on 2o years!

Our 20 years trading ended well with the Elektra Award, fabulous support from new team member Becca Perl with her wonderful copy editing and attention to detail, helpng our Whitepaper see the light of day; Helen celebrates taking an increasing role in delivering workshops and growing confidence leading online learning; and Sean McWhinnie continues to provide data support and insights through his skills and love of pivot tables.

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Career wellbeing

When you look at your world or work your power to conenct everyone to the team's goal and help them see the intersection is of huge value. Question: How is your team organised How do you help your colleagues see how they fit? Action: Take time to talk to colleagues and check in with how their role fits and how you compleement each other. How can you help colleague's align their strengths to tasks and goals.

Social wellbeing

You can bring a calm during times of chaos and uncertainty because you see the whole as greater than its parts. Question: How have you helped a friend to get through tough times? Action: Reflect on how you can help others to see how you can help friends, family, and colleagues make peace with the past and have faith in what is to come. Find time to locate tools or activities to support you in this.

Financial wellbeing

You understand that no financial decision exists in isolation. Question: How have your buying (or investing) choices impacted your finances? Action: Reflect on how the tiniest choice you make is connected to the larger whole. Review your finances and check with how your plannng meets this strengths need.

Physical wellbeing

You may feel you are "at one" with nature and humanity and feel pulled to the outdoors. Question: What type of activity gives you the most energy? Do you need to do it alone or with others? Action: Consider spending more time outdoors hiking or running, connecting to your inner self and the world around you. Try yoga or martial arts.

Community wellbeing

When the world is suffering, you feel a heightened sense of duty to bring people together and help them see that everything happens for a reason. Question: How can you bring others together? Action: Help others see that everything happens for a reason. Remind them their ability to unite generates more commitment to serious societal issues.

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