NUJ: COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP TRAINING – 19 & 26 NOVEMBER 2025 (9.30am-1pm) Both days

The course looks at team building; the fundamental qualities of leadership; the importance of listening skills and empathy; and the “iceberg model”  of behaviour which explains underlying causes of behaviour.  Whether you are already in a promoted leadership post, or aspire to hold one in the future, this course gives you key concepts to build a better, more effective and harmonious workplace. It also shows ways to effect change even when you are not in a position of power.

The course will take place over two weeks, via Zoom, on the 19th and 26th of November from 9.30am-1pm both days.  It is funded by the Scottish Government, through Scottish Union Learning, and is free to attend.  If you would like to book a place, please contact Catherine Deveney as soon as possible at cdev2112@aol.com

The NUJ is delighted to announce that Alan Spence will be the guest speaker at this year’s Virtual Book Club to celebrate Book Week Scotland.  A multi-award winning poet, short story writer, novelist and playwright,  Alan was Professor of Creative Writing at Aberdeen University and director of Aberdeen’s WORD festival.  A former  Scottish Writer of the Year and Edinburgh Makar, he is well known for his  interest in Japanese culture and his skill in writing haiku, a short form poem that usually has just three lines.

Alan will present a session on how to get started writing haiku on  Monday, 17^th November at 7pm. The session is supported by the Scottish Book Trust and there is no charge for attendance. To get a rough idea of numbers, it would be useful if you could register interest by emailing a line with your name to cdev2112@aol.com, but the Zoom link for the session is below and you can just turn up on the night if you find you  are able to join. All are welcome at book week events so please feel free to share the link.