The Multiverse Festive Digest

(5 min reading time)

With the winter break approaching and everyone taking a well earned break, we know that it’s still imperative you keep your OTJ at 100%. Because of that, we’ve curated a list below of some of our best Community resources and some special festive discounts for you to enjoy over the break, with your feet up and a mince pie in hand! Check out what to Read, Watch and Listen to below.

Read

Articles on the Hub are posted every week that cover a range of topics from apprentice spotlights and wellbeing tips to important calendar dates and beyond. Check out some of our top picks from 2021 below:

The Global Collective is our latest series and in the first installment, we hear from two Multiverse apprentices from across the globe offering their best tips and tricks on time management, check out the interview with Steph Preston and George Raymond.

My Multiverse explores apprentices' stories, whether that be climbing the corporate ladder, overcoming adversity, their learnings and how their apprenticeship has helped shape them. Software Engineering apprentice, Verity and Data apprentice, Sandra shared their experiences alongside many others for the Community. 

Member of the Month celebrates our apprentices doing extraordinary things. Apprentices are nominated by their peers or coaches for the hugely impactful work they are doing day in and day out. Read about our latest winner Harrison Burkey and Linda Runham.

Here at Multiverse, we think it’s really important to highlight different topics and issues to raise awareness and educate our community to advocate for change. We’d highly recommend reading two extremely thought-provoking articles, one written by Steph Preston for Transgender Awareness Week and the other by Anthony Owusu-Ansah for Black History Month. 

Using the winter break to set goals for 2022? At Multiverse, we are passionate about lifelong learning, and the concept of continued growth, professional development, and progression is a fundamental part of our mission. Read about Data apprentice, Amie Holmes’ experience on her second apprenticeship.

Watch

The Community hosts over 30 events a month that aim to help you achieve your ambitious goals. A great way of building your OTJ/Professional Practice this winter break is to browse our event recordings that are designed to help you discover inspiration during your apprenticeship and beyond and equip you with the tools you need to be productive, innovative, healthy, and successful at work.

Challenge the Imposter Within

In this Ignite workshop, we’ll help you get a handle on “feeling like a fraud” and turn those feelings into a superpower. You’ll learn how to:

• Build confidence and self-belief
• Embrace your strengths
• Reframe negative self-talk

A business and life coach, Gemma specialises in helping individuals and organisations embrace their identities by uncovering their values, needs and true purpose. Find out more about Gemma Brown here!

TikTok and Reels Workshop 

Digital Marketing Apprentice Yasmin McColl-Benzerari hosted a masterclass focused on Instagram Reels and TikTok - spilling all the best-kept secrets to creating successful, engaging, and viral content. The session covers the rise of short-form video content, the recipe for a viral video, and utilising Instagram reels and TikTok to grow your online platform.

Managing Up with Dr Todd Dewett 

Dr Todd Dewett is a best-selling author, award-winning professor, and leadership guru. Being our best at work is a matter of successfully managing our relationships - the most crucial being with your manager. But too often, the attention is focused on managing downward, this talk with Todd will help you to master the art of managing upwards.

The Art of Self Promotion with Stef Sword Williams

Whether it is through our parents, our education, our bosses, our colleagues, or the media we consume, we are constantly told that being humble is essential to our professional success. It's often seen as distasteful or arrogant to shout about our achievements. But in a modern workplace, where the conventional, steady, linear career path is becoming rarer and rarer, this advice seems ever-more obsolete. Watch Stef Sword-Williams, a public speaker and author of F*ck Being Humble, as she teaches us how to self-promote in the workplace. 

Data For Good - Understand the Global Water Crisis

Catch up on our newest event series and its first event with Vanitha Lucas, Tableau Customer Success Manager and Viz For Social Good Co-Executive Director. Vanitha discussed one of their latest projects with Vera Aqua Vera Vita, a non-profit organisation that empowers communities in developing countries to generate clean water and sanitation. Viz For Social Good volunteers delivered numerous compelling data stories on the challenges people face due to the global water crisis.

Multiverse Presents with RT Hon Jeremy Hunt

RT Hon Jeremy shares his experiences as one of the most high profile politicians in recent British history in this edition of Multiverse Presents, having served in senior Ministerial roles under both Prime Minister’s David Cameron and Theresa May. Today, Jeremy is the Member of Parliament for South West Surrey, a position he’s held since 2010. 

Listen

And finally, for those of you who may want to build your OTJ when on a nice winter walk by sticking on a podcast, we’ve got you covered. Take a listen to our newest podcasts below:

Multiverse Minds is our new alumni podcast which offers insights from distinguished Multiverse alumni, leading industry professionals, and Multiverse Coaches who will be showcasing their skills, expertise and guidance to help you develop your understanding of what you need to succeed. The first episode is all about balancing life and work with Lianre Robinson.

The PLP Podcast is where you can get bite-sized information following the core themes discussed on the leadership programme and how you can apply it to your role. From Module 1 of the PLP programme, Multiverse coaches Ifalase and Toluwa explore what self-awareness looks like, practically, in leadership. Listen for all the tricks, tips, setbacks and hacks shared. 

Benefits

Alongside the regular benefits you can access via the Hub from the likes of Tableau & Tortoise, we wanted to shine a festive light on our partners, Virgin StartUp. They are going big on small business, celebrating founders and their startups, and encouraging us to support small. Visit their Deck the Smalls gift guide and the tasty festive treats guide for some great inspiration of what to treat yourselves and your loved ones with over the festive season.

From all of us in the Multiverse Community Team, we’d like to wish you a happy, restful and safe winter break and a Happy New Year!