The College Blogs
Blogs written by College staff, students, alumni and industry experts.

Managing in Challenging Times
A blog providing insights on how management learning can help us manage and lead through complex times.
Author, Brendan Collins

How Managers Improve Team Performance Through Leadership Learning?
A blog on the OTC's flexible and blended learning experience which allows students incorporate the commitment of a degree into a busy life.
Author, Joe McDonald

Working Through Change: A leadership Focus.
This blog discusses what is essential when it comes to managing organisational change is effective and timely leadership.
Author, Joe McDonald

Five Questions to Improve your Leadership Skills
A blog that provides you with five powerful questions to get you thinking about your own leadership approach.
Author, Joe McDonald

OTC Student Support Service – A Student's Perspective.
Meet Linda who shares her thoughts on the OTC's Student Support Service and how it played an important role in supporting her studies.
Author, Linda Cassidy - BA in Social Care

How will I fit a Social Care degree into my busy life?
A blog on the OTC's flexible and blended learning experience which allows students incorporate the commitment of a degree into a busy life.
Author, Conor Murray

Quality is a habit!
Does your organisation provides an exceptional service in terms of its quality? Are you relentless in your pursuit and focus on enhancing the quality of supports that you provide?
Author, Joe McDonald

The Gorilla in the Room! The Complexity of Communication.
A blog on the art of communication and the Invisible Gorilla Experiment.
Author, Anthony G. Moyles

So What do Social Care Workers do?
A blog on social care asking you, is social care the profession for you.
Author, Raymond Watson
Loneliness of the Long Time Lock In
A blog that reflects on how being locked down provided us with an experience of loneliness and what this teaches us about how we support people.
Author, OTC

Values are All we Have
During a crisis, how do we plot our way forward so we deal with the issues but keep to our mission at the same time.
Author, OTC
Disable the Labels
How do we disable the labels? This blog talks about the labels' impact and how we can start to disable them.
Author, OTC
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