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 The words we use matter. When we speak or hear a word we make pictures and sounds in our minds, and that impacts how we feel and behave. So it’s important to be clear about what we are saying, to ourselves and others. In this series, John will explore the…

There are three main skill sets that ensure success in business: people skills, technology skills and problem-solving skills.Problem-solving is a high level thinking skill. It involves accurately assessing an issue, identifying potential solutions and choosing the most effective solutions to implement. Building the problem solving skills of your team benefits…

You are dying for some feet up time, but you can’t stop thinking about work. You really want that promotion, but just as you think it’s yours, you make a mistake that seems to put you back. You want to be close to someone in a good relationship but keep…

‘What should I do with my life?’It’s the most common question people come to coaching and programmes with and given how socially conditioned most of us are, it’s not easy to really get to the core of what really excites us and drives us as a passion. I was having dinner…

When you or someone around you flips out seriously, has a meltdown, lashes out, shouts and balls or bursts into tears suddenly how do you know what’s really going on – and how to deal with it calmly and compassionately? Everyone has the ability to overreact but some people do…

Toxic team dynamics are behavioural or communication patterns which destroy a healthy workplace. Key signs of a toxic team are: Think of a toxic team like it’s a dysfunctional family, everyone knows it doesn’t feel good but they are still compelled to ‘play’ their role. Toxic teams can creep up…

Over the last 15 years we have been working in the field of leadership development we have become fascinated by the questions people ask us about leadership: What makes a good leader? What makes a bad one? Does the world need leaders who are strong, single minded and driven to…

The words we use matter. When we speak or hear a word we make pictures and sounds in our minds, and that impacts how we feel and behave. So it’s important to be clear about what we are saying, to ourselves and others. In this series, John will explore the…

Jan 8-10th 2016 – over 35 leaders in NLP from around the world gathered in Alicante. Karen and John were delighted to be part of a group of truly inspiration people who are dedicated to the growth, quality and ethics of Neuro Linguistic Programming across the world. People came from…

Following on from December’s Blogs on Top Highlights for 2015,  here are what our industry leaders are looking forward to in 2016… Mindy Gibbins-Klein The Book Midwife, Publisher and author of The Thoughtful Leader http://www.mindygk.com  https://twitter.com/bookmidwife “For 2016, I plan to do more motivational speaking like that which I did with Les…