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Jun
How to manage a difficult conversation. It currently feels appropriate to talk about managing difficult conversations in the Covid-19 environment. Taking a pragmatic approach to the pandemic, the reality is that it could be around for a while; longer than perhaps we are willing to admit. Before the pandemic, the subject was one that was […]
16
May
There is a strong case for saying we are all adapt at making choices, since right from our earliest age, we have grown up naturally making choices, often without given them much thought. What is probably most important is whether or not the outcomes of the choice we made are the ones we anticipated: did […]
16
Mar
Understanding Transactional Analysis (TA) is a potential area of development that sits behind the blue door: although it is widely used in counselling and therapy, it is extensively used in business and education since it encapsulates a valuable ‘applied model of communication’. It is an integral part of the RESOLVE model and approach, both with […]
16
Jan
Of the various topics and themes that are recognised as being able to make a genuine difference, the issues of goal setting and action planning are two that seem to stand out as being well accepted within management and personal development fields. It is an essential skill within the RESOLVE model and approach since the […]
16
Nov
“I have two kinds of problems, the urgent and the important. The urgent are not important, and the important are never urgent.” Dwight D. Eisenhower Time management is in fact a misnomer. We all have the same 24 hours in a day; some people simply get more done in their work time than others. Have […]
16
Sep
Motivation is a continually developing area of subject knowledge influenced by ongoing research, not least in the field of neuroscience. The subject has been the extensively researched, where many of the significant texts relate to classical theory. These have stood the test of time so far, but they are not necessarily current in terms of […]
16
Jul
“Communication. It’s the first thing we really learn in life. Funny thing is, once we grow up, learn our words and really start talking, the harder it becomes to know what to say. Or how to ask for what we really need.” – Meredith Grey Assertiveness is a skill regularly referred to in social and […]
16
Jun
In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change. Thich Nhat Hanh Drawing upon our experience of word maps, it would not be surprising to hear people describe dialogue as a conversation between two people. Typical dictionary definitions are: a conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or film […]
16
Apr
The most basic of all human needs is the need to understand and be understood. The best way to understand people is to listen to them.” ― Ralph G. Nichols Listening, like walking, is an act that we take for granted, but there is a significant difference between hearing and listening, and listening and active listening. Within […]
16
Mar
The meaning of words and why understanding word maps is an important communication skill and is an essential part of mastering the RESOLVE process. The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug.” – Mark Twain Anyone with even a basic understanding of the […]