How was it for you?
Flowers, a meal out, a cosy night in……how should you celebrate Valentine’s Day (if at all)?
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What Interaction Styles can do for you
We tend to judge others by their impact on us, but Interaction Styles enables us to make allowances and see beyond that to their positive intention….
Continue readingThe Power of Acts of Kindness
Most of all, what helped was the little acts of kindness that other people did. These increased my resilience to deal with the situation…..
Continue readingBoris, Jezza, Theresa and Dave – a Tale of Four Styles
Seeing real people in action is a great way to appreciate how the impact and influence of each Interaction Style works. Our last three Prime Ministers and the leader of the Opposition, each display one of the four Styles in their public persona. Here is my take on them…
Continue readingYou can’t manage time
“I’ve got too much to do”……”I haven’t got enough time”…… “I need to go on a time management course”. Sound familiar? Most of us have said these things. It’s a real problem…..
Continue readingUse the small stuff to take the edge off the big issues
Hardly a day passes without reference in the news to mental health problems, especially in children and young people. What can we do to protect ourselves from the psychological harm of feeling too much concern about things over which we have almost no control?
Continue readingHolidays – Review and Renew
The Thomas Cook collapse got me thinking about holidays and what they are for. Amongst the many different answers to that question, a common one is “to get away from it all”. But what exactly are we getting away from? And why do we feel we need to?
Continue readingStress Mindset
We experience stress when pressure exceeds our ability to cope. This is a really interesting article from the BPS on “stress mindset”
Continue readingTrust and Leaders
There’s a definite lack of trust at the moment – in our institutions, in politicians, and sometimes between leaders and their teams at work. Trust arises from shared experience and our judgements of each other’s behaviour. About trust: We trust people whom we regard as reliable and predictable – people who do what they […]
Continue readingTypes of Grief
Knowing about how different personality types respond to grief can help family members understand and empathise with each other at this difficult time…
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