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Edward de Bono on Finding Agreement and Building Rapport

by Vickie Barker 20:27 - 7th November 2010
Ever had a conversation with someone who agrees with everything you say ? Dull, isn’t it ? We all need other people to challenge and question our beliefs and attitudes. However, equally irritating is the person who questions and disagrees with everything you say.

The Value of Good Listening Skills …

by Vickie Barker 17:00 - 26th October 2010
A few days ago, I chaired a meeting. It was late, it was Friday and I was feeling a wee bit tired. There was also quite a lot on the agenda to get through, and probably a combination of these factors led my listening skills to slip. ...

Coping with Adversity – Viktor Frankl, Chris Ryan and the Chilean Miners

by Damian Hamill 10:37 - 7th October 2010
I am sure that there are few of us who will not have heard about and been deeply touched by the plight of the 33 miners trapped deep underground in a collapsed mine in Chile. Although there have been encouraging reports that their rescue and return to the surface...

A Summary of the Solutions Focused Approach for Business Coaching

by David Kerr 20:43 - 11th August 2010
Following yesterday's blog article on the excellent OSKAR framework for solutions focused business coaching (as outlined by Paul Jackson and Mark McKergow in their superb book 'The Solutions Focus: Making Coaching and Change Simple', I thought we'd continue this theme with a summary of the fundamental assumptions and principles...

3 Very Simple Ways to Make Your Life Easier

by Vickie Barker 20:05 - 13th June 2010
We're continuing discussion of some of the valuable messages from Richard Carlson’s book ‘Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff’. The quite simple strategies discussed in the book can enable you to manage stress more effectively. The following 3 exercises can make you more resistant to stress and

“The Difference That Makes The Difference”: Guest Blog Now LIve!

by David Kerr 16:06 - 22nd May 2010
We're pleased to say that our guest blog for Sylvia Lafair's excellent (and very widely read) "Elegant Leadership" blog is now live! You can read it here ... http://blog.ceoptions.com/?p=1566

Book Review of ‘The Spirit of NLP’ by L. Michael Hall

by David Kerr 22:01 - 17th May 2010
Target Audience The target audience is likely to be that of Practitioners and Master Practitioners (and above) with an interest in gaining a deeper understanding of the areas of Programming, Linguistics and Neurology. The book is based on Master Practitioner and Trainer Training that the author undertook with Richard Bandler,...

Book Review of ‘Using Your Brain For A Change’

by David Kerr 21:29 - 15th April 2010
This is our review of the NLP book 'Using Your Brain For A Change' By Richard Bandler ...

Book Review of ‘Turtles All The Way Down’ by Grinder and DeLozier

by David Kerr 22:13 - 8th April 2010
I thought I'd share my review of the very interesting NLP book 'Turtles "All the Way Down" by John Grinder and Judith DeLozier ...

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