We often get better solutions when we see a challenge from more than one perspective. This applies whether we're tackling a problem individually or as part of a team. De Bono's Six Thinking Hats technique has been used by smart thinkers and many leading businesses for years. It encourages us to adopt several thinking styles which combine to give us a much richer insight into how to approach the challenge.
Did you know that the five stages of grief usually associated with imminent death or bereavement have been applied as a model to manage change in the workplace?
It was the Swiss-American psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross who identified the five stages and published them in her book 'On Death and Dying' in 1969.
Life coach Mervin Straughan looks at how organisations have applied the model to change management, exploring the types of emotions that employees might experience. He also puts forward tips on how employees can deal with major changes and explains the rollercoaster ride of emotions that can be part of the process.
What is motivation? What is resilience? How do we beat procrastination when it rears its ugly head?
And why was Steven Gerrard's half-time team talk a pivotal moment in an astonishing European Cup final win for Liverpool Football Club against AC Milan that became known as the Miracle of Istanbul?
Mervin Straughan explores what's needed to create a success mindset. He covers motivation and how it might be influenced and why resilience is crucial for achieving goals. And he puts forward his P-I-P-P strategy for tackling procrastination.
Life coach Mervin Straughan suggests seven steps for setting goals and boosting the likelihood of success for achieving what you want in life.
The goal-setting plan is systematic and includes SMART thinking and ways to gauge our levels of commitment and motivation.
And while achieving goals is a great confidence boost, it's important that goal setters enjoy the journey. We grow as a result of the process. The goal-setting journey stretches us by encouraging us to anticipate and respond to challenges.
Life coach Mervin Straughan explains what life coaching is and how it differs from other forms of skilled help. He also identifies five factors that create the basis for a good working relationship between life coach and client including confidentiality and effective listening.
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