Key facts Type Weekly Classes Location Oxford & Reading Address Ewert House, Ewert Place, Oxford, OX2 7DD and London Road Campus, University of Reading, RG1 5AQ Dates Oxford – Wed 30 Sep to Wed 2 Dec 2015 Reading – Thu 1 Oct to Thu 3… Continue reading
Prompted by a piece of research published almost four years ago now, writing on the BBC News website, today (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27813535), Lucy Kellaway suggests; In most offices a raft of mainly pointless, cumbersome tools are used to assess performance, including “competency… Continue reading
Journaling has been recognised as a powerful instrument for personal development for as far back as we can tell. It isn’t for everyone, but at least giving it a try may help you identify another way of doing something that… Continue reading
Keeping a personal journal is common among statesmen and stateswomen – it’s a valuable tool for personal growth. Personal development is a process of understanding ourselves. Some people embark on it early in life; many much later; and most never… Continue reading
An article in HR magazine today highlights the problem that many people, especially those who have been unemployed in the longer term, experience when they get a new job. Roughly 4/5 employees (not just those who ‘return to work’ (RTWs))… Continue reading
Do good coaches focus first on helping their clients behave differently or on helping them to evaluate, and possibly change, their beliefs? Some recent research has shown that coaching changes teaching practices without changing teachers’ beliefs; “Implementing instructional coaching using… Continue reading
This is Anti-Bullying Week. Although I often encounter it, this probably wouldn’t have hit my radar if it wasn’t because I’m teaching some relatively young students at The Oxfordshire Business and Enterprise School (TOBES) right now. There’s a very thought… Continue reading
One of my original guides – produced to accompany a talk that I often used to be called on to give to senior executive gatherings – was “Acquiring Gravitas”. You can download a copy here: https://www.the-confidant.info/2010/acquiring-gravitas-sometimes-called-charisma/. It’s a theme that… Continue reading
Every few days I go through my LinkedIn “Who’s seen your profile” list. Anyone who has visited, and has not connected with me, gets a message offering to help and asking them to do so. LI constrains the number of… Continue reading
Elisabeth Loftus is a highly respected psychologist. Her work on false memories wins no votes! Psychotherapists are fearful of her because they think she will accuse them of making people hate their parents. People who find some comfort in their… Continue reading
