P is for Providing Positive Alternatives

There are many ways to offer people positive alternatives. Good mentors sit alongside a person, for example, and help them to explore the possible options for achieving their goals. They then enable the person Read more

The Building A Team, A Club And A Dynasty Approach

This piece looks at how you can borrow a model from sports and build a team, a club and a dynasty. Read more

The Clear Contracting With A Person About How To Help Them During Challenging Times Approach

Imagine you are mentoring a person who is unsure about how to behave towards somebody who is experiencing difficulties. They may not know what to do in a situation where either:

A person Read more

R is for Describing The Results You Will Deliver Before Focusing On The Resources And Roles  

Several years ago I was asked to work with a senior manager who had difficulty getting past the interview stage when applying for jobs.

Inviting them to describe their most recent interview, I Read more

The Doing Good Work By Organising Your Time In Blocks Approach

This piece looks at how you can do good work by organising your times in blocks. Read more

R is for Roots Of Empathy: Changing The World, Child By Child

Mary Gordon created Roots of Empathy. The organisation’s mission is to build caring, peaceful and civil societies through the development of empathy in children and adults.

The programme involves bringing a local baby into Read more