P is for People Pursuing Their Principles In Pressure Situations

Great workers often focus on their purpose, principles and picture of success in pressure situations. They may take this route when performing as an athlete, mediator, crisis manager or in another role.

Such workers Read more

S is for Switching On To Positive Things Rather Than Only Switching Off From Negative Things  

There are many ways to stay sane in a seemingly crazy world. One approach is to switch on to doing positive things rather than just switch off from doing negative things.

It is Read more

T is for Being A Trusted Advisor

There are many ways to help people. One approach is to be a good trusted advisor. This article is based on the workshops I run for organisations that want their people to act Read more

D is for The Development Approach Rather Than The Change Approach

The development approach believes that people already have the seeds of development within them. They already have strengths and successful patterns. They can be helped to build on these – plus sometimes add other Read more

S is for Seven Steps For Helping A Person To Step Up And Succeed  

Many organisations want their people to step up. They want them to be self-motivated, develop their skills and deliver success. Some organisations approach this in a structured way whilst others do it in Read more

H is for Helping People To Move From Haemorrhaging To Healing And Hope  

There are many models for helping people to manage a crisis. One approach is to stop the haemorrhaging. It is then to move on to healing and hope.

This latter part is crucial. People Read more

P is for The Positive History Approach To Getting Positive Results    

There are many ways to live life. One approach is for people to learn from their positive history and to follow their positive patterns to get positive results.

Everybody has a positive history. Everybody Read more

A is for The Assets Approach Rather Than The Angst Approach

People can choose their attitude in life. They can, for example, choose to focus on the assets approach or the angst approach. The choice they make has consequences – both for themselves and for Read more

P is for People Who Live In A Positive Universe Rather Than A Negative Universe  

People sometimes seem to live in different universes. Some people seem to be always positive, some to be always negative. Some veer between these extremes.

There are several names for these different approaches to Read more