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ACT for The Squeeze-Machine
This guest post was written by Maarten Aalberse. We may have been asked to lead an in-company training for stress-reduction and performance-enhancement. We may have checked as best as we can the ‘spirit’/ culture/ values of the company, and it … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACT), Values
Tagged Business, Handling Painful Emotions, Stress, Values, Willingness
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ACT for The Squeeze-Machine
This guest post was written by Maarten Aalberse. We may have been asked to lead an in-company training for stress-reduction and performance-enhancement. We may have checked as best as we can the ‘spirit’/ culture/ values of the company, and it … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACT), Values
Tagged Business, Handling Painful Emotions, Stress, Values, Willingness
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Who runs your life?
In this brilliant TED talk, Daniel Kahneman talks about the tensions between our experiencing self and our remembering self. Daniel Kahneman – The Riddle of Experience v Memory He says that our memories of the past inform our expectations of … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACT), Decision making, Mindfulness, Values
Tagged Daniel Kahneman, Decision making, TED, Values
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Getting Some Distance From Your Thoughts – Even If It Is Only Half an Inch
Most of us live in a culture that gives the message that our thoughts control our actions. This assumption seems benign but it actually creates a problem for us. The problem is, if we treat this assumption as true, then, if … Continue reading
How White Dog Poo Can Give Us Hope For 2012
Do you remember white dog poo? It seemed to be all over the place when I was growing up, but now I can’t remember the last time I saw any. What’s going on? The answer is that humans have decided … Continue reading
Posted in Behaviour change, Fitness, Health, Meaning
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How Can We Build Others Motivation to Change their Behaviour?
At work, we often need to encourage others to change their behaviour. It might be the co-worker who repeatedly misses deadlines; the direct report who is irritable with stakeholders, or, our boss who isn’t delegating well to us. Our instinct … Continue reading
So Do You Really Care About Your Team?
How likely is it that your team would say ‘Yes’ in response to the following statement? ‘My supervisor, or someone at work, seems to care about me as a person’ If they do say ‘Yes’, would you be one of … Continue reading
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