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Conflict Resolution

Professional Personal Development – What is it?

Robin Chandler asked: We think the term ‘training’ is too restrictive, and we only use it because that is the context within which many organisations can understand what we do. But whether you call it people skills training, interpersonal skills training, soft skills training or professional personal development, what we’re talking about is people changing […]

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Teamwork

Provo Canyon School Teams

Stephen G. Biddulph asked: The idea of organizing youth into small teams instead of large units at Provo Canyon School residential treatment centre began in the summer of 2004, as a change in treatment philosophy. It began with a vision that required a restructuring of the organization and redefining of treatment team roles. At that […]

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Communicating as a Leader

Building an Excellent Rapport with Your Friends through Nlp

Kris Koonar asked: Have you ever met a person you have instantly liked? There are some people you have immediate rapport with and there are some you just cannot talk to inspite of sharing the same interests. You may have had a negative perception of a person before meeting him, but when you meet him, […]

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Traits of a Leader

The X,Y and Boom of Teamwork

Tim Kennedy asked: I don’t want to be taken in by the latest fad in leadership development, but neither do I want to be behind the times when it comes to leadership thinking. Can you give me the inside track on where the experts are at with the research and what’s important for me to […]

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Transformational Leadership

Provo Canyon School Teams

Stephen G. Biddulph asked: The idea of organizing youth into small teams instead of large units at Provo Canyon School residential treatment centre began in the summer of 2004, as a change in treatment philosophy. It began with a vision that required a restructuring of the organization and redefining of treatment team roles. At that […]

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Problem Solving

Lateral Structural Arrangements in Organizations

Andrew Sandon asked: Lateral Structural Arrangements in Organizations In order that the organisation can achieve its goals and objectives the work of individual members must be linked into coherent patterns of activities and relationships. This is achieved through the structure of the organization and the nature of relations. Decision about the future strategy of the […]