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The problem

Our approach is designed to promote lasting and effective behavioural change. Although we use
behavioural models to generate undertanding and greater awareness, our focus is always on the
practical application to solve the real problems the attendees face now. The tools we use are just
tools to get better results.

For this reason, we do not recommend anyone attends the workshop unless they have a real life
issue they want to resolve, that they are willing to discuss and work on within the group.

Finally, we do not dazzle (confuse!) with psycho babble, but use the language of business

In the workshop, we look to raise awareness in the attendees about how they approach critical
conversations and why they go wrong and then investigate alternative strategies to address
these.

We work on several layers:
At the heart of all organisational
issues is a conversation that isn't
happening or is happening badly
The Trigger


The Thoughts



The Emotions




The Actions






The Results
What sparks the need for a critical conversation? Who do we need to have the
conversation with?

How do we decide whether or not to act?
What are the upsides and downsides of acting and how do they affect our
motivation?

Are the 'stories' we tell ourselves about the person or trigger true? Could there
be another story?
How do we feel about the person? Do we see them as a person or simply an
obstacle?

How do our the stories affect the way we feel about the trigger/person?
How does our personality type affect the way we feel about having the
conversation?
What are our real goals for the conversation?
What do our actions say about what we really feel?

Are we really getting the results we want? If not, what could we do differently?
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