What language of love are you speaking?
How do you know you are cherished and valued? How do you know you are loved? Is it through the gifts you are given, the words spoken to...
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Kim Newton-Woof
- Apr 1, 2022
- 1 min
Key principles for collective creativity
‘How do people get new ideas?’ is by taking a shower or walking the dog or doing the dishes. Insights occur most often when we’re alone,...
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Kim Newton-Woof
- Mar 1, 2022
- 1 min
The problem with bring over-friendly
"Horrible bosses" may be the stuff of legend, but in my work I tend to find an awful lot of leaders and managers struggle with being too...
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Kim Newton-Woof
- Feb 14, 2022
- 1 min
Humans now have shorter attention spans than goldfish...
If the attention span of the average human has shrunk over the past 15 years to less than goldfish and we're becoming increasingly...
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Kim Newton-Woof
- Feb 1, 2022
- 1 min
Where to start with employee engagement? X marks the spot!
Many of my clients are struggling with "employee engagement" right now... What it means and what on earth to do about improving it -...
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Kim Newton-Woof
- Jan 1, 2022
- 1 min
It's nice to be nice
"Manners maketh man" as the saying goes, whether a smoothly-delivered one-liner by Colin Firth in Kingsman or the motto of a 13 Century...
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Kim Newton-Woof
- Dec 1, 2021
- 1 min
Why you don't need to be exceptional
Are you relaxed about your place in the world, comfortable with a healthy sense-of self-worth? Or are you a manic overachiever, driven by...
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Kim Newton-Woof
- Nov 1, 2021
- 4 min
Get closer to someone with 36 questions
To build trust in a relationship, we want to develop genuine rapport with that other person. Moving past simple broadcasting of...
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Kim Newton-Woof
- Oct 1, 2021
- 1 min
Change stubborn behaviours through little challenges
"In ten years of curating the DO Lectures, I have been lucky enough to watch over 300 talks. I can honestly say this: Katie’s was one of...
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Kim Newton-Woof
- Sep 1, 2021
- 1 min
How your body is a score-sheet of your emotional experiences
Bessel van der Kolk is a Boston based psychiatrist noted for his research in the area of post-traumatic stress since the 1970s. His...
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Kim Newton-Woof
- Aug 1, 2021
- 1 min
The surprising truth about what motivates us
A larger reward leads to poorer performance? How can that be? At a talk for the Royal Society for Arts, Manufacture and Commerce, Dan...
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Kim Newton-Woof
- Jul 7, 2021
- 1 min
Take a moment for a dose of delight
Scientists are learning that our feelings aren’t hard-wired - emotions are created by our brains in response to what we’re experiencing...
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Kim Newton-Woof
- Jun 1, 2021
- 1 min
Consider 'choice points' to help live a meaningful life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy utilises an eclectic mix of metaphor, paradox, and mindfulness skills, along with a wide range of...
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Kim Newton-Woof
- May 1, 2021
- 1 min
Where do you go when you've reached the top? The bottom...
Jonny Wilkinson is one of the most decorated and recognisable faces in rugby history. He's know for being a relentlessly driven, ultra...
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Kim Newton-Woof
- Apr 2, 2021
- 1 min
How to overcome bad inner voices
All of us have deeply unhelpful inner voices inside us, dragging us down with criticisms and unfair accusations. Becoming aware of how an...
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Kim Newton-Woof
- Mar 1, 2021
- 1 min
How to be kinder to ourselves
Many of us have a tendency to be very unkind towards ourselves and this can be made all the more pernicious by the fact that we are not...
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Kim Newton-Woof
- Mar 1, 2021
- 1 min
How an 'ACT' approach can help deal with your response to the pandemic
In this brief animation, Dr Russ Harris, author of the international best-seller The Happiness Trap, illustrates how to use ACT...
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Kim Newton-Woof
- Feb 2, 2021
- 1 min
Masks, Monkeys and Mavericks – The entrepreneur’s guide to managing people [video]
If people are a company’s most valuable asset, why are so many business leaders tearing their hair out about their fellow human beings?...
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Kim Newton-Woof
- Feb 1, 2021
- 1 min
Say what you mean and get to the point!
The Three-Sentence Rule is a framework that allows people to slow down, think about what they want to say, and package it in a way that...
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Kim Newton-Woof
- Jan 11, 2021
- 1 min
A colourful approach to exploring personality with Insights Discovery
The origins of personality trait theory date back to ancient Greece and Hippocrates, with many researchers subsequently expanding on this...
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