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    This is the second of four articles looking at the quadrants of the DISC model, and we’re looking at I (Influencing), the yellow quadrant.  A high yellow profile is typified by enthusiasm and collaboration, and motivated by social recognition. Qualities The qualities and attributes of someone with a high level of Yellow in … Read more

    This is the first of four posts looking at the quadrants of the DISC model, and we’re starting with D (Dominance), the red quadrant.  A high red profile is typified by being task focussed and motivated by achieving results.  The aim is to get you to a position where you can define your … Read more

    Rather than attempt the impossible and cover the DISC model in one article, I’ll create a short series for it. My aim with these weekly models is to provide content that’s valuable and useful, and to do this with a reasonable degree of depth we need to spread this one out.  I will … Read more

    This is a simple model, but it can be both powerful and useful.  Similar to the NLP model that we looked at a couple of weeks ago, this helps us to understand the process we go though in response to certain situations.  And understanding a process is the first stage in letting us … Read more

    If you’ve had any NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) training, you will recognise this model.  It’s the NLP communication model, but I’ve used it to great effect in a number of different scenarios. (Disclaimer – this is VERY much a short outline rather than a full run down.  There are volumes dedicated to this … Read more

    Goal setting is easy, maintaining the habits that move up towards that goal can be harder.  Often it’s not our intentions that let us down, but the small micro decisions that we make on an hourly and daily basis.  Building habits is a topic in itself, but a critical foundation component is to … Read more

    So apparently each year we get Blue Monday.  Unfortunately it’s was nothing to do with the 1983 New Order classic.  This Blue Monday (typically the 3rd Monday in January) is generally assumed to be the low point of the year.  The date by which we have given up on many of our ‘New … Read more

  Good question. I use a lot of models in my training as they’re a great way to communicate material and concepts. A good model should do two things. Firstly, it should provide us with a lens through which we can view a particular issue. This might be a challenge, a problem, an opportunity, or just something we’re stuck … Read more