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News, views and reflectionsNews, views and reflections on our work applying psychology, to help people and organisations achieve change. Our longer, more in-depth articles on psychology, people and change are here.
What is mindset?
What is Mindset - And how does it relate to motivation? An awful lot is said about mindset these days. You must change your mindset on this, adopt a mindset,.. ..for this, for that. Everyone seems to have their own view of what a mindset is, and what kind you...
Believe – Perform – Achieve
Developing High Performance Managers at the Irish Institute of Sport 8Connect Consulting are excited to be supporting 'the team behind the team' at the Irish Institute of Sport. We are helping them to be more effective at "managing from the middle". This is...
Happy High Performance
8 Connect's Rob Robson @ Happy High Performance 2019 Our founder and director Rob Robson recently facilitated a workshop at the inaugural Happy High Performance learning event, entitled "It's a Paradoxical Life". He used the Apter framework to help people connect with...
New Apter Toolkit certification training dates
Coaching & Development tools that harness the dynamics of motivation and emotion We're excited to have released new Winter & Spring 2020 dates for Apter Coach Certification training - for coaching & development professionals. What is the Apter Toolkit? The...
Developing Emotional Intelligence
Emotional intelligence is a key competence for roles requiring leadership, influence & collaboration. Find out how the Apter EMotivation toolkit supports EI.
Employee Voice: Why Listening Matters
Employee Voice is a term that I've been hearing more of recently, and when I was asked to speak at an event on the subject by the Employee Engagement Alliance recently, it was with the brief of talking about the science of listening. It's obvious that it’s important...
Developing the Whole Person (The Problem with Personality Types)
If you’ve been in the corporate world for any time at all, it’s likely that you’ll have been on a development programme or training course that included some kind of personality profile. We’re talking MBTI, DISC, Insights, FIRO and a whole host of tools that measure...
Where are the emotions in Employee Experience?
I’m a big believer in the idea of providing a great employee experience, but am concerned that it’s becoming another Employee Engagement. An industry, a tick box exercise. An opportunity to sell software.
New coaching toolkit partnership with Apter Solutions
It has been an exciting week this week, with Rob heading to Paris to spend some time with the Apter Solutions team and discuss a partnership that will bring the Apter coaching toolkit to the UK in 2019.The Apter Toolkit, based on Reversal Theory, includes a 'card...
Reversal Theory: The ‘Psychological Secret’ behind England’s World Cup Success?
In the euphoria that accompanied England’s journey to the FIFA World Cup semi-final this summer many reputations were enhanced and none more than Gareth Southgate’s. Rightly so, but another name started cropping up in the media: Pippa Grange. If you haven’t read the...
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