Skillset New Zealand Blog
- Written by Ralph Brown
Imagine this: You're a team leader and frustrated because the office kitchen is a mess, and not for the first time.
Do you say, 'Too many people are leaving the kitchen in a mess. Please tidy up before you leave ' or 'Thanks to those who tidy up after using the kitchen'?
- Written by Ralph Brown
It works the same way as inoculation delivered in a syringe.
You give your audience a small dose of the opposition's argument to stimulate their defences.
About Ralph Brown
Ralph is our founder and managing director. He has a background in psychology, television journalism and business.
Ralph's passions are psychology and writing. He leads workshops on both and speaks to conferences on the psychology of thriving at work.
In 2011 Professional Speakers Australia awarded him its top speaking accreditation, the CSP.
He has written six books and more than a hundred articles on psychology and writing. International research journals have published his articles reviewing the research on resilience.
Ralph's enjoys trips to France. He lives in rural Canterbury.
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