ACT and conscious evolution Part A: Why cant we get our act together to...
We live on a planet completely transformed by humanity. Our impacts upon the planet are so great that scientists have now coined a term for a new geological age – the Anthropocene. We are changing...
View ArticleWhy Organisations Should Measure Psychological Flexibility
What should we measure to predict job performance? Organisations spend millions of pounds each year measuring cognitive ability as well as various personality dimensions – and they are right to do so....
View ArticleThe Hard Thing about Hard Choices
Many times in Executive coaching the person I’m working with is facing a difficult choice. Do I take job A or B? Should I spend more time at work or with my family? How can I work with a difficult...
View ArticleA Letter to The Escape Tribe
For regular WWA readers, some context. I’ve been working as one of the Faculty at the brilliant Escape School, in particular an amazing Tribe of 50 people who have been on a 3 month journey to get...
View ArticleWhat Can You Do When You Feel In Over Your Head?
Many leaders are feeling ‘in over their heads’. The organisational landscape has become volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) and it can often feel so challenging and overwhelming that we...
View ArticleThe Incredible Tale of Leicester City Football Club…and the (Limited) Power...
“Following today’s devastating result for the national team, I take full responsibility for the most unfortunate choice of coach, which has resulted in such a poor image of the national team being put...
View ArticleAvoiding Stuckness With Values
[This is from a series of posts written by Rob Archer and Rachel Collis in reply to a reader who felt that values were actually keeping him stuck]. Right from the start, the ACT model made sense to me,...
View ArticleThe ACT Approach to Handling Anxiety Like a Human Being
Everyone is anxious right now and frankly, why wouldn’t we be? But it’s worth remembering that humans are constantly anxious. Here are five reasons why, followed by five ACT-based techniques to handle...
View ArticleA Guide to Lockdown for Other Parents, from a True Parenting Expert
Anyone who knows me or my children will know that I am definitely both a relationship and parenting expert. For example, before I proposed to my wife I felt I need to list all of my imperfections...
View ArticleThe Marginal Gains Handbook – Practical ideas to survive and thrive in the...
We are delighted to release VERSION 2 of this free, practical guide of evidence-based ways to survive and thrive in the age of Coronavirus. DOWNLOAD HERE This version includes improved ideas for...
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