"I think you'd benefit from some personal development." "We need to develop ourselves as an organisation." You've probably all heard at least one of these, or, if you haven't, you're likely to have had occasional thoughts - probably around the 1st of January! - about 'self-improvement' or 'personal development'. But how do you know what you need to develop or improve about yourself, your team, or your organisation? Well, what is guaranteed to make you absolutely furious? What is the recurring focus of your bad dreams and Monday-morning blues? That's your brain telling you, in its unique, sideways way, what you need to work on. If you get furious about the fact that your team never seem to do anything they're asked, and, to all appearances, just sit there in between project check-ins twiddling their thumbs - your development needs are motivational communication, resilience, and adaptability. (Yes, your team likely have develo
The Productive Pessimist offers life coaching and business consultancy both remotely across the UK, and in person in Great Yarmouth and Waveney, and central Norwich. Our corporate consultancy services focus on strategy, inclusion, growth and diversification, crisis management, and change management. We are lived experience specialists in neurodiversity inclusion, disability and mental health inclusion, and trans inclusion.