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Book review: Shift: How to manage your emotions so they don’t manage you by Ethan Kross

I’ve been asked several times recently to write and advise on emotional intelligence. Particularly with regards to how people can improve their management of emotions (emotional regulation). Most therapy clients want help in mastering their emotional life too. This 200 page, 2025 book by an American professor (who leads an Read More

2026-06-19T08:59:56+01:00June 19, 2026|Kim's Blog, Management Skills|

The Art of Listening

PM Forum Canada presented a fantastic webinar on the art of listening. I was really impressed with the book by Kate Murphy You’re not listening – What you’re missing and this session was equally illuminating.  The session – attended by over 200 delegates - provided insights into how to listen Read More

Conversation skills book review 1 – How to talk to anyone about anything – James W. Williams

I’m often asked to provide training in conversation skills. Whether it’s for confident or commercial conversations as part of the networking skills toolkit or part of a relationship building or sales conversations. I often wonder whether the conversation skills gap was caused by the imposed isolation during the Covid lockdowns Read More

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