People who are resilient work smarter, and can negotiate the inevitable changes that are the one certainty of life.  People who know what teamwork really means can turn good teams into great ones.

The Challenge of Change, uniquely developed from ongoing academic research and firmly evidence-based, applies cutting-edge psychology to training, assessment and development.  Designed by internationally renowned psychologist Dr Derek Roger, thousands of individuals both in the UK and NZ have already benefited from its often ‘life changing’ impact.


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  • "...our workforce is better prepared for and able to cope with change."
    Jane Davis  
  • "People gained that 'feeling' of being in control..."
    Julia Wiegandt-Goude  
  • "...some staff have referred to it as 'life changing'..."
    Karen Mather  
  • "I've had excellent feedback from participants, with some colleagues saying it's one of the best courses they've ever attended."
    Michelle Shield  
  • "...the course dispelled many myths about stress, backed up with simple coping mechanisms..."
    Blair Stevenson  
  • "...really beneficial - particularly relevant in the challenging retail environment where the only real constant is change..."
    Richard Binns  
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    Half-day Challenge of Change Resilience training - now available as part of our portfolio.  Developed to meet demand for training larger numbers of staff.  They bring economies in cost & time & allow for key concepts & language to be shared and cascaded more effectively. Only available in combination with full days.  Read more here. 
     
    Four Assessments now available on line - exclusively for those about to undertake training.  Read more here. 

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    Revised ECQ scale published in Current Psychology, read more.

    Latest Research Findings - Avoidance scale validation studies

    Collaboration continues with Professor Gloria Garcia de la Banda at the University of Palma.  Professor Jo Borrill from the University of Westminster in London will also contribute.  Lehan Stemmet is currently assembling an independent sample of data for a confirmatory factor analysis.  For the latest and history of the ongoing research click here. 

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    Psychobabble - Derek Roger’s Blog

    Psycholimitations

    Over the years many models have been proposed to try to define and explain stress, but a common feature is a reliance on capacity. So-called life-event scales, for example, assume a capacity for coping which is exceeded when someone is exposed to a sufficient number of events. The approach was refined by adding ‘readjustment scores’ to the events, but to no avail: the life-event approach not only completely fails to explain stress, it also misleads people into thinking that events are somehow inherently stressful. Other models have relied on materials science, using concepts of strain and stress, but since coping is fundamentally influenced by emotion, inert materials are no model at all. Others again have spoken about coping resources being exceeded by demand, another mechanical view which explains very little.
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