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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Recent feedback from participants of The Challenge of Change Resilience Training. Feedback is invited anonymously from participants but the names of the companies implementing the training has been provided.
“Derek is so easy to listen to and even though the programme is based on scientific empirical data it actually is quite pragmatic!”“Great presentation style. Grounded content excellent. Useful for my work – thank you so much.”
“A different way of thinking about stress – I will go off with the challenge of ruminating less, being more efficient and living longer! I hope I’m up to the challenge!”
(HRINZ 'Open Session' March 2011 Wellington)
| “This is one of the best training workshops I have experienced, would recommend to everyone. Nice relaxed presentation.” (Christchurch City Council, March 2010) |
| “Excellent course – feel like I’ve found a way to really live my life. Feel very energised and motivated – everyone needs this. Thank you.” “From my perspective this was a very affirming course. The Profile provided a very accurate picture of me on areas which I thought might be quite negative personality traits. To find out that they were ‘positive’ was very affirming.” (Fonterra, April and June 2010) |
| “I enjoyed that the course was pragmatic and based on evidence and research, rather than ‘waffly’ management buzz words and concepts.” “Enjoyable course with clear benefits. Refreshing to have things explained in a completely different way, with clear ways to put change in place.” (NZ Medical Council, July 2010) |
| “My initial attitude was that I had too much on to attend. Wrong! Very worthwhile and I look forward to sharing it with colleagues and family (already started).” “Thanks so much! Really enjoyed the whole session. You have made me extremely aware. One of the best seminars I have attended!” (Public Trust, July 2010) |
| “Enjoyed the comprehensiveness of the course. Well organised, planned well. Facilitation open. Appreciated the simplicity of the programme, easy to understand concepts that I was able to implement immediately. Came at the right time for me personally as I am about to move from an admin to a management role.” “Very refreshing to have a course based on research, rather than platitudes. Also to have a clear, straightforward application path to follow.” “I thoroughly enjoyed the course and will definitely recommend it to staff members in my team who I think will benefit. I will work even harder to separate the ‘job or task’ and the person. Thanks for a fantastic course.” (University of Canterbury, August 2010) |
| “This course has a great process to manage stress and I will definitely be putting it into practice at work and at home. It was explained very clearly how to put the procedures in place!” “Great session, best I’ve been on so far, good amount of balance between session and breaks.” “Fascinating. Really recommend to all. Great to have an intelligent speaker who really knows what he is talking about and is very passionate.” (The Warehouse, March and June 2010) |
| “Fantastic presenter, with a clear knowledge of the science behind the issues discussed during the day. This is very important when dealing with scientists! Thank you.” (Landcare Research, August 2010) |
| “One of the most refreshing courses that I have been on in years. Extremely relevant and wonderfully presented.” “Brilliant. I will be recommending to other people in my organisation. I look forward to practising! And curing my rumination! I am pleased that I finally have an answer to the question ‘why are you always sick when you’re so physically fit?’ Answer: ‘I’m a chronic ruminator!’.” “I thought that this was an excellent course. It provided a lot of insight and an interesting way of thinking about stress. I really liked the personality profile exercise. Great concept of waking sleep! Would definitely recommend!” (HRINZ Professional Development programme, April 2010) |
| “Fantastic! No wonder some people have said this is life changing. Really appreciated your sense of humour, your ability to answer some hard questions but this was because you know your topic incredibly well and have the research and evidence to back it up. Thank you so much.” “Thank you, I thoroughly enjoyed the workshop and learned a lot about myself and about others.” “Excellent course. Refreshing to listen to simple common sense and practical. Very ‘safe’ training (i.e., no role-plays etc.). Would highly recommend.” (Sealord Group, September 2010) |
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“Presentation style is calm and measured, I enjoyed this. You have given me much to think about – not ruminate about!” |
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