F is for Friedrich Froebel: His Educational Work And Legacy

Friedrich Froebel did positive work by being an educational pioneer who gave birth to the kindergarten – ‘the children’s garden’.

He believed children needed a place where they could be cherished, stimulated and helped Read more

The Communicating Your Leadership Style To People Approach

This piece describes how you can communicate your leadership style to people in your team. Read more

The Counselling Approach

In the video above Maureen Moore provides an introduction to counselling. You can find more videos on this theme on the Counselling Channel.

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So how can a counsellor help? People like to feel Read more

S is for Rick Snyder: His Work On Hope

C.R. Snyder did pioneering work on the topic of hope. He provided many practical tools that people could use to shape their futures.

Rick, as he was known, spent much of his academic career Read more

The Inner Work And The Outer Work Involved In Doing Satisfying Work Approch

Imagine you are helping a person to find satisfying work. You may be doing this by holding a one-to-one session or by running a career development workshop.

There are many models for helping somebody Read more

H is for Joseph Campbell’s View Of The Heroic Journey

People have always wanted to follow their dreams. This often involves pursuing some kind of personal or professional ‘odyssey’.

Sometimes the odyssey involves an outer journey, sometimes an inner journey, sometimes a combination of Read more

M is for Maria Montessori: Her Work Helping Children To Learn

Many people have enjoyed learning in Montessori schools.

Some of the famous names include: Anne Frank, the diarist; Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the novelist; Katherine Graham, the former owner-editor of The Washington Post; Lea Salonga, Read more

G is for The Greater Good Science Center: Science of a Meaningful Life

Dacher Keltner is the founding faculty director of the Greater Good Science Center. He is also the author of Born To Be Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life.

In the video Read more

M is for Abraham Maslow: A Founder of Humanistic Psychology

Abraham’s books inspired many people to explore the positive aspects of human potential. He also gave birth to several key themes in modern management.

There are few videos of him, but the one above Read more

L is for Richard Leider: The Power Of Purpose

Richard has dedicated much of his life to helping people to find and follow their purpose. He has explored what gets people out of bed in the morning. You can discover more about his Read more