Why Weren’t We Taught This at School? - The surprisingly simple secret to transforming life’s challenges

A beautifully simple guide to the relationship skills we all so deeply need, but most of us don't know how to access. This book belongs firmly on the curriculum for creating a more peaceful world.
Dr Scilla Elworthy, three times Nobel Peace Prize nominee
This book is a tool box. Keep it close at hand and dip in often.
Jim Carter OBE and Imelda Staunton CBE, actors
Brilliant, easy to understand, and applies with equal force in personal and professional contexts.
Sharif Shivji QC, barrister specialising in commercial law
Why weren't we taught this at school? introduces Needs Understanding, a fresh approach for finding creative solutions and building relationships at home and at work. It's based on one simple idea: we're all on a quest to meet our underlying human needs - such as belonging, knowing we matter, and fun.
Whether you are trying to make a tricky decision, communicate more effectively, parent the way you want to, or make a difference in the world, Needs Understanding can help.

• Understand the 'fingerprint needs' that drive your behaviour
• Discover 10 ways you listen that alienate other people, and what to do instead
• Stop blaming yourself and others, and fix what's going on underneath
• Find creative solutions to difficult problems by 'walking around the mountain'
• Empower yourself to change the world.

Alice Sheldon is the creator of Needs Understanding and shares it globally with individuals and organizations.
www.needs-understanding.com

About the author

Alice Sheldon (MA Oxon) is the creator of Needs Understanding.
After a career as a teacher and then as a barrister and head of the Bar's national pro bono charity, she developed a model for parenting and shared it with hundreds of parents. A Certified Trainer with the Center for Nonviolent Communication, she shares Needs Understanding globally with individuals and organizations.

Summary

A powerful, practical approach for solving difficult problems, creating connected relationships and making a difference in the world.

Product details

• Authors: Alice Sheldon
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2021
• EAN: 9781788602952
• ISBN: 978-1-78860-295-2
• No. of pages: 234
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 317 g
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Communication / General, Social interaction, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Interpersonal Relations, SELF-HELP / Communication & Social Skills, Self-help & personal development, Advice on parenting, Relating to adolescence / teenage years, Parenting: advice and issues, Soft skills and dealing with other people, Interpersonal communication and skills, Relating to adulthood