Why Werent We Taught This at School?: The surprisingly simple secret to transfor

Description: Why Werent We Taught This at School? by Alice Sheldon A powerful, practical approach for solving difficult problems, creating connected relationships and making a difference in the world. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A beautifully simple guide to the relationship skills we all so deeply need, but most of us dont 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 nomineeThis book is a tool box. Keep it close at hand and dip in often.Jim Carter OBE and Imelda Staunton CBE, actorsBrilliant, easy to understand, and applies with equal force in personal and professional contexts.Sharif Shivji QC, barrister specialising in commercial lawWhy werent we taught this at school? introduces Needs Understanding, a fresh approach for finding creative solutions and building relationships at home and at work. Its based on one simple idea: were 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 behaviourDiscover 10 ways you listen that alienate other people, and what to do insteadStop blaming yourself and others, and fix whats going on underneathFind creative solutions to difficult problems by walking around the mountainEmpower 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 Author Biography 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 Bars 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. Table of Contents INTRODUCTION: Why werent we taught this at school?1. The Surprisingly Simple Secret: Understanding the World Through the Lens of Needs PART ONE: Listen With Empathy 2. How Not to Listen: 10 Things We Say Which Can Alienate People 3. How to Listen: Tools for Building Empathy and Connection PART TWO: Understand Yourself With Compassion 4. What Makes You Tick?: Getting to Know Your Own Needs 5. How to Unlock Difficult Situations: Extra Tools for Tricky Self-Empathy PART THREE: Speak to be Heard 6. Connect Through Speaking: Creating Conversations Without Barriers 7. Four Powerful Tools for Speaking: Getting Your Point Across PART FOUR: Act With Care for Everyones Needs 8. Your Needs, My Needs, and a New Way Forward: Creating Strategies that Work for Everyone9. Beyond Right and Wrong: Moving from Opposition to Collaboration CONCLUSION: Choosing Connection in a Competitive World A Further Thought: Needs and the Natural World AppendicesThe Author On the Shoulders of Giants: Ideas that have Contributed to Needs UnderstandingAcknowledgementsIndex of Pause Boxes Index Review Brilliant and thought provoking. * NetGalley *This book seems to have serendipitously arrived to answer the questions Im ready to ask.Its so simple yet insightful, offering exercises to help imbed the learning for a smoother authentic and kinder life.I love the way it has been written with inclusivity high on the agenda. * Amazon *This book is a life changer. An introduction to Needs Understanding, it will change the way you think about your behaviour, everyone elses behaviour and the conversations we have.Superbly practical right from the start, I cannot recommend it enough. * LinkedIn *Loved the clarity and wisdom in this book!This week I used it for support in writing an email for a court case, to apologise to a friend, to stay kind to myself in the face of some punishing thoughts and to help my parents communicate better between themselves.It really is more useful than my Maths and English lessons! * Amazon *The author is really onto something with the contents of this book... everyone Needs Understanding. * HR Director * Description for Sales People Needs Understanding is a fresh, practical approach for finding creative solutions to problems, and building relationships that work. Its based on one simple but profound idea: were all on a quest to meet our underlying human needs -- needs like belonging, knowing we matter, fun, or creativity. When you see yourself and others in this way, you discover exciting new answers to the challenges you face. This book offers a simple and powerful toolkit for putting this into practice in all aspects of your life and work. Details ISBN1788602951 Author Alice Sheldon Publisher Practical Inspiration Publishing Year 2021 ISBN-10 1788602951 ISBN-13 9781788602952 Publication Date 2021-10-12 UK Release Date 2021-10-12 Format Paperback Imprint Practical Inspiration Publishing Place of Publication Tadley Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2021-10-12 NZ Release Date 2021-10-12 Subtitle The surprisingly simple secret to transforming lifes challenges DEWEY 153.43 Audience General Pages 234 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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