Author: Simon K

Investigating Behavior…

Reductionist explanations are often used to rationalize why a person behaves the way that they do.  “They’re just doing

A Behavior Plan for Your Staff

I recently saw a meme of an individual with a disability carrying a huge stack of papers that read, “If my staff had behavior

Difficult Conversations

2020 has been a strange year so far.  The Covid 19 pandemic and high profile events of excessive force and systemic racism

ALL People

If you follow The Mandt System at all, you know the underlying philosophy of the program is “All people have the right to be

There’s No Such Thing as “Sheeple”

Human beings are a social species.  We are not the strongest or fastest creatures in the animal kingdom.  What puts us

Unfollow, Don’t Unfriend (reprise)

I have seen several friends on Facebook expressing feelings of guilt for unfriending or unfollowing family members this

Had an off day?

Sooner or later, if you work in the training profession ,or any profession, really; you will inevitably experience an off

Take a Second to Breathe…

Take a second to breathe…. Seriously. Just relax your jaw and your shoulders and take a deep, slow breath. Intentional

Feedback Surveys

Students of Mandt System, Train the Trainer events have always filled out paper evaluations at the end of the course.

Role Modelling Mandt Principles

Some people think they only teach Mandt when they are in front of a group of students or employees. For some people, this means