“Leap helped us to work through our individual differences and understand the need to change our overall team dynamic. The results were a more cohesive and effective JV team – one that was better able to get on with driving the Barclays Insurance Business forward”
Tommy Young Managing Director Barclays Insurance
We have strong beliefs about our work and sometimes we do like to shout about it! Over the years we have been invited to comment in magazines, newspapers, conferences, books and even documentary films. Read our chapter on team working in Business Psychology in Practice.
Our heritage in sports coaching, sports psychology, occupational psychology and Big 5 management consulting is evident in our eclectic portfolio of media contributions.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:
British Psychological Society Annual Conference May 2012 - Round Table Discussions Presenter, "Psychological Benefits and Costs of Competitive Sports"
Association of Business Psychology 2006 Annual Conference – Conference Dean
‘Fusing Sports Psychology, Family Therapy and Occupational Psychology’ – BPS South West Regional Annual Conference November 2005
'Gestalt interventions in the workplace’ Scottish Association of Psychologists Oct 2003
‘Building Effective Project Management Teams’ – Project Word International NEC July 2003
‘Relationship Building in Workplace’ – Association of Business Psychologists Conference 2003
Leadership in sport seminar – BASES Workshop BOMC Jan 16 2003
‘Developing Effective Teams’ KPMG Audit National Conference June 2002
'Transformational Leadership Development and Climate Change –Linkage International
Competency Conference October 2000
‘Developing Team Cohesion’ - British Olympic Association May 2000
‘Leading Effective Teams’- BUPA Annual Conference, April 2000
‘Strategies for managing pre competition anxiety’ – National Education Forum. May 1999
‘Team Building and Communication skills’ – Peak Performance Annual Conference June 1999
‘Developing and Measuring Transformational Leadership’ Mind Garden California June 1999
MEDIA CONTRIBUTIONS:
'Worlds Greatest Daredevils', Mentor Media Productions - Channel 5 Documentary, Jan 2012
'Barcelona Race Survival' - CNN online, February 2011
Contributing Author ‘Business Psychology in Practice’ 2005 Whurr Publishing
Founding member of www.mentalskills.co.uk
Psychology of retirement from Professional Sport March 1999 - GLR Radio
‘Power Transformers’ Personnel Today Oct 1998
‘Snow’s in the House’ DVD Psychology of extreme sports Oct 2002
'Players and Prayers' - Ace Tennis Magazine October 1999
'Anxiety Control'- Peak Performance magazine Issue 1, 24 July 1999