Dr Andrea and Jonathan Taylor Cummings deliver their TedX Talk

All relationships face a similar set of hurdles.

Success comes from being equipped to get over them

All relationships face a similar set of hurdles.

Success comes from being equipped to get over them.

Great relationships
take work...

…the problem is, often we have no idea what to work on!

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Four habits
is all it takes...

That’s the lesson from more than 20 years of working with couples. Every successful relationship exhibits them.  Every failing relationship we’ve ever seen has lacked one or more of them.

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Here’s how we can help…

Our resources for individuals and couples will help you turn up better, have better conversations, and achieve better outcomes in all your relationships.

Investing in developing the relational intelligence of leaders & teams, builds workforce resilience, inclusive cultures and organisational performance.

Habit #1

BE CURIOUS, not critical

This will help you build awareness and respect differences, to get over the hurdle of frustration that can come from unmet expectations.

We’re all wired differently. Improving your understanding of each other allows you to play to your respective strengths, rather than waste time and energy criticising differences.

Habit #1

BE CURIOUS, not critical

This will help you build awareness and respect differences, to get over the hurdle of frustration that can come from unmet expectations.

We’re all wired differently. Improving your understanding of each other allows you to play to your respective strengths, rather than waste time and energy criticising differences.

Habit #2

BE CAREFUL, not crushing

This will help you build strong skills in managing conflict and genuinely resolving issues, to get over the hurdle of poor conflict handling skills which often damage relationships.

You can do this by learning how to ‘show up’ better, manage conflict effectively and come out stronger together.

Habit #2

BE CAREFUL, not crushing

This will help you build strong skills in managing conflict and genuinely resolving issues, to get over the hurdle of poor conflict handling skills which often damage relationships.

You can do this by learning how to ‘show up’ better, manage conflict effectively and come out stronger together.

Habit #3

ASK, don't assume

This will help you have courageous conversations about core values / beliefs, to get over the hurdle of mistrust and dis-respect that can creep into relationships.

You do this by learning how to get good at having those courageous conversations where you ask and discuss, rather than assume and stereotype.

Habit #3

ASK, don't assume

This will help you have courageous conversations about core values / beliefs, to get over the hurdle of mistrust and dis-respect that can creep into relationships.

You do this by learning how to get good at having those courageous conversations where you ask and discuss, rather than assume and stereotype.

Habit #4

CONNECT,
before
you
correct

This will help you build warmth, connection and good humour in relationships, to get over the hurdle of feeling unvalued which can come from poor communication.

You do this by learning how to communicate value and show appreciation in ways that mean the most to the people you care about.

Habit #4

CONNECT, before you correct

This will help you build warmth, connection and good humour in relationships, to get over the hurdle of feeling unvalued which can come from poor communication.

You do this by learning how to communicate value and show appreciation in ways that mean the most to the people you care about.

Ready to find out more…

Our resources for individuals and couples will help you turn up better, have better conversations, and achieve better outcomes in all your relationships.

Investing in developing the relational intelligence of leaders & teams, builds workforce resilience, inclusive cultures and organisational performance.

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