NPTC Group of Colleges is delighted to announce a partnership with Professor Steve Peters’ ‘Chimp Management’ organisation. Professor Peters has worked with clients from a wide range of sectors, including healthcare, business, and sport. Several UK organisations and public individuals have spoken about how Professor Peters’ unique model has helped them improve their performance.
Workshops have been delivered to construction students at the College, The Chimp Model, which helps people understand how the mind functions so they can develop the insight and skills needed to get the best out of themselves and others. Tim Buckle, a Skills Mentor at Chimp Management and former professional cyclist delivered the engaging sessions at Neath College, Brecon Beacons College and Maesteg and Swansea Construction Centres.
During the sessions, Tim introduced the learners to the different areas of the brain. In basic terms, these are the fact-based (or rational) area and the emotional (irrational) area of the brain. A key point was coaching the learners into recognising when their emotional area, dubbed the “chimp system”, might be triggered when handling conflict during construction jobs. For example, if a customer became angry about the quality of the workmanship on a job they were working on.
Tim explained it is natural to impulsively feel angry or defensive in response before the fact-based area of the brain kicks in and the situation is properly thought through. This is how a chimp’s brain usually works, as their brains are dominated by the emotional (irrational) area. Tim’s sessions taught the students how to pause before reacting in professional situations, and as a result, improve their working conditions, and achieve a sense of well-being.
Ian Lumsdaine, Director of Studies at the College acknowledged the importance of the collaboration: “We are delighted to have secured the services of Professor Peters and Tim Buckle to form part of a programme helping our students to develop their resilience and robustness. Mental health is a particular concern of young people, and this partnership has helped the College to provide first-hand practical advice and guidance to students about how to address this issue.”
“It has been wonderful to receive such positive feedback from students and staff about the sessions and we look forward to continuing our successful partnership with Chimp Management.”
Chimp Management Skills Mentor Tim Buckle said: “Delivering these sessions to students at NPTC Group of Colleges has been a total pleasure and very rewarding. The College had created a great bridge for the students, giving them the opportunity to develop their chimp management skills and providing a stable supportive environment for many young people who have never had that and cannot create it for themselves.”
To find out more about The Chimp Management Model, visit: https://chimpmanagement.com
