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  • A library of articles written about communication and The 5 Elements Communication Model.

  • If you would like to have a more detailed understanding of The Five Elements Model, then we recommend this book.

  • An an accurate self perception inventory and has been highly effective in business, education, charities and public sector organisations.

  • The 5E model can be hugely beneficial when used in a group or team setting, or any other situation where people come together and need to communicate.

Articles

3 Ways To Use The 5 Elements Diagnostic

Using the tool to effect a positive change.

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5 Elements and 5 Seasons

The natural world moves in cycles. So, in all aspects of our life we move through this 5-step process.

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5 Elements and self-Awareness

Without self-awareness, we cannot address the imbalances in ourselves, or build on our strengths, because we won’t be able to correctly identify what either of those are!

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5 Reasons to use the 5 Elements Diagnostic

... just because the majority of people are following one path, doesn’t mean that path is right for you. In fact, the “road less travelled on”, to quote Robert Frost, is often the one that yields most reward.

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Communication is not always easy...

By learning more about our communication styles, we take our first step on the road to smoothing out our communications with others.

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Navigating The Return To Work

We would like to present a slightly left-field view on how you could approach resolving these issues...

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The magical Number 5

By broadening our awareness and recognising the five-fold nature of reality we can more fully embrace all life has to offer, rather than simply choosing our fifth and excluding all the rest!

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The Question of Compatibility

At the end of the day, communication is a huge part of any type of relationship, professional or otherwise, and if we cannot “speak the other person’s language” then we’re unlikely to get along except on a surface level.

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Introducing the 5 Elements model.

Mapping Motivation for Leadership.

Chapter 4 introduces the Five Elements model and how it is a heuristic device for problem solving. Chapter 5 expands the idea of the Five Elements into practical questions to address personal and organisational issues.

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Motivational Maps

Motivational Maps

"Making the invisible visible."

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Using 5E with Groups & Teams

5 Elements Team Spreadsheet

Spreadsheet to allow for the 5E communication style of a group or team to be calculated.

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Our blog articles

2025-10-01
Motivation, Mapped and Anchored

Motivation, Mapped and Anchored We have just switched our blog site from Typepad, which has closed down, to WordPress, which I have to say seems inordinately better – certainly, you will be able to search for motivation articles (on appraisal, teams, personal development et al) much more easily; the viewing too seems to me superior.Continue reading "Motivation, Mapped and Anchored"

2025-05-19
The Right People Need No Motivation?

Jim Collins, the world-famous management guru, has famously said, “If you have the right people on your bus, you don’t need to worry about motivating them.” A friend once asked me, “Does this mean that employee motivation programs are useless?” It might seem so—after all, if recruitment could ensure a team of self-starters, the needContinue reading "The Right People Need No Motivation?"

2025-03-21
The Four Dimensions of Mentoring

Sometimes I am asked, what is the single most powerful tool that facilitates personal development? This is a tricky question because any answer must be contextual; one factor might be speed. How fast do you want the personal development to occur? If speed is the issue, then clearly you may choose a process that isContinue reading "The Four Dimensions of Mentoring"

2025-02-13
Motivation and Travel

As I reflect on the reasons we travel, I find myself drawn back to the universal truths that drive human behaviour. Travel, whether near or far, isn’t always about the journey itself but the deeper motivations that propel us. Take my own story. While I don’t naturally enjoy the process of travelling—the chaos of airports,Continue reading "Motivation and Travel"

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