Centre for the Alexander Technique
|
|
|
Business Consultancy A Healthier Organisational Culture Self-management (using the Alexander Technique and other methods) involves looking after ourselves as well as looking after the work we are doing. For many years actors, musicians, dancers and sportspeople have made use of techniques which are concerned with how they use their bodies while they are performing their roles. Apart from taking some of the stress out of their work these methods can generate a culture of support, understanding and open communication. Why should such benefits be limited to these professions? What of the employee whose performance could gain from the management of stress? What of the manager whose physical tensions are bringing about pain and irritability? These are hidden costs to the work organisation which never surface until sickness or a decline in office morale intervene. Performance artists use the Alexander Technique to work on dysfunctional physical and psychological habits. These can range from poor posture, which may cause pain, to a tendency to react without thinking about the consequences of one's actions. The Technique can be adapted to the needs of the work organisation at all levels. Self-management can help individuals to accept greater responsibility, not only for themselves (mind and body), but for the quality of the task they are engaged on. An organisation with a culture of self-management makes better use of the potential of its employees.
Click on Formats and Fees or Contacts for more information. Click to return to main Consultancy page. |