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James Gower Psychologist

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James Gower Psychologist

Dynamic psychologist and human being, passionate in helping people living the best lives they can and being the best person they can be.

Here to help u adapt and work in different was as well as learn new skills for your work or personal life.

06/04/2020

31/03/2020

During the recent COVIT 19 Breakout we have all had to adapt and live our lives in a different way. What if this is the opportunity South Africa needs to change our "Work-Ways" permanently though? Too many companies and managers have been fighting the idea of working from home as we are a society still deeply seated in "if you can't see them you don't know what they are doing....or even working"? What if we can show our bosses and co-workers that a home-self is not an unproductive self.....it could be quite the opposite....... Lets create

02/11/2018

It's the easiest, most primitive response: "Whose fault is this? Not mine!"

02/11/2018

2. Constantly "contextualizing"—and excusing—their own behavior.

02/11/2018

5. Never taking anything about your relationship for granted.

25/10/2018

Take a breath, and see how your conversations improve.

25/10/2018

... and how it can be solved by going back to the beginning.

25/10/2018

A helpful mental tool: Which rocks go in your jar?

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Tuesday	08:00 - 18:00
Wednesday	08:00 - 18:00
Thursday	08:00 - 18:00
Friday	08:00 - 18:00
Saturday	08:00 - 13:00

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+27110270540

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Mission Statement: “Dynamic psychologist and human being, passionate in helping people living the best lives they can and being the best person they can be.

I am dynamic in my approach and like to work with the issue that reinforces or maintains the problem, as apposed to getting stuck in past experiences. Even though these experiences formed our personalities and habits, they can also prevent us from becoming the best we can be! Although these aspects or past experiences need to be addressed it is vitally important that we find a way forward to enable us to grow, live life completely and blossom/prosper.

“When we dont grow we stagnate - and eventually, like every other living being..................that means we start dying slowly....but certainly!”

Currently I run two practices in Johannesburg. One in the deep South (Alberton) and the other in Bryanston.... so the best of both worlds.

I consult with individuals, couples, employees and employers.

My focus is firstly on individual health. However due to my extensive experience and involvement in employee wellness (EAP), I have a special interest in the health of employees and the organisations they work for! Neither the employee nor the employer can function independently. But they can create a perfect symbiosis where both parties’ needs are met and the one compliments the other in perfect harmony.

As South Africans though we are still very “stuck” in a situation where the employer believes that what they cannot see..... is not done. If the employee is not at work.....that means he/she is unproductive. This encourages micromanagement which has NEVER been a good management system and inevitably causes the “boss” to be overworked (checking and often re-doing employees work) and leaves employees feeling unappreciated, incompetent and have general low self-esteem which certainly does not encourage productiveness.

There has been a global trend to have employees work remotely and this has been met with great success (If a mother can pick up her kids from school.....she will tend to put in that extra hour of work for the deadline once the children have been put to bed) as she feels the company is looking after her and meeting her needs which she then returns with loyalty, hard work and passion.

This passion to change the work environment has come from my extensive work in employee wellness over the last twelve years where the traditional way to deal with problematic employee/employer issues are:

Company: “just get the employee well enough to come to work and be productive”

Employee: “I have to get back to work as soon as possible as not to be penalised or branded”

The solution is actually probably very different. A solution that is goal oriented. A solution that gives the person a task with a strict deadline and possible internal “progress report” deadlines as the project progresses. When the employee meets the deadline they are rewarded. The reward encourages hard quality work with both the employer and employee being in a positive space and all needs met.

We need to strive for greater flexibility and better management strategies. If COVIT 19 is not currently teaching us this.......what will? Change is inevitable! We have two choices - “drive change!” or let change drive us! So passenger or driver?

James Gower Psychologist

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