Get out of autopilot and provide greater development.

Cut through the pointless propaganda that to be good at developing people, you’re supposed to take ‘the one best approach’.

Increase the impact you make in less time.

Learn to Coach-Sell-Teach-Tell™

In this provocative, common-sense book, Mark Dando shows you how to stack together four powerful approaches to developing people in the essential skills that really make a difference to their ability to perform.

Providing simple clarity, he outlines the neurological implications and learning objectives for each approach; describes how to increase effectiveness by keeping things simple; and explores the key skills of connecting and listening that will make all the difference to what you do.

As a result, you’ll help people to high performance more quickly, save yourself time to concentrate on your own work, and be more confident that you know what to do and why for maximum impact.

Mark Dando is an author, a mentor, coach and trainer, and a poet.

He works with a small team of highly talented developers: Doug Richardson, Alison Rogers, Andrew Manuel and Luke Thomas.

He co-founded what became Coloured Square Limited with Doug in 2000. Together their provocative and powerful "structured common-sense” system of learning and development continues to receive rave reviews from individuals and organisations who want help to improve their management, leadership, sales, influence, presenting – in short anything which requires more skill in communication. Their favourite brief is to help organisations change their approach to the business of learning and development itself – from improving speed to competence and engagement.

Mark has been an author since 2013. This is his fourth book written for people who want to change their thinking and improve their skills. His first three books are about attitudes to time, attitudes to presenting and the attitudes and activities required to improve personal well-being. He has published two children’s books: The Boy Who Yawned, and The Boy Who Kidnapped Father Christmas. A third children’s book (with a girl in the title) is finished and ready to go.

Starting in 2019, he’s been putting some of his energy into poetry. He can be seen and heard performing at spoken word events in Bristol on a regular basis.

When he’s not writing, developing people, or performing poetry, he plays the guitar, practises Tai Chi, tries to beat his children at table tennis, and plays games of all kinds.

He lives in Bristol with his wife and children.

To find out more visit the Coloured Square website at www.colouredsquare.com

"Essential for anyone serious about transforming the performance of their team; this makes it easy for you to do that immediately.” – Liz Cook, People Director, Six Degrees

"A pragmatic, refreshing little book. It shows that developing people isn’t rocket science; leaders aren’t better than others. They do a different job – ensuring the team have skills, insight and confidence to deliver.” – Sarah Henson, Senior Manager Learning and Leadership Development, De Beers Group

"Mark Dando is a ‘Force Majeure’ in modern business. He helps you navigate complex problems and see through the fog.” – Martin Dodd, CEO, Huntswood

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