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  • Published: 3 January 2019
  • ISBN: 9781473566019
  • Imprint: Ebury Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 160

Pig Wrestling

The Brilliantly Simple Way to Solve Any Problem… and Create the Change You Need




We’ve dealt with our ‘chimp’, and found out ‘who moved our cheese’. . . now discover the fable set to be a word-of-mouth phenomenon

‘This enjoyable book could bring about profound change’ Professor Steve Peters author of The Chimp Paradox

ARE YOU WRESTLING WITH A PIG OF A PROBLEM?

Pig Wrestling is a simple story with a powerful message. Read it in under an hour, and you’ll be ready to tackle any type of sticky situation in work or life.

Meet a stressed Young Manager, whose teams are at each other’s throats. At his local coffee bar he shares his frustrations with his barista – who turns out to be more than he seems.

It’s the start of a journey into Pig Wrestling – a process that can be used to resolve any seemingly impossible problem. By reframing the issue we can all create change, whenever and wherever we need it most.

Developed out of the authors’ work in elite sports and business – including Manchester City, Olympic champion Jessica Ennis-Hill and the England Cricket team – this instantly memorable story will help you thrive in complex and messy times.

  • Published: 3 January 2019
  • ISBN: 9781473566019
  • Imprint: Ebury Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 160

About the authors

Pete Lindsay

Pete Lindsay and Mark Bawden are performance psychologists who work with elite performers from the world of sport, business and education, including the English Institute of Sport and the England Cricket team. They run the Mindflick consultancy (http://www.mindflick.co.uk/) with former England cricket captain Andrew Strauss.

Mark Bawden

Pete Lindsay and Mark Bawden are performance psychologists who work with elite performers from the world of sport, business and education, including the English Institute of Sport and the England Cricket team. They run the Mindflick consultancy (http://www.mindflick.co.uk/) with former England cricket captain Andrew Strauss.

Praise for Pig Wrestling

A truly novel approach to solving many of life’s problems... This enjoyable book could bring about profound change

Professor Steve Peters, author of The Chimp Paradox

Accessible, fascinating, memorable

Matthew Syed, author of Bounce and Black Box Thinking

Whether you are trying to win Olympic gold or manage the demands of being a busy Mum, we can all find ourselves wrestling with challenging situations. Pig Wrestling is quick to grasp and easy to apply… it has made a profound difference to the way I think in sport and in life

Jessica Ennis-Hill

Never wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it

George Bernard Shaw