- speed reading, accelerated learning and mind mapping
- improved memory
- improved personal effectiveness and creativity
- stress management
- problem solving
- skills development
- accelerated learning
Richard Broome of Thinking Skills
Richard Broome
In addition to running Thinking Skills workshops in SA and Australia, Richard Broome is a pilot, meditation teacher, and management consultant and with a PhD from UCT.
Bio/CV:
Qualifications;
Ph. D., MBA (UCT) B.Sc. (Eng)(Elec) (Natal)
Publications and Media:
Broome, J. R. N. (1995) Stress Management and Organisation Development: effects of Transcendental meditation on psychological, physiological and organisational variables at the worksite. University of Cape Town. Dissertation Abstracts International (58-09A, p. 3592).
Broome, J. R. N., Orme-Johnson, D. W., Schmidt-Wilk, J. (2003) Worksite Stress Reduction through the Transcendental Meditation Program. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality 2005, 17, 235 – 273.
Numerous magazine articles and conference presentations on the topic of stress management, learning and creativity, plus many radio interviews and several national TV appearances in South Africa and Australia.
History
Born Pietermaritzburg, 1945, Educated at Hilton College.
Pilot – SA Air Force and SA Airways. Now flying for recreation.
Worked in London as a management consultant and Toronto as an Analyst, Wood Gundy Inc. (investment bank). Director of Whitehead Morris (management consultancy) in Randburg.
Co-founder Community and Individual Development Association and Soweto Craft and Self-Development Centre, 1978.
Co-founder of Thinking Skills Training Pty Ltd in SA in 1984 and Australia in 1989.
Past 27 years spent presenting workshops in SA and Australia.
Co-founder Alexsan Self Learning Centre, Alexandra, 1993.
Co-founder Houghton TM Centre, 1998.
Director of several companies.
Abbreviated Major Client List: