Professor Jonathan Passmore reveals a genuine connection to nature based on spending hours playing in the fields behind his childhood home.
He draws connections between an increased interest in the outdoors with working from home practices under COVID, growing recognition around the importance of ecology and the environment, and more published research that indicates the benefits of nature on mental health. He dips into the importance of evidence-based research and touches on some of the current challenges that exist around heading outdoors.
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Jonathan Passmore is an international respected psychologist. He is director of the Henley Centre for Coaching and also holds a Professor Catedrático at the University of Evora, Portugal. Prior to joining Henley, he founded the UK’s first Coaching Psychology post-graduate masters degree programme in 2008 at the University of East London where he was programme director for five years.
Jonathan has wide experience in consulting, having worked for both bespoke leadership development consultancy firms, and global companies including PricewaterhouseCoopers and IBM Business Consulting. He has held several board-level roles in the public and private sectors, including chief executive for a national charity and chairman for a large sports and leisure trust.
