An interesting article in the Guardian by neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin outlines the downsides of attempted multi-tasking. We text while we’re walking across the street, catch up on email while... read more →
Organisations regularly dedicate significant resources to finding the best graduates to join them each year. It's therefore imperative that they ensure these talented new employees get the best start to their... read more →
By Dr. Richard A. MacKinnon Shared parental leave is on the way, which will provide new parents with a lot more flexibility in how they take time out from work.... read more →
By Dr. Richard A. MacKinnon First France, now Germany: governments considering the prohibition of employers sending employees emails outside of formal working hours. While there are ostensibly positive reasons for doing... read more →
By Justin McNamara Do you want more creativity from your employees? Does your company want to be at the forefront of innovation in your industry? A more diverse workforce could be... read more →
In my career as a psychologist, I’ve assessed many people in lots of different contexts: recruitment, coaching, identification of leadership potential and so on. One thing all of these contexts... read more →
We recently spend an enjoyable afternoon up at the Football CV Academy, profiling young footballers who hope to be successful in the major league. The Academy develops and trains these... read more →
Many of the clients I coach have a challenge in getting through their huge workloads. They regularly feel overwhelmed, accompanied by a sense of frustration. I hear the following similar... read more →
I'll be at this week's Association for Business Psychology (ABP) annual conference on Thursday and Friday. I haven't been since 2012 and, if I'm honest, it will be a refreshing... read more →
Inspired by the discussions at the productivity workshops I've run so far this year, I thought I'd make a list of "Things we do that seem productive, but aren’t". 1... read more →