By Dr. Richard A. MacKinnon It's that time of year again when many of us will be making resolutions for the New Year. Whether it's due to overindulgence over the... read more →
I spent an excellent couple of days in Edinburgh this week, attending the BPS Special Group in Coaching Psychology (SPCG) annual conference. This was my first time at the conference... read more →
Last month, I was asked to contribute to the newsletter of the Division of Industrial-Organisational Psychology, part of the Hong Kong Psychological Society. I had been discussing challenges to work-life... read more →
By Dr. Richard A. MacKinnon I spend a lot of time speaking to clients about keeping on top of their workload. In coaching sessions, in workshops, over coffee… the topic... read more →
I'm speaking at next week's AGR Recruitment Conference in Wales. I'll be reflecting on the risks associated with using personality data as a "blunt instrument" in graduate selection. Without giving... read more →
Google were once famous for posing job applicants some extremely challenging interview questions. The kind that test an individual's creative thinking and problem solving. But it looks like that is... read more →
This month's Fast Company magazine has a great feature on unplugging from the internet. I particularly enjoyed Baratunde Thurstone's piece on how he disconnected from the web for several weeks.... read more →
File this under "Sad but true": organisations still use the discredited pseudo-science of graphology to select employees. I recently came across an article on BBC News about its continued use... read more →
As it's Father's Day (at least here in the UK), it's timely to consider why the uptake of paternity leave - where available - isn't as high as we might... read more →
I find myself spending more and more time discussing email with clients - and it's rarely a positive conversation. Many clients report a lot of stress and frustration associated with... read more →