What do you regret most about your career? I had just finished a guest lecture on business and innovation at Parson’s School for Design, and a particularly attentive front-row audience... read more →
Telecommuting May Equal More Work, Compromised Work-Life Balance. An interesting - but unsurprising - conclusion. For me, the key quote here is: “Careful monitoring of this blurred boundary between work and... read more →
This article outlines some recent work I did at Talent Q, exploring the personality differences between HR practitioners in Financial Services organisations and their internal clients. In a study of... read more →
I came across this interesting piece from Fast Company this morning, which includes an interview with an extremely successful business executive. The reason I found it so interesting was her reference to how firstly,... read more →
By Dr. Richard A. MacKinnon There has been lots of press attention on a major European corporation’s announcement that email access will be turned off at night, to improve employees’... read more →
A humorous perspective on home-working from Lifehacker. It’s true however that a move from being office-based to spending more, or all, of your working time at home can be difficult for... read more →
I enjoyed this piece by Douglas LaBier in the Huffington Post. He looks at how dissatisfaction with work and an imbalance between work demands and our personal lives impacts both the individual employee, but... read more →
Several press articles over the past few months have highlighted the potential for increased flexible working arrangements for employees impacted by the upcoming London 2012 Olympics. Politicians, local and national,... read more →
While few people would still argue that childcare is the only consideration when examining employees’ work-life balance, having a baby obviously has a major impact on any individual and their experience of... read more →
I’m grateful to have been invited to present at an exciting event in London next month. I’m speaking at the Division of Occupational Psychology’s Work-Life Balance One Day Event. It takes... read more →