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About Dr. Richard MacKinnon

The Founder and Managing Director of WorkLifePsych, Richard is a Chartered Psychologist and Coach. He's passionate about helping people be their best selves at work and effectively managing their wellbeing and productivity in a proactive and sustainable way.

Tackling the work/life challenge

In my last post, I outlined why the phrase ‘work-life balance’ can be unhelpful and even misleading. If you’re short on time, I propose that it’s not about work versus... read more →
  • October 10, 2019
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  • Work-Life Balance

Three reasons why there’s no such thing as ‘work-life balance’

It’s once again ‘National Work-life Week’, when we shine a light on all things ‘work-life balance’, so maybe the title of this post isn’t what you were expecting to read... read more →
  • October 9, 2019
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  • Work-Life Balance
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Analogue Productivity & The Bullet Journal

Anyone who knows me will probably be surprised that I’m writing about getting things done without a digital device. But as our most recent episode of ‘My Pocket Psych’ illustrated,... read more →
  • September 26, 2019
  • Dr. Richard MacKinnon
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  • Productivity, Psychological flexibility

DropboxConnect: exploring business growth

Regardless of size, business growth is sure to be on the minds of organisational leaders on a fairly consistent basis. For the small, young organisation it's often about rapid growth.... read more →
  • September 19, 2019
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Five years in…

This week marks five years (give or take a few days) since I started WorkLifePsych. Though the idea had been embryonic for some time, I started to work in earnest... read more →
  • September 5, 2019
  • Dr. Richard MacKinnon
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The mystery of the re-appearing task

Has this ever happened to you? You sit down with your task list on a Friday morning and realise that an item from Monday is still there. Or you look... read more →
  • August 28, 2019
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  • Productivity

Just what exactly is ‘success’?

I was delighted to be a guest on the 'Stories of Success' podcast recently, where I and Volker Ballueder discussed a range of topics, including coaching, people development and the... read more →
  • July 9, 2019
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Taking stock at the half-way point

Can you believe it? We’re half-way through 2019! Yes, already. Time flies when you're having fun, right? And I do hope you're having a good year. That said, this also represents... read more →
  • July 1, 2019
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Resilience: putting the cart before the horse?

Thursday saw me at the CIPD’s Festival of Work, participating in a session on the future skills required in an ‘age of automation’.  Each of the five speakers in my... read more →
  • June 16, 2019
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Avoiding discomfort: the “comfort trap”

Think for a moment about the last time you felt a uncomfortable. Not the physical kind, but the psychological kind. What kind of discomfort was it?  Was it embarrassment at... read more →
  • June 1, 2019
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