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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.
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‘Coach on Campus’: workplace coaching for everyone else

Late 2018 saw us introduce our new coaching proposition, which we call ‘Coach on Campus’. We developed it in response to the commonly held belief that coaching is only for... read more →
  • April 5, 2019
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  • Coaching

Talking Productivity in Dublin

I'm delighted to speaking at an event hosted by the Psychological Society of Ireland next month. I'll be walking delegates through my 'Pillars of Productivity', a principles-led approach to improving... read more →
  • April 4, 2019
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The machine that goes ‘Ping!’

Does anyone else remember the scene in Monty Python’s ‘The Meaning of Life’, when the hospital administrator admires the new ‘Machine that goes Ping!’ in the operating theatre? A couple... read more →
  • March 6, 2019
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  • Productivity

Sometimes it’s the simple things…

A delegate on a recent coaching skills course I ran expressed some surprise that productivity might come up as a coaching topic. We had started talking about ‘time management’, but... read more →
  • February 28, 2019
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  • Coaching, Productivity

Productivity Porn: A distraction in plain sight

I think it’s fair to say I never thought I’d be writing about ‘porn’ on this blog. But the phrase ‘productivity porn’ encapsulates a problem so well, I don’t think... read more →
  • February 13, 2019
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  • Productivity

Seeing beyond the social media ‘problem’

Last week, I was quoted in an FT article about social media use at work. I sometimes brace myself to see how my interviews are portrayed 'in print', but this... read more →
  • January 24, 2019
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  • Productivity, Wellbeing

Productivity without purpose: what’s really important?

In episode 32 of 'My Pocket Psych' we discussed the importance of purpose and meaning when it comes to productivity. In our model of the 'Pillars of Productivity', Purpose represents... read more →
  • January 24, 2019
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  • Podcast, Productivity

Looking for some resolution?

It's the time of year when so many of us commit to making some changes in our lives, signing up for a New Year's resolution. But we all know how... read more →
  • January 3, 2019
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Personal development at work: a new meetup

I’m delighted to announce a new departure for WorkLifePsych, in cooperation with our friends at WiseAmigo. Starting next month, we’re launching a new meetup group in London, focused on personal... read more →
  • December 21, 2018
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  • Development, Events
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Surviving Business Travel

It's all too easy to picture luxury flights and hotels, delicious meals and nights out in exotic locations when we discuss business travel. But as our recent podcast episode highlighted,... read more →
  • December 11, 2018
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