Blog - WorkLifePsych

Feb 02

How to maximise your fresh start

In my last post, I outlined the benefits of giving yourself a fresh start when it comes to a behaviour, a habit or an approach to an aspect of your life. This time, I want to share some other simple but practical considerations that help when making your fresh start.... read more →

Jan 27

It’s never too late for a fresh start

We've all been there. The ambitious New Year's resolutions made with the best intentions, only to find ourselves at the end of January feeling like we've already failed. The gym membership gathering dust, the language learning app unopened for weeks, the healthy eating plan abandoned after a stressful day at... read more →

Jul 07

How psychological flexibility supports sustainable leadership

We don't pretend otherwise: leadership can be a tough gig. But that doesn't mean the pressures of leadership need to inevitably wear down role holders. Our focus in promoting Sustainable Leadership is to highlight how we can make leadership a more fulfilling and healthier experience. One approach is to ensure... read more →

July 7, 2025
Dr. Richard MacKinnon
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Psychological flexibility, Sustainable Leadership

Jun 11

When leadership development goes wrong

Leadership development can play a critical role in supporting leaders' effectiveness and the resulting success of organisations. Leaders face a multitude of organisational and personal challenges on an almost daily basis. So enabling them to keep sharp, acquire new skills and build their self-awareness is critical. However, not everything labelled... read more →

Apr 10

Sustainable leadership: leading on purpose.

In this post in our 'Sustainable Leadership' series, Dr. Wayne Mullen reflects on the power of being intentional and leading 'on purpose'. I remember sitting at a meeting table of a CEO. He was making and taking calls on two mobile phones and a desk phone, speaking and walking around... read more →

Apr 04

What is ‘Sustainable leadership’?

Leaders have it tough. We expect a lot of them. And while they navigate their ever-growing todo lists, they're under pressure to fulfil employees' expectations. And be a positive role-model and add value. And the rest! It's no wonder that leaders frequently report feeling overwhelmed and lonely. It's also no... read more →

Mar 28

Self-care in uncertain times

The world right now can seem like a chaotic and frightening place. Especially if we allow thoughts about what's going on to permeate our waking hours and take us away from what's truly important to us. In this post, I want to explore how deliberate self-care activities can make a... read more →

Feb 14

Resilience: prevention is better than cure

In my last post, I outlined some of the risks in over-relying on employee resilience, including unwelcome interpersonal behaviour, erosion of the organisational reputation, and eventual burnout. If this left you wondering what you can do in your own organisation instead of just beating the 'resilience drum', this post may... read more →

Feb 06

Resilience: when all you have is a hammer…

Introduction Resilience often features on the syllabus for management and leadership development programmes. Organisations generally view as a positive attribute in the workplace - for good reason. Resilient responses to the inevitable hassles and difficulties of work can support performance and productivity and can have a buffering effect, protecting employee... read more →

Oct 11

Self-care: an intentional approach

In the first two posts in this series, I explained what self-care actually is, and flagged some common self-care pitfalls to avoid. In this final post, I want to share a framework you can use to structure or plan your self-care activities, so you can be more intentional. The PERMA... read more →