Last week, I was working in Ireland and one of the highlights of my visit was the third of our 'Psychology for Business' meetups in Dublin. As ever, it was well-attended and our focus this time was the topic of relationships at work. Given the high level of interdependence in... read more →
Jul
30
Jul
11
It’s now half-way through the year - how are you getting on with your goals? Have you been tracking process regularly? Have you forgotten all about them?! Does even thinking about them make you feel anxious or disappointed? We discussed this very topic on the most recent episode of our... read more →
Jun
13
I'm not sure how many readers will remember that old Cole Porter song, but 'Don't fence me in' is the phrase that keeps springing to my mind when I discuss personality assessment with clients. "Oh give me land, lots of land, and the starry skies above, Don't fence me in,... read more →
Jun
13
The latest episode of our podcast, 'My Pocket Psych' is available to download now. You can access it via your preferred podcast platform, via Spotify, or simply listen via the embedded player at the bottom of this post. This time round, Pilar and I wrap up our series of discussions... read more →
May
15
When we return from work after a cold, we sort of expect colleagues and managers to ask how we are, how bad the illness was and for us to go into great depth about the sweats, the coughing and the headache we had... read more →
May
14
Today marks the start of Mental Health Awareness Week and this year, the campaign's focus is on stress. Job-related stress continues to represent a major problem for people, teams and organisations. And when we consider the wider cost to society through lost productivity, impact on support systems and healthcare, then... read more →
May
11
We're delighted to announce a series of events focused on Psychological Flexibility, running across May and June this year. Webinars Firstly, we'll be running free 90min webinars - the 'PsychFlex 101 webinar' - on May 16th and May 30th, at a variety of time slots. Regardless of where you're based... read more →
May
01
I'm delighted to be speaking at this year's CIPD Scotland Annual Conference. The conference takes place in Edinburgh on 9th May and the over-arching themes is adapting to the workplace of the future. My core point is this: as we can't predict what the workplaces of the future will look... read more →
Apr
19
If you're interested in learning a bit more about Psychological Flexibility, we've scheduled a series of free introductory webinars next month. 'PsychFlex 101' is a 90 minute session covering the essentials of Psychological Flexibility. The session will serve as an excellent way to learn how to build the core skills... read more →
Feb
09
Who says procrastination is necessarily a bad thing? If you think about it for a moment, you’ll realise it’s a great way of dealing with tasks you simply don’t want to do now. If you procrastinate, what do you get in return? For a start, you get to avoid discomfort... read more →
