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
15
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 →
Jan
17
This episode of ‘My Pocket Psych’ continues our series on productivity at work. After looking at what might stop us from making a start (Procrastination), we now discuss how we can decide what to do next. The bottom line: if we don’t consider the importance and urgency of the work... read more →
Jan
03
The latest episode of the My Pocket Psych podcast kicks off our new series on productivity at work. We define productivity simply as doing the right thing, in the right way, at the right time. It’s not simply about churning out more work or a simplistic focus on time management.... read more →
Jan
02
In the noise and excitement of the new year, it can be tempting to decide you’ll reinvent yourself in 2018. All of that over-indulgence and time to think over Christmas can lead to a feeling that we should make huge personal changes and become more healthy in the new year.... read more →
Dec
21
The latest episode of the 'My Pocket Psych' podcast is out! This time, I interview psychologist and psychotherapist Nicola Tatham about the importance of mental health in the workplace. Unlike physical conditions, which can be obvious to other people, mental health conditions may go unnoticed for some time. Despite roughly... read more →