Dec
08
By Dr. Richard A. MacKinnon Shared parental leave is on the way, which will provide new parents with a lot more flexibility in how they take time out from work. The onus will no longer be purely on the mother, but instead allow both parents to share an agreed allowance of...
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Dec
03
By Dr. Richard A. MacKinnon First France, now Germany: governments considering the prohibition of employers sending employees emails outside of formal working hours. While there are ostensibly positive reasons for doing so, this could have serious unintended consequences. The pattern that many employees follow when it comes to work is already...
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Dec
02
By Justin McNamara Do you want more creativity from your employees? Does your company want to be at the forefront of innovation in your industry? A more diverse workforce could be the answer. Diversity is great for business With growing diversity in countries and communities, there is general agreement that workforces...
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Nov
04
In my career as a psychologist, I’ve assessed many people in lots of different contexts: recruitment, coaching, identification of leadership potential and so on. One thing all of these contexts had in common was the use of some form of psychometric. While these can be very helpful tools, they are...
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Nov
02
We recently spend an enjoyable afternoon up at the Football CV Academy, profiling young footballers who hope to be successful in the major league. The Academy develops and trains these young hopefuls and provides them with opportunities to demonstrate their skills to talent scouts from major clubs. For part one...
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Oct
24
Many of the clients I coach have a challenge in getting through their huge workloads. They regularly feel overwhelmed, accompanied by a sense of frustration. I hear the following similar complaints all the time: “I’m smart - why can’t I get all of this stuff done and get out of...
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Sep
30
I'll be at this week's Association for Business Psychology (ABP) annual conference on Thursday and Friday. I haven't been since 2012 and, if I'm honest, it will be a refreshing change not to be presenting anything. I can relax and enjoy the various speakers and workshops on offer. I'm particularly...
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Sep
16
Inspired by the discussions at the productivity workshops I've run so far this year, I thought I'd make a list of "Things we do that seem productive, but aren’t". 1 - Looking at your email first thing in the morning. This is the equivalent of saying “Hey world - I...
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Aug
22
Does this sound familiar? You get into the office, start up your computer and the first thing to you is...? Open your email. And that's not including any efforts to attach your in-box you've made via a smartphone while on your commute. Email seems to be a constant hassle for...
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Aug
21
I came across this article extolling the virtues of the BYOD movement - where employees bring their own device(s) to work, rather than those provided by their employer. There are some up-sides to this, including being able to use the phone or laptop of your choice, even the software of your...
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