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# WorkLifePsych

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## Posts

- [Self-compassion: the missing ingredient](https://www.worklifepsych.com/self-compassion-the-missing-ingredient/) - Self-compassion is a topic that tends to divide opinion the moment it enters a workplace conversation. Say the word compassion in a meeting about performance and someone will usually push back: isn't that just being soft? Won't standards slip? I put that challenge to Dr. Fiona Jane Meechan, a self-compassion practitioner who has spent years
- [Five myths about self-care - and what you can do instead](https://www.worklifepsych.com/five-myths-about-self-care-and-what-you-can-do-instead/) - Self-care isn't selfish or doesn't need to be time-consuming. Read on to learn about common self-care myths and an alternative framework you can use. .
- [Self-care: start with less](https://www.worklifepsych.com/self-care-start-with-less/) - Self-care isn't always about adding things to your routine. Looking for commitments and tasks you could remove from your schedule can be a great starting point.
- [You weren't built to remember everything](https://www.worklifepsych.com/you-werent-built-to-remember-everything/) - If you're forgetting things, it may be because you're over-taxing your prospective memory. Read on to find out why that matters and what you can do about it.
- [Is your calendar running you?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/is-your-calendar-running-you/) - Your calendar is one of the most powerful tools at your disposal, but only if you’re the one in charge of it.
- [That's not reflection](https://www.worklifepsych.com/thats-not-reflection/) - In my last blog post, I made the case for regularly pausing to reflect. Reflection contributes to our self-awareness, helps us keep on top of our commitments, and allows us to be more intentional as we go about our day. Having read it (right?!) you might already be saying to yourself "Of course I reflect
- [Are you procrastinating or prioritising?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/are-you-procrastinating-or-prioritising/) - Are you putting off a task or conversation you could easily do right now? Does glancing at your task list spark a feeling of dread? Are you trying not to think of all the tasks and commitments you've pushed into next week? You may be procrastinating. The monthly theme over at WorkLifeSpark is procrastination. I
- [You're getting stuff done. But what are you learning?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/youre-getting-stuff-done-but-what-are-you-learning/) - We live in a culture that prizes doing. Full calendars, crossed-off to-do lists, back-to-back meetings. These have become markers of a productive professional life. But there's a quiet cost to all that doing: without pausing, without reflection, we're not actually learning from our experience. We risk repeat the same mistakes, miss spotting insightful patterns in
- [Beating your procrastination: A psychological approach that actually works](https://www.worklifepsych.com/beating-your-procrastination-a-psychological-approach-that-actually-works/) - Most of the popular advice about procrastination is frustratingly useless. "Just make a start." "Stop putting it off." "Grit your teeth". It's the productivity equivalent of telling someone who's anxious to "calm down" - well-intentioned, but quite unhelpful. The good news? There's a better way to think about procrastination — and it starts with understanding
- [Procrastination: why you keep putting things off](https://www.worklifepsych.com/procrastination-why-you-keep-putting-things-off/) - Procrastination is one of those topics almost everyone relates to - yet it's widely misunderstood. Learning about its roots helps us to unpick the habit.
- [How to maximise your fresh start](https://www.worklifepsych.com/how-to-maximise-your-fresh-start/) - If your attempts at change in January didn't bear fruit, here are eight simple ways you can ensure your fresh start gets you the results you're looking for.
- [It's never too late for a fresh start](https://www.worklifepsych.com/its-never-too-late-for-a-fresh-start/) - If your attempts a New Year's change have failed, it's not too late! Give yourself a fresh start and benefit from a chance to try again.
- [How psychological flexibility supports sustainable leadership](https://www.worklifepsych.com/how-psychological-flexibility-supports-sustainable-leadership/) - When it comes to sustainable leadership, psychological flexibility offers a powerful framework for leaders to not only survive but thrive in their roles.
- [When leadership development goes wrong](https://www.worklifepsych.com/when-leadership-development-goes-wrong/) - Not everything labelled leadership development actually works or even has a positive impact. Here are ten ways these development initiatives can go wrong.
- [What is 'Sustainable leadership'?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/what-is-sustainable-leadership/) - Sustainable leadership emphasises the importance of leaders' thoughts, emotions and behaviour on the performance and wellbeing of others
- [Sustainable leadership: leading on purpose.](https://www.worklifepsych.com/sustainable-leadership-leading-on-purpose/) - Intentional, sustainable leadership is about making a focused and meaningful impact, every day.
- [Self-care in uncertain times](https://www.worklifepsych.com/self-care-in-uncertain-times/) - Now more than ever, it's important to be intentional and organised when it comes to self-care. Read on for some evidence-based recommendations.
- [Resilience: prevention is better than cure](https://www.worklifepsych.com/resilience-prevention-is-better-than-cure/) - It's better to create a healthy workplace before insisting employees just 'need to be more resilient'. Here are six areas you can focus on to improve wellbeing.
- [Resilience: when all you have is a hammer...](https://www.worklifepsych.com/resilience-when-all-you-have-is-a-hammer/) - While it's a positive attribute in the workplace, an over-emphasis on resilience at work can have negative consequences for employee wellbeing and performance.
- [Self-care: what is it and why does it matter?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/self-care-what-is-it-and-why-does-it-matter/) - Self-care isn't just bubble baths and glasses of wine. In this post, I explain why it's more about authentic, sustainable and contextually sensitive activities.
- [Workplace wellbeing: it's about getting the essentials right](https://www.worklifepsych.com/workplace-wellbeing-its-about-getting-the-essentials-right/) - When exploring ways to boost your employees' wellbeing at work, it can be tempting to scan the horizon for new solutions and products; that one thing that will make all the difference! When you think about promoting wellbeing, it's easy to easy to visualise events and themed weeks, in an attempt to raise awareness of
- [Self-care: an intentional approach](https://www.worklifepsych.com/self-care-an-intentional-approach/) - Learn how to be more intentional with your self-care routines by using an established framework that promotes wellbeing.
- [Self-care: 5 mistakes to avoid](https://www.worklifepsych.com/self-care-5-mistakes-to-avoid/) - Not everything we call 'self-care' is good for us. Here are five ways we can get self-care wrong, and what to do about each of them.
- [5 common myths about loneliness at work](https://www.worklifepsych.com/myths-about-loneliness/) - Workplace loneliness is incredibly common, yet remains quite a taboo subject. The fact that it remains something we find hard to discuss openly means millions of employees are experiencing the same negative impacts of loneliness, but feeling unable to speak up about it. In addition to being stigmatised, loneliness is often misunderstood. In this post,
- [Values: Yes, but not like that!](https://www.worklifepsych.com/values-yes-but-not-like-that/) - In recent posts, I've explored the key differences between values and goals, as well as how we can use them together. So much of the coaching I do with my coaching clients involves clarification and reconnection with their values, because values are so core to being the kind of person we'd like to be. But
- [Ten years later...](https://www.worklifepsych.com/ten-years-later/) - The ten years since I founded WorkLifePsych have flown by. And now it's time to look back, appreciate the journey and thank some important people.
- [Taking a step back with a personal retreat](https://www.worklifepsych.com/taking-a-step-back-with-a-personal-retreat/) - I'm writing this from Barcelona Airport, at the tail end of a week-long personal retreat in Spain. While it's fresh in my mind, I thought I'd share my reasons for taking this break, what I'd hoped to achieve and some thoughts on how regular retreats from our daily routines can contribute to our development. But
- [Personal Knowledge Management: getting organised with PARA](https://www.worklifepsych.com/para/) - Take your first steps in Personal Knowledge Management and use the PARA framework to organise your digital documents and resources.
- [Choosing a coach: what to look for](https://www.worklifepsych.com/choosing-a-coach-what-to-look-for/) - Choosing a coach can be a real challenge. Read on for the absolute bare minimum anyone calling themselves a coach should be able to demonstrate.
- [How do values and goals differ?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/how-do-values-and-goals-differ/) - Values and goals both help us when it comes to personal development and living authentic lives. But how do they differ?
- [First steps in Psychological Flexibility](https://www.worklifepsych.com/first-steps-in-psychological-flexibility/) - Learn how to develop your psychological flexibility with our podcast series and free online meet-ups, starting April 2024.
- [Can coaching improve your wellbeing?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/can-coaching-improve-your-wellbeing/) - Working with a coaching psychologist can be an excellent way to improve your wellbeing - whether it's stress management or a fresh start with health habits.
- [One month in: how are those goals?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/one-month-in-how-are-those-goals/) - We’re finally into the second month of this year. I'm sure I'm not alone and feeling that January lasted much longer than the 31 days the calendar says it contained! This is possibly a good time to pause and look at the progress you've made on any goals you committed to for 2024. What's really
- [Why can't I stick to my habits?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/why-cant-i-stick-to-my-new-habits/) - Let's explore some of the reasons that your new habits don't stick the way you want them to - and what you can do about each.
- [Are you considering coaching for 2024?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/are-you-considering-coaching-for-2024/) - If the start of a new year means you're thinking about coaching, join us for a free webinar on Jan 25th to find out how to make coaching work for you in 2024.
- [Introducing 'My Pocket Psych'](https://www.worklifepsych.com/introducing-my-pocket-psych/) - We’re delighted to announce the arrival of our new podcast, 'My Pocket Psych'. The idea is simple: each episode, we’ll look at one or two topics relevant to the world of work and examine them from a psychological perspective. Hopefully bringing some clarity in the process! As I said in episode one, my vision for the
- [Investing in your mental health](https://www.worklifepsych.com/investing-in-your-mental-health/) - Today marks 2023's annual mental health day, but it's hopefully not the only day this year when you'll give some thought to your mental wellbeing. Dates dedicated to specific causes and topics can serve as a useful reminder, but our mental health isn't something to consider just once a year. It can be more helpful
- [Why am I so busy?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/why-am-i-so-busy/) - Are you busy today? Were you busy yesterday? Do you anticipate feeling busy tomorrow? If there was ever an experience that marked out the contemporary world of work, it's the prevalence of feeling busy. There are so many reasons that we could feel busy and overwhelmed. Lots of these have to do with external uncontrollable
- [Are you considering coaching?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/are-you-considering-coaching/) - If you're considering coaching for yourself - or introducing coaching to your organisation - you probably have some questions. In fact, not having access to a professional to get answers may well be one of the reasons you haven't worked with a coach before now. We get it - it's a big decision, with implications
- [What should I do between coaching sessions?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/what-should-i-do-between-coaching-sessions/) - One of the most common questions I get as a coaching psychologist is: what should I do between my coaching sessions? It’s pretty clear that during the coaching session it’s all about the discussion - listening, being open and honest, being present and maintaining your focus. But what about when you’re not with your coach?
- [What is a Coaching Psychologist?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/what-is-a-coaching-psychologist/) - When you think about coaching, what pops into your mind? Not everyone is clear on what coaching is, what a coach does or how it differs from other 'helping' activities like mentoring and therapy. Add to this the fact that there are now coaching psychologists and the whole area can seem a bit complex. In
- [Your calendar: The map is not the territory](https://www.worklifepsych.com/your-calendar-the-map-is-not-the-territory/) - As many of us are approaching the end of the working week, the various appointments in our calendars can begin to fee like a distant memory. Maybe your attention is already moving to what next week will bring. But before skipping ahead to the future, I'm going to suggest taking a look back at your
- [How to use values and goals together](https://www.worklifepsych.com/how-to-use-values-and-goals-together/) - Combining values and goals helps us work toward authentic targets, persist through discomfort and learn more about how we've reached previous goals.
- [Your tools for the job](https://www.worklifepsych.com/your-tools-for-the-job/) - During this month's WorkLifePsych Community meet-up, we had a great discussion about the tools we use to get things done. It's a topic that comes up regularly in my coaching practice, and one for which there is definitely no one single, correct approach. But there are some simple principles that are worth considering when you're
- [Discussing loneliness at work: live!](https://www.worklifepsych.com/discussing-loneliness-at-work-live/) - Despite its prevalence, there's still a significant stigma attached to discussing loneliness at work. And this stigma can prevent people sharing their experience of loneliness with others and taking the helpful steps requirement to combat it. As we discussed previously, loneliness can have significant negative impacts on our relationships, our productivity and, of course, on
- [Half-way through the year - time for a fresh start?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/half-way-through-the-year-time-for-a-fresh-start/) - We're almost at the half-way point in the year, and I know I'm not alone in wondering where the time has gone! This half-way mark is also an excellent time to take stock of all those commitments you made and goals you set back in January. And maybe, just maybe, make a fresh start. If,
- [Getting clear on values](https://www.worklifepsych.com/getting-clear-on-values/) - When a ship hits a storm on the high seas, the crew will make use of all the instruments to hand to help them navigate safe passage towards their ultimate destination. They might be worried about getting through the dark skies, rain and swell, but they know that if they trust their navigation instruments, they’ll
- [Values: It's about action](https://www.worklifepsych.com/values-its-about-action/) - When it comes to clarifying your values, it's just as important to bring them to life through action in your everyday decisions and routines.
- [Why doesn't coaching go on forever?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/why-doesnt-coaching-go-on-forever/) - Last month, I explored quite a few of the most common myths about coaching over on our YouTube channel. I explained how coaching isn't just about goals, how it's not just 'a conversation' and how it isn't focused on making you happy. This time, I'd like to focus on a question that comes up in
- [When the tools become the work](https://www.worklifepsych.com/when-the-tools-become-the-work/) - New apps and systems can be attractive and promise so much - but they can also be costly in terms of distraction and productivity.
- [Coaching: it won't make you happy!](https://www.worklifepsych.com/coaching-it-wont-make-you-happy/) - A common misconception is that the goal of coaching is to make people happy. In this post, we explain why we don't focus on happiness.
- [Protecting yourself against Derailment](https://www.worklifepsych.com/protecting-yourself-against-derailment/) - In this final post in the series, we explore some of the simple ways we can protect ourselves against career derailment.
- [Understanding career derailment](https://www.worklifepsych.com/understandingderailment/) - Career derailment can result from overplaying our strengths and failing to deal effectively with change or pressure.
- [Derailment: How our strengths can work against us](https://www.worklifepsych.com/derailment-how-our-strengths-can-work-against-us/) - To minimise the chance of career derailment, it's key to understand how our strengths can actually undermine us at work.
- [Busting coaching myths: "It's just goals"](https://www.worklifepsych.com/coachingmyths_goals/) - Coaching isn't just about goals and goal-setting. Find more more as we bust some common myths about coaching.
- [Feel overwhelmed? Get tasks out of your head with Apple Reminders](https://www.worklifepsych.com/feel-overwhelmed-get-tasks-out-of-your-head-with-apple-reminders/) - If you're struggling with managing all your tasks, you might be surprised to learn that Apple Reminders is all the app you need.
- [It's not too late to make a change](https://www.worklifepsych.com/its-not-too-late-to-make-a-change/) - Maybe January didn't work out for you when it comes to your goals and habits. Don't worry - you can use February as a fresh start!
- [Free webinar: Considering Coaching?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/free-webinar-considering-coaching/) - Considering coaching for your employees? Join us on March 16th for a free webinar on how to make it a success.
- [Planning, predicting or playwriting?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/playwriting/) - When thinking about the year ahead, it's helpful to know whether you're planning, making predictions or simply engaging in unhelpful mental playwriting.
- [Make a task list for future you](https://www.worklifepsych.com/make-a-task-list-for-future-you/) - Sick of vague reminders on post-it notes? You can easily increase the utility of your task list with a few simple considerations.
- [What is coaching? Getting unstuck.](https://www.worklifepsych.com/getunstuck/) - Our new podcast series focuses on coaching. So what is it? Moving from unhelpful 'stuck' patterns of thought and behavour, to getting unstuck.
- [Productivity: it's not binary](https://www.worklifepsych.com/productivity-its-not-binary/) - Our productivity isn't a permanent state and chasing it as a goal only leads to disappointment. Instead, focus on the moment and the direction of travel.
- [Looking back, moving forward](https://www.worklifepsych.com/lookingback/) - December is the perfect time to reflect on the year, before setting goals for the new year. Find out how in this blog post.
- [Take your personal development to the next level](https://www.worklifepsych.com/take-your-personal-development-to-the-next-level/) - Our new premium online community provides the content, support and accountability to help you clarify and reach your important goals.
- [Eight years of WorkLifePsych. So what's next?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/eightyears/) - Well this has come around very quickly! I’m sure, like lots of people, two years of COVID lockdowns and disruption has left me with a very warped sense of time. But still - this month marks eight years since I set up WorkLifePsych. Wow. I decided to go out on my own and set up
- [Manage those tasks with Todoist](https://www.worklifepsych.com/manage-those-tasks-with-todoist/) - Feeling overwhelmed? Forgetting important tasks? Check out our webinar on how to get started with Todoist, an excellent and accessible task management app.
- [Course correction, not reinvention](https://www.worklifepsych.com/coursecorrection/) - Rather than signing up to an unsustainable New Year's resolution in 2022, try cultivating some simple habits that align with your values.
- [Make next week even better with a weekly review](https://www.worklifepsych.com/make-next-week-even-better-with-a-weekly-review/) - If you're feeling overwhelmed, a weekly review can seem like a hassle. Keep it simple and answer these five questions to make next week even better!
- [A free introduction to Todoist](https://www.worklifepsych.com/a-free-introduction-to-todoist/) - WorkLifePsych's December meet-up has a productivity focus! Join us for a free introduction to one of the best productivity apps on the market: Todoist.
- [Considering coaching? Our podcast resources explored.](https://www.worklifepsych.com/considering-coaching-our-podcast-resources-explored/) - Considering coaching? Our recent podcast series explains what it is and how you and your organsiation can get the most benefit from it.
- [90 episodes later...](https://www.worklifepsych.com/90-episodes-later/) - What started as an experiment is now ninety episodes old! Our psychology podcast has gone from strength to strength thanks to guests and listeners.
- [Five common myths about mindfulness: debunked](https://www.worklifepsych.com/five-common-myths-about-mindfulness-debunked/) - Mindfulness is often mis-understood and myths about the practice are plentiful! Check out five common myths, debunked by a mindfulness expert.
- [A fresh look at mindfulness](https://www.worklifepsych.com/a-fresh-look-at-mindfulness/) - Mindfulness isn't a panacea, though it has its place in our wellbeing toolkit. Come to our live mindfulness Q&A on April 28th to find out more.
- [Workplace wellbeing: it's not an event](https://www.worklifepsych.com/workplace-wellbeing-its-not-an-event/) - I was delighted to have Dr. Kevin Teoh as a guest on this week's episode of 'My Pocket Psych'. We explored the topic of workplace wellbeing and how organisations - despite good intentions - can get caught up with fads, rather than addressing the fundamentals of good work. One area I'd like to explore in
- [Workplace wellbeing: get the basics right](https://www.worklifepsych.com/workplace-wellbeing-get-the-basics-right/) - Rather than looking to what's new and excting, when it comes to workplace wellbeing, it's key to get the basics of good work right.
- [Schrödinger's email: using your technology with intention](https://www.worklifepsych.com/schrodingers-email-using-your-technology-with-intention/) - Technology is great, until it takes our attention away from what's important and meaningful. It's time to be more intentional in how and when we use it.
- [Productive prioritising: choosing with intention](https://www.worklifepsych.com/choosing-with-intention/) - Prioritising our workload can be uncomfortable, as we can feel lots of discomfort about what we're not focusing on. Use this discomfort to your advantage!
- [The top 5 productivity mistakes you’re probably making](https://www.worklifepsych.com/top5productivitymistakes/) - The word ‘productivity’ can elicit groans and eye-rolling, as it’s been over-used and misunderstood for quite some time now. I take a pragmatic view and define it simply as doing the right thing, in the right way, at the right time. This doesn’t imply mountains of outputs or some kind of daily super-sprint like a
- [Announcing WorkLifePsych.club](https://www.worklifepsych.com/announcing-worklifepsych-club/) - Our free, online community to support members' personal development across the themes of wellbeing, productivity and effectiveness.
- ['My Pocket Psych': a year in review](https://www.worklifepsych.com/my-pocket-psych-a-year-in-review/) - Counting down the five most popular episodes of our podcast, 'My Pocket Psych'. Psychological Flexibility, social chats, mindfulness. It's all there!
- [A new perspective on working from home](https://www.worklifepsych.com/a-new-perspective-on-working-from-home/) - Our new podcast series is all about working from home. It doesn't have to come at the cost of wellbeing, family harmony or a personal-professional boundary.
- [Why you should treat your personal development like a project](https://www.worklifepsych.com/why-you-should-treat-your-personal-development-like-a-project/) - If you're not making progress on your personal development, maybe it's because you're not giving it the time and attention it deserves.
- [Why your wellbeing initiative needs to include sleep](https://www.worklifepsych.com/why-your-wellbeing-initiative-needs-to-include-sleep/) - Workplace wellbeing initiatives are designed to keep employees, healthy so here are 7 good reasons to ensure sleep features in your wellbeing programme.
- [Introducing Bite-sized Learning](https://www.worklifepsych.com/introducing-bite-sized-learning/) - Working from home shouldn’t mean an end to professional learning and development, and our Bite-Sized Learning solution means it won’t.
- [Covid-19: Coping with overwhelm](https://www.worklifepsych.com/covid-19-coping-with-overwhelm/) - The pandemic and leave us feeling overwhelmed. Take a moment to step back and review these six principles to help you focus on what really matters.
- [You don’t have to be ‘productive’](https://www.worklifepsych.com/you-dont-have-to-be-productive/) - Don't feel guilty you're not productive enough during this global pandemic. Focus on your key priorities, taking care of those around you and just be.
- [Working from home: a marathon not a sprint](https://www.worklifepsych.com/working-from-home-a-marathon-not-a-sprint/) - With so many people working from home suddenly, it's important to recognise both the scale and scope of this unprecedented increase in flexible working.
- [It’s time for compassion](https://www.worklifepsych.com/its-time-for-compassion/) - We're going through an unprecedented global crisis, so the last think you need to do is beat yourself up over how you're coping. Compassion for self is key.
- [New podcast series: PsychFlex in Action](https://www.worklifepsych.com/new-podcast-series-psychflex-in-action/) - Our new podcast series explores Psychological Flexibility, with experts guests and insights, to explore what it means to Show up, Let go and Get moving.
- [Why wait for a new year?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/why-wait-for-a-new-year/) - If you want to make a change to your habits, you can choose a 'fresh start' whenever you like. Don't put it off until January 1st!
- [Tackling the work/life challenge](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tackling-the-work-life-challenge/) - If improving your ‘work-life balance’ has been on your mind, take a look at some ideas for clarifying where you can take effective action.
- [Three reasons why there’s no such thing as ‘work-life balance’](https://www.worklifepsych.com/three-reasons-why-theres-no-such-thing-as-work-life-balance/) - 'Work-life balance' is an unhelpful term, when we all have multiple roles, diverse experiences and differing needs in life. Consider this alternative!
- [Analogue Productivity & The Bullet Journal](https://www.worklifepsych.com/analogue-productivity-the-bullet-journal/) - A digital productivity enthusiast, I read 'The Bullet Journal Method' and put it into practice. Months later, I'm still going! Read on to find out why.
- [DropboxConnect: exploring business growth](https://www.worklifepsych.com/dropboxconnect-exploring-business-growth/) - Does business growth need to come at the expense of employee wellbeing and a positive culture? I'm chairing a panel at DropboxConnect to explore this.
- [Five years in...](https://www.worklifepsych.com/five-years-in/) - This month, we celebrate our fifth birthday! It's time to reflect on lessons learnt and say thank you to everyone who's been there for the journey.
- [The mystery of the re-appearing task](https://www.worklifepsych.com/the-mystery-of-the-re-appearing-task/) - We've all got them, so read on on to find out how to deal effectively with those tasks that just keep re-appearing on your task list.
- [Just what exactly is 'success'?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/just-what-exactly-is-success/) - I was delighted to be a guest on the 'Stories of Success' podcast recently, where I and Volker Ballueder discussed a range of topics, including coaching, people development and the nature of success. The latter was most interesting to me, as I frequently see the pursuit of 'success' coming up as a topic in coaching
- [New: Free Psychological Flexibility webinars](https://www.worklifepsych.com/new-free-psychological-flexibility-webinars/) - 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 that contribute to Psychological Flexibility
- [New events in May and June!](https://www.worklifepsych.com/new-events-in-may-and-june/) - 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 in the world, you'll be
- [Psychological Flexibility for Leadership Success](https://www.worklifepsych.com/psychological-flexibility-for-leadership-success/) - I'm delighted to be speaking at an event in Dublin later this month, all about building resilience in executives. Hosted by Michelle O'Connor, the workshop on the evening of October 25th is all about the pressures and challenges faced by senior leaders. I'll be proposing the skills of psychological flexibility as one way of dealing
- ['Coach on Campus': workplace coaching for everyone else](https://www.worklifepsych.com/coach-on-campus-workplace-coaching-for-everyone-else/) - 'Coach on Campus' is an accessible and cost-effective workplace coaching solution for individual contributors, team leaders and junior managers.
- [Taking stock at the half-way point](https://www.worklifepsych.com/taking-stock-at-the-half-way-point/) - The half-year point is a great opportunity to reflect on your personal development journey, especially if you haven't made the progress you'd hoped.
- [Resilience: putting the cart before the horse?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/resilience-putting-the-cart-before-the-horse/) - Thursday saw me at the CIPD’s Festival of Work, participating in a session on the future skills required in an ‘age of automation’. Each of the five speakers in my session had five minutes to make their key points, after which we participated in an open Q&A session. I focused on psychological flexibility as a
- [Avoiding discomfort: the “comfort trap”](https://www.worklifepsych.com/avoiding-discomfort-the-comfort-trap/) - Avoiding discomfort means we can miss out on valuable opportunities to speak up, to speak out, to experience situations that contribute to our development.
- [Talking Productivity in Dublin](https://www.worklifepsych.com/talking-productivity-in-dublin/) - Interested in being more productive? The 'Pillars of Productivity' session takes place at the PSI Headquarters in Dublin on May 14th at 6:15pm.
- [The machine that goes ‘Ping!’](https://www.worklifepsych.com/the-machine-that-goes-ping/) - It seems like most modern work environments have been designed to grab our attention in multiple competing directions, preventing us from focusing.
- [Sometimes it’s the simple things...](https://www.worklifepsych.com/sometimes-its-the-simple-things/) - You’re never too old and/or senior to reflect on your working style and consider how it could be improved. Small changes can make a big difference.
- [Coach on Campus?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/coach-on-campus/) - We passionately believe that coaching can benefit employees at any organisational level - it's not the preserve of executives or those deemed to be 'high potential'. This includes technical specialists, and those whose career plans focus on their first steps into supervision of others. Remember: today’s individual contributors are tomorrow’s managers, so it makes sense
- [Productivity Porn: A distraction in plain sight](https://www.worklifepsych.com/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 it can be avoided. There’s a certain kind of client I come across from time to time, whose knowledge of the productivity literature is deep
- [Productivity without purpose: what's really important?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/productivity-without-purpose-whats-really-important/) - Considering why you want to be more productive is a great starting point - better than chasing productivity for its own sake.
- [Seeing beyond the social media 'problem'](https://www.worklifepsych.com/seeing-beyond-the-social-media-problem/) - Technology at work is simply a tool, not a problem in itself. The problems occur when we don't use the tools effectively or with intention.
- [Looking for some resolution?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/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 unlikely we are to stick at those (some studies estimate the percentage of successful resolution-keepers is in the single digits), so why do we do
- [Personal development at work: a new meetup](https://www.worklifepsych.com/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 development at work. Paul Smith and I will be co-facilitating a series of workshops where we’ll review the common topics that professionals want to work
- [Let’s get productive: why wait?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/lets-get-productive-why-wait/) - 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. Hopefully over the next few
- [Prioritisation: first things first](https://www.worklifepsych.com/prioritisation-first-things-first/) - If you don’t consider the importance and urgency of the work we do, you’ll end up simply working on the next thing that grabs your attention!
- [What's the difference between 'Urgent' and 'Important'?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/whats-the-difference-between-urgent-and-important/) - Use importance and urgency to prioritise your workload effectively
- [Surviving Business Travel](https://www.worklifepsych.com/surviving-business-travel/) - Business travel is often far from glamorous and can actually negatively impact our wellbeing.
- [Considering coaching? Five questions to think about before pressing “go”.](https://www.worklifepsych.com/considering-coaching-five-questions-to-think-about-before-pressing-go/) - Before you hit ‘go’, think about these questions to get more out of your coaching experience.
- [Are you living in your in-box?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/are-you-living-in-your-in-box/) - 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 many knowledge workers. It's the
- [Looking forward to a productive 2019](https://www.worklifepsych.com/looking-forward-to-a-productive-2019/) - It’s that time of year when we take stock and think about the year gone by - and start to make plans for the year ahead. And while it can be tempting to leap into new ways of doing things or to commit to massive life changes, without some planning these personal changes won’t last
- [Astronauts, dinosaurs and neuroscience 101 in Belfast](https://www.worklifepsych.com/astronauts-dinosaurs-and-neuroscience-101-in-belfast/) - I spent a very enjoyable day in Belfast earlier this week, speaking at the inaugural CIPD Northern Ireland annual conference. But unlike at some conferences, where the speakers and topics can seem a little disjointed, similar themes emerged throughout the day – including evidence-based practice and decision-making, employee wellbeing and joined-up, holistic thinking. After a
- [Productivity in the startup world](https://www.worklifepsych.com/productivity-in-the-startup-world/) - If we really want to get more of the important stuff done each day, we need to give it time and attention and shut down as many of the other things vying for our attention.
- [Balance and Healthy Eating](https://www.worklifepsych.com/balance-and-healthy-eating/) - Earlier this week I attended the 2011 Division of Occupational Psychology conference, held in Stratford-upon-Avon. Aside from presenting a poster on my own doctoral research and attending the usual round of presentations and workshops, I was invited to be the discussant at a symposium on Work-Life Balance and Health Behaviours. Organised by Dr. Almuth McDowall of the University
- [Try to see it my way...](https://www.worklifepsych.com/try-to-see-it-my-way/) - Next week, I’ll be flying to the Netherlands to present at the European Association of Work and Organisational Psychology (EAWOP) Conference 2011. I’ve attended and presented at the last four of these bi-annual conferences and based on my previous experience, I’m very much looking forward to the few days ahead in Maastricht. My presentation is based
- [Upcoming work-life balance event](https://www.worklifepsych.com/upcoming-work-life-balance-event-2/) - I’m grateful to have been invited to present at an exciting event in London next month. I’m speaking at the Division of Occupational Psychology’s Work-Life Balance One Day Event. It takes place in London on June 10th and you can book a place via the event’s website. The focus of the presentations will be diversity and difference
- [Work-Life Balance at DOP 2013](https://www.worklifepsych.com/upcoming-work-life-balance-event/) - I’m very much looking forward to next month’s Division of Occupational Psychology annual conference in Chester. Aside from running a workshop on the Dimensions personality questionnaire, I’m going to be participating in a professional forum on Work-Life Balance, organised by Prof. Gail Kinman and Dr. Almuth McDowall and featuring Prof. Ellen Kossek. We’ll be reviewing some
- [The "Dark Side" at work](https://www.worklifepsych.com/the-dark-side-at-work/) - A really nice summary of Prof. Adrian Furnham's keynote at DOP 2013 over at the Occupational Digest. I had great intentions of writing up Adrian's presentation as soon as I got back from the conference last month, but various other commitments got in the way. (We'll discuss the implications of procrastination in another post!) One of
- [You can have too much of a good thing](https://www.worklifepsych.com/you-can-have-too-much-of-a-good-thing/) - I'm speaking at next week's AGR Recruitment Conference in Wales. I'll be reflecting on the risks associated with using personality data as a "blunt instrument" in graduate selection. Without giving anything away, I'll be answering the question "Personality: can you have too much of a good thing?" with a resounding "yes!". Why? Simply put, the
- [SGCP Coaching Psychology Conference 2013](https://www.worklifepsych.com/sgcp-coaching-psychology-conference-2013/) - I spent an excellent couple of days in Edinburgh this week, attending the BPS Special Group in Coaching Psychology (SPCG) annual conference. This was my first time at the conference and I was impressed with both the quality of content and the very sociable and welcoming atmosphere. On Thursday afternoon, I presented a paper on
- [Going to ABP 2014?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/going-to-abp-2014/) - 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 looking forward to the 'World
- [Psychological Skills for the future](https://www.worklifepsych.com/psychological-skills-for-the-future/) - As we can't predict what the workplaces of the future will look like with any certainty, how can we best prepare?
- [Considering skills for the future](https://www.worklifepsych.com/considering-skills-for-the-future/) - Next month, I'm speaking at another event organised by WiseAmigo, this time focused on developing people for the future of work.
- [Introducing Positive Psychology](https://www.worklifepsych.com/a-great-little-video-introducing-positive/) - https://youtu.be/1qJvS8v0TTI A great little video introducing Positive Psychology - what it is and more importantly, what it’s not. I particularly like the reference to the need for hard work, despite what many “self-help gurus” might say. (Hat tip to Prof. Stephen Palmer)
- [A new look for WorkLifePsych](https://www.worklifepsych.com/a-new-look-for-worklifepsych/) - We’ve spent the past few weeks tidying up and redesigning the layout, adding new imagery and a selection of new downloadable resources.
- [Getting along versus getting ahead in Dublin!](https://www.worklifepsych.com/getting-along-versus-getting-ahead-in-dublin/) - 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 the modern workplace, where our
- [Psychological Flexibility in Bucharest](https://www.worklifepsych.com/psychological-flexibility-in-bucharest/) - Last month, I was delighted to be an invited speaker at the Operational HR conference in Bucarest, Romania. Despite suffering from a heavy cold, I managed to get through my presentation! It was all about the value of Psychological Flexibility skills for HR professionals and their organisations. Immediately afterward, I was interviewed by one of
- [Work-life balance: Deciding what counts](https://www.worklifepsych.com/work-life-balance-deciding-what-counts/) - This is the third in a series of posts all about work-life balance. We’ve previously looked what why it’s unhelpful to compare yourself to others when striving for the ‘perfect’ work-life balance and why it’s important to look beyond simple time management. If you have given some thought to your own situation and want to
- [Work-life balance: When time management just isn’t enough](https://www.worklifepsych.com/work-life-balance-when-time-management-just-isnt-enough/) - This is the second in a series of posts about work-life balance, in honour of National Work-life week. Last time, we discussed how it’s unhelpful to make work-life comparisons to others. This time, we’ll look at the need to look beyond time management if you want to make changes to your own work-life situation. What’s
- [Work-life balance: Stop comparing yourself to others](https://www.worklifepsych.com/work-life-balance-stop-comparing-yourself-to-others/) - It’s National Work-life Week, so we’re going to share some posts on work-life balance and challenge you to look at the topic from some different perspectives. First up: the futility of looking elsewhere for solutions. We’ve all been there…You read the article about another mega-successful billionaire and how their daily routine contributes to their success.
- [Time for coffee and focus?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/time-for-coffee-and-focus/) - Ever felt frazzled? A bit over-emotional? Do you notice you're holding yourself back because of fears or worries about the future? Do you find it hard to focus on the here and now, to get stuff done? Our September 19th event in London may be just for you! We're running a 'PsychFlex 101' taster session,
- [How time flies...](https://www.worklifepsych.com/how-time-flies/) - 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 podcast, 'My Pocket Psych', which
- [Don't fence me in](https://www.worklifepsych.com/dont-fence-me-in/) - 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, Let me ride through the
- [The importance of sleep](https://www.worklifepsych.com/the-importance-of-sleep/) - 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 about wellbeing, turning our attention
- [Mental health awareness week: Lifting the stigma of mental health](https://www.worklifepsych.com/mental-health-awareness-week-lifting-the-stigma-of-mental-health/) - 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 to suffer. We may even exaggerate the pain we endured to generate
- [Mental Health Awareness Week: Talking about stress at work](https://www.worklifepsych.com/mental-health-awareness-week-talking-about-stress-at-work/) - 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 it's something that should really
- [The “advantages” of Procrastination](https://www.worklifepsych.com/the-advantages-of-procrastination/) - 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 in the here and now.
- [New year, new you? Think again.](https://www.worklifepsych.com/new-year-new-you-think-again/) - 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. At the same time, magazines,
- [Discussing mental health at work](https://www.worklifepsych.com/discussing-mental-health-at-work/) - 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 one in four of us
- [Free resources on Psychological Flexibility](https://www.worklifepsych.com/free-resources-on-psychological-flexibility/) - I've spent a lot of time and energy focusing on the concept of Psychological Flexibility these past few months. This includes the launch of our new guide on the topic, presentations as part of the Thrive in the City initiative in London and some 'Psychological Flexibility 101' sessions for clients in Dublin. And, no doubt, there'll
- [Talking productivity with some Wise Amigos](https://www.worklifepsych.com/talking-productivity-with-some-wise-amigos/) - A couple of weeks ago, I was asked to speak at an evening event at Google’s London campus. Organised by the team behind Wise Amigo, an app focused on helping you organise and follow through on your own development, the evening was aimed at teams involved in start-up businesses in the tech sector. My talk
- [Supporting 'Thrive in the City': Psychological Flexibility 101](https://www.worklifepsych.com/supporting-thrive-in-the-city-psychological-flexibility-101/) - Later this month, I'll be participating in the 'Thrive in the City' initiative in London. So what is Thrive in the City? ‘Thrive in the City’ is a free programme of events celebrating Mental Health in the City on 27 November 2017 throughout the whole day. There are over 1,300 free spaces available to all workers
- [Mindfulness: how to avoid mental time-travel](https://www.worklifepsych.com/mindfulness-how-to-avoid-mental-time-travel/) - Be honest - how many times have you ‘drifted off’ so far today? When has your mind wandered and where has it taken you to? Have you lapsed into ‘automatic pilot’ on your commute or in a meeting? Our minds are wonderful in their ability to help us remember life’s lessons and to plan for
- [Are you running towards or running away?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/running-towards-or-running-away/) - What scares you? What makes you feel uncomfortable? What might result in embarrassment or even a feeling of humiliation? Think about it for a moment. Now, would you like to do more of that? Probably not! We can have a tendency to avoid uncomfortable situations. It’s natural to avoid discomfort. We are blessed with an
- [Help! I'm drowning in email...](https://www.worklifepsych.com/help-im-drowning-in-email/) - Episode 2 of our new podcast - 'My Pocket Psych' - is now available for your listening pleasure. What's your relationship with email like? Are you a slave to your inbox? Do you respond to every single notification that pings on your screen or vibrates in your pocket? Or do you see your email as
- ["Busy" does not equal "Productive"](https://www.worklifepsych.com/busy-does-not-equal-productive/) - I was listening to the excellent '21st Century Work Life' podcast the other day, when the hosts were discussing the contemporary focus on productivity in the workplace. One of the topics they touched on was the fact that being busy at work isn't the same as being productive. Now this might seem obvious when it's
- [New course announcement: Introduction to Workplace Coaching](https://www.worklifepsych.com/new-course-announcement-introduction-to-workplace-coaching/) - We're delighted to announce that our 'Introduction to Workplace Coaching' course will run in Central London on 16th and 17th November. The course covers the essentials for line managers, team leaders and HR practitioners who want to adopt a more coaching style to their interactions with colleagues and includes: How coaching differs from traditional management
- [On letting go](https://www.worklifepsych.com/on-letting-go/) - A core element of personal development and change is the need to reconsider any of our views and beliefs that aren't helpful. When we reflect on our thinking, we can sometimes realise that our assumptions or ‘rules of thumb’ are either out of date or were never really true in the first place. These can
- [“I can’t stand it!” Or can you?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/i-cant-stand-it-or-can-you/) - We’ve all been there: the queue for tickets in the railway station that goes on forever; the traffic jam that slows our progress to the office to a crawl; or the mountain of paperwork we need to navigate when dealing with a bureaucracy. It’s frustrating, right? In previous posts, I’ve highlighted the importance of getting
- [Don’t try to be bullet-proof: on honesty in coaching](https://www.worklifepsych.com/dont-try-to-be-bullet-proof-on-honesty-in-coaching/) - Honesty between coach and coachee is something we often mention when talking about how coaching works. But why? The coach-coachee relationship is unlike many others. Your coach isn’t your manager, so they can’t use their authority to get you to do things. Similarly, you don’t have to project confidence and capability in front of them. You
- [National Go Home on Time day](https://www.worklifepsych.com/national-go-home-on-time-day/) - Today is 'National Go Home on Time Day' and it's also (at least in the Northern hemisphere) the longest day of the year. So here's the question: are you going to finish work on time and get out and enjoy the rest of your day? "On time" can mean different things to different people and
- [How to choose a task-management app?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/how-to-choose-a-task-management-app/) - During a recent Proactive and Productive workshop, we had a useful discussion about task management apps (software to manage your ‘to do’ lists) and how you can select the right one. It prompted me to share some of my thoughts on this. So which is the right app? The bad news is, there’s no one ‘right’
- [Thinking about your thinking](https://www.worklifepsych.com/thinking-about-your-thinking/) - A busy professional life and a hectic personal life may leave little time for reflection. But taking the time to think about our own thinking can be a worthwhile exercise. “Wait, what? Think about your own thinking? Is that even possible?” Bear with me… From a coaching perspective, I approach many of the challenges my
- [Busting 5 myths about coaching](https://www.worklifepsych.com/busting-5-myths-about-coaching/) - While coaching in the workplace isn't a new concept, my colleagues and I still encounter some commonly held beliefs about coaching that simply aren't true. In this post, I'll seek to highlight some of them and hopefully put your mind to rest. 1. Coaching is only for people with 'serious problems' This is a belief
- [So you want to be more 'productive'?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/so-you-want-to-be-more-productive/) - It's the start of another year and you've decided your resolutions are going to be all about being more productive. You're knee-deep in advice you've gleaned from the internet and are positive you're going to become your most productive ever in week one of January 2017. Maybe it's time to hold on a second... What
- [It's time to shift our focus](https://www.worklifepsych.com/its-time-to-shift-our-focus/) - A recent story in The Guardian highlighted an interesting phenomenon at work: how we can get varying amounts of work done in varying amounts of time. 'Parkinson's Law' states that "work expands so as to fill the time available", which is a slightly cynical way of looking at things. It brings to mind inefficient bureaucracies or
- [Considering productivity apps](https://www.worklifepsych.com/considering-productivity-apps/) - A recent news item on BBC news criticized the plethora of 'productivity apps' that are on the market right now. With the title "Are productivity apps more hype than help?", the tone of the article seemed to indicate that the apps themselves were the problem. Somehow, these apps aren't making us more productive. Hmmm. I
- [Transitions into work](https://www.worklifepsych.com/transitions-into-work/) - I was invited to speak at the recent AGR (Association for Graduate Recruiters) Development Conference in London and my presentation was recorded. So I'm sharing the video below. Firstly, thanks again to Claire and the team for inviting me to speak and thanks to the delegates for the very warm reception. Attended by development professionals from
- [Why you're not really multi-tasking](https://www.worklifepsych.com/why-youre-not-really-multi-tasking/) - An interesting article in the Guardian by neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin outlines the downsides of attempted multi-tasking. We text while we’re walking across the street, catch up on email while standing in a queue – and while having lunch with friends, we surreptitiously check to see what our other friends are doing. At the kitchen
- [Why graduate development?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/why-graduate-development/) - Organisations regularly dedicate significant resources to finding the best graduates to join them each year. It's therefore imperative that they ensure these talented new employees get the best start to their careers - frequently achieved by placing them on a structured development programme. Graduate development is different to other development activities for a number of reasons,
- [More flexible parental leave can only be a good thing](https://www.worklifepsych.com/more-flexible-parental-leave-can-only-be-a-good-thing/) - 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 parental between them. ACAS has
- [No email at night?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/no-email-at-night/) - 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 some form of flexible working
- [4 steps to increase the diversity of your workforce](https://www.worklifepsych.com/4-steps-to-increase-the-diversity-of-your-workforce/) - 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 should reflect this. Indeed, there
- [Testing times...](https://www.worklifepsych.com/testing-times/) - 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 often misunderstood by the people
- [Looking at young footballers' perspectives](https://www.worklifepsych.com/looking-at-young-footballers-perspectives/) - 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 of our research project, we
- [You may be sabotaging your own productivity](https://www.worklifepsych.com/you-may-be-sabotaging-your-own-productivity/) - 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 have a really clear idea
- [The downside of "BYOD"](https://www.worklifepsych.com/the-downside-of-byod/) - 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 choice. This can allow employees
- [Support at work helps women deal with long hours...](https://www.worklifepsych.com/support-at-work-helps-women-deal-with-long-hours/) - In a recent study of 133 female physicians and biomedical researchers: …women who participated in this study worked 59 hours per week on average — with several regularly clocking over 80 hours per week — those who felt their workplace culture was supportive appeared less vulnerable to some of the most dangerous negative effects of
- [Perfectionism impacting women’s Work-Life Balance?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/perfectionism-impacting-womens-work-life-balance-2/) - A recent study in the Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology (reported here by the BBC) has found that women are more likely to report failing to meet their own standards in meeting work and home commitments. Statements included in the questionnaire included: “the time I spend with my families interferes with my work responsibilities”; and “when I
- [Considering New Year's Resolutions](https://www.worklifepsych.com/considering-new-years-resolutions/) - By Dr. Richard A. MacKinnon It's that time of year again when many of us will be making resolutions for the New Year. Whether it's due to overindulgence over the holiday period or a desire to achieve more in a specific area of life, many people choose the 1st of January as the ideal time
- [Work-life Balance: what do we really mean?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/work-life-balance-what-do-we-really-mean/) - Last month, I was asked to contribute to the newsletter of the Division of Industrial-Organisational Psychology, part of the Hong Kong Psychological Society. I had been discussing challenges to work-life balance with my colleague Austin Tay, the editor of the DIOP newsletter and, before I knew it, I had volunteered to write an article. Once
- [Write it down!](https://www.worklifepsych.com/write-it-down/) - By Dr. Richard A. MacKinnon I spend a lot of time speaking to clients about keeping on top of their workload. In coaching sessions, in workshops, over coffee… the topic frequently turns to feelings of being overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information, tasks and targets that come their way. The suspiciously simple suggestion I
- [Tell me about a time when...](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tell-me-about-a-time-when/) - Google were once famous for posing job applicants some extremely challenging interview questions. The kind that test an individual's creative thinking and problem solving. But it looks like that is all set to change. According to the New York Times, Google haven't found that performance in response to these kinds of questions predicts on the
- [Unplugging...for a while](https://www.worklifepsych.com/unplugging-for-a-while/) - This month's Fast Company magazine has a great feature on unplugging from the internet. I particularly enjoyed Baratunde Thurstone's piece on how he disconnected from the web for several weeks. So what prompted this sudden change of behaviour? Particularly significant for a man so famously and continuously connected to multiple forms of social media? In
- [A waste of good ink...](https://www.worklifepsych.com/a-waste-of-good-ink/) - File this under "Sad but true": organisations still use the discredited pseudo-science of graphology to select employees. I recently came across an article on BBC News about its continued use in France. Wait: haven't we been through this before? Yes. I wrote about it back in 2010, when the Telegraph discussed the handwriting of UK
- [Why don't Dads take paternity leave?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/why-dont-dads-take-paternity-leave/) - As it's Father's Day (at least here in the UK), it's timely to consider why the uptake of paternity leave - where available - isn't as high as we might expect. According to the Wall Street Journal: Fifteen percent of U.S. firms provide some paid leave for new fathers, according to a survey from the
- [Swamped by email?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/swamped-by-email/) - I find myself spending more and more time discussing email with clients - and it's rarely a positive conversation. Many clients report a lot of stress and frustration associated with workplace email, describing themselves as feeling "swamped" or "unable to keep up". In my experience, feeling the need to keep on top of email correspondence
- [Tips for homeworkers](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tips-for-homeworkers/) - Yahoo's recent announcement effectively ending home-working arrangements has brought this flexible working style back into the spotlight. The Guardian featured a nice summary of some good principles for those of use who regularly (or even always) work from home. I can definitely identify with the need for human contact and structure. I liked this quote:
- [And what about the singles?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/and-what-about-the-singles/) - By Dr. Richard A. MacKinnon News that will come to no surprise to many single people out there: they seek work-life balance too! In fact, according to recent research from Michigan State University, single employees without caring responsibilities in the home face pressures at home very similar to their married/coupled/parent colleagues. Just like their colleagues,
- [HR versus the line?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/hr-versus-the-line/) - I was recently interviewed for a piece in HR Magazine on the relationship between HR and line managers. You can read the whole thing here if you're so inclined. The main thrust of the article is a need for HR to better support their internal clients and I references some research we carried out last
- [Yahoo says "No" to home working](https://www.worklifepsych.com/yahoo-says-no-to-home-working/) - Marissa Mayer continues to make her mark on Yahoo. After her high-profile move from Google and speedy return to work after giving birth, then launching a new Yahoo homepage, the high-profile CEO has made some changes to how employees work at the organisation. Multiple press sources took great pleasure in reporting the apparent employee backlash against
- [Moving to a 4-day week?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/moving-to-a-4-day-week/) - There's been some interesting media coverage of one country's move to a 4-day working week. The government's aims are admirable: to give employees more time to spend with their families etc. But it will be interesting to see how this impacts their economy, provision of services from the government to the public and how employees
- [Predicting Internet Abuse at Work](https://www.worklifepsych.com/predicting-internet-abuse-at-work/) - An almost inevitable consequence of more employees having access to the internet at work as been the potential for abuse of that access. Employees frequently use the internet at work for non-work related purposes (e.g. social networking, online shopping, personal emails). Misuse varies considerably, however, and researchers from Taiwan and the US sought to understand
- [Want some garlic butter with that?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/want-some-garlic-butter-with-that/) - A lovely piece from the great Gina Trapani. The founder of Lifehacker.com discusses procrastination at work and one tactic for addressing it: eating a frog! Do your worst task first. By “worst” I mean “most important,” and by “most important” I mean the task you’re most likely to procrastinate on. The deadline you’re dreading, the slides for
- [Selling your holidays?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/selling-your-holidays/) - Some very mixed messages in this article I came across yesterday. On the one hand, giving employees more control over how they use their holiday allowance, including purchasing additional days, can only be a good thing. In that it can support flexible working arrangements and ensures that holidays can be used in a way that
- [Why Black Coffee Can’t Sober You Up](https://www.worklifepsych.com/why-black-coffee-cant-sober-you-up/) - Worth remembering when indulging, especially over the next week or so… Richard E. Cytowic, M.D., psychologytoday.com Coffee and energy drinks may make you feel more awake when you’ve drunk too much, but that’s merely an illusion—your judgment and driving are both impaired.read more Coffee can’t magically sober you up after a night on the tiles.
- [Music to make you more productive?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/focus-will-says-its-streaming-music-will-make-you/) - Focus@Will Says Its Streaming Music Will Make You More Productive By Christina Chaey, fastcompany.com The new music service claims to have the formula for aural Adderall. The founder explains his company’s vision for the future of music as a tool to optimize your concentration while working, reading, or coding. We reg­u­lar­ly turn on tunes to
- [What the other half thinks](https://www.worklifepsych.com/what-the-other-half-thinks/) - Researchers from the US have highlighted the importance of the non-work domain (i.e. home life) in an employee’s experience of the work domain - and their career decisions. In their recent article in the Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, Marla Baskerville Watkins and colleagues demonstrated how an employee’s “significant other” interpretation of work-life imbalance
- [Speaking up](https://www.worklifepsych.com/speaking-up/) - I spotted a nice post on the Harvard Business Review blog last night - the author compares his constant “coming out” about his sexuality to the awkward conversations that need to happen in organisations. Standing up, speaking out. People have the misconception that a gay person comes out once. It’s not true. If you’re gay
- [Procrasti-Nation.](https://www.worklifepsych.com/procrasti-nation-weve-all-been-there-some-of/) - Procrasti-Nation. We’ve all been there. Some of us for extended periods!
- [What If You Don't Want to Be a Manager?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/what-if-you-dont-want-to-be-a-manager/) - What if you don’t want to be a manager? A question I’m hearing more and more. Anne Kreamer, hbr.org Imagine that you’ve invested years of blood, sweat and tears at work, and have successfully climbed the corporate ladder, only to wake up one day and realize that you sort of hate what you’re doing. Sure,
- [The Top Five Career Regrets](https://www.worklifepsych.com/the-top-five-career-regrets/) - What do you regret most about your career? I had just finished a guest lecture on business and innovation at Parson’s School for Design, and a particularly attentive front-row audience member kicked off question time with the curliest one… Some thought-provoking points here, though I wonder how much of this retrospective reflection is done through
- [Telecommuting May Equal More Work, Compromised Work-Life Balance](https://www.worklifepsych.com/telecommuting-may-equal-more-work-compromised/) - Telecommuting May Equal More Work, Compromised Work-Life Balance. An interesting - but unsurprising - conclusion. For me, the key quote here is: “Careful monitoring of this blurred boundary between work and home time and the erosion of ‘normal working hours’ in many professions can help us understand the expansion of work hours overall among salaried workers”
- [Personality clash between HR teams and line managers in financial services](https://www.worklifepsych.com/personality-clash-between-hr-teams-and-line-managers-in/) - This article outlines some recent work I did at Talent Q, exploring the personality differences between HR practitioners in Financial Services organisations and their internal clients. In a study of the personality profiles of 5,000 financial services employees, Talent Q found that the ‘typical’ professional in the sector is a competitive, achievement-oriented, persuasive communicator who
- [Compartmentalising your life](https://www.worklifepsych.com/compartmentalising-your-life/) - I came across this interesting piece from Fast Company this morning, which includes an interview with an extremely successful business executive. The reason I found it so interesting was her reference to how firstly, she doesn’t believe in the concept of work-life balance and secondly, how she describes her own technique for establishing boundaries between her work and personal
- [Turning off the hose](https://www.worklifepsych.com/turning-off-the-hose/) - By Dr. Richard A. MacKinnon There has been lots of press attention on a major European corporation’s announcement that email access will be turned off at night, to improve employees’ work-life balance. On the face of it, this is a positive, employee-centric move by a major business. But as usual when it comes to work-life
- [Working from home and your "significant other"](https://www.worklifepsych.com/working-from-home-and-your-significant-other/) - A humorous perspective on home-working from Lifehacker. It’s true however that a move from being office-based to spending more, or all, of your working time at home can be difficult for the person you share your home with. When you start working from home you have to prepare those around you for the inevitable consequences of
- [Time to change the focus](https://www.worklifepsych.com/time-to-change-the-focus/) - I enjoyed this piece by Douglas LaBier in the Huffington Post. He looks at how dissatisfaction with work and an imbalance between work demands and our personal lives impacts both the individual employee, but also the wider organisation. He argues for a change in what organisations actually focus on and the need for sustainability as a defining factor in
- [Olympic Flexibility](https://www.worklifepsych.com/olympic-flexibility/) - Several press articles over the past few months have highlighted the potential for increased flexible working arrangements for employees impacted by the upcoming London 2012 Olympics. Politicians, local and national, have suggested that employers should give additional flexibility to their employees who commute in and out of London. Unfortunately, this isn’t based on anything more
- [International perspectives on maternity leave](https://www.worklifepsych.com/international-perspectives-on-maternity-leave/) - While few people would still argue that childcare is the only consideration when examining employees’ work-life balance, having a baby obviously has a major impact on any individual and their experience of the interface between work and home. One issue with the life change that parenthood brings is that of maternity leave. This interactive map that I came across
- [Time for a digital detox?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/time-for-a-digital-detox/) - By Dr. Richard A. MacKinnon I’m going to preface this entire post by saying that I probably fall into the category of ‘digital junkie’ - I never go anywhere without my iPhone or iPad and seem to be constantly connected to email or some social network. I actually found myself nodding while reading the two
- [What is European work-life balance?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/what-is-european-work-life-balance/) - By Dr. Richard A. MacKinnon Prof. Cary Cooper recently wrote an article for CNN which suggested that Americans could learn from Europe when it comes to work-life balance. While it’s an interesting piece, the online comments are most illuminating. Two things strike me about this article. Firstly, American readers don’t like being compared to Europeans, especially when the
- [A singles-friendly culture?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/a-singles-friendly-culture/) - By Dr. Richard A. MacKinnon Wendy Casper and colleagues wrote an interesting article in 2007 that I recently re-read. They highlight the need for a single-friendly culture in organisations - that is, whereby the culture doesn’t make single employees feel unwelcome or somehow excluded from the work-life balance debate. The vast bulk of the work-life
- [We're not designed to be "always on"...](https://www.worklifepsych.com/were-not-designed-to-be-always-on/) - I spotted an item in the news the other day about Research in Motion’s new Blackberry technology to help its customers improve their work-life balance. Called “Balance”, the new software will allow Blackberry users to keep their work-related content and personal content separate from each other. While adding to existing corporate security measures, through preventing users from
- [So you want to be a Psychologist?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/so-you-want-to-be-a-psychologist/) - I’m sure I’m not the only professional psychologist who has to regularly describe what I actually *do* for a living. Despite the best efforts of the British Psychological Society, my experience tells me that a lot of the British public are still unclear as to what psychologists do and how they differ from psychiatrists, psychoanalysts and
- [The Recession: a challenge for Work-Life Balance](https://www.worklifepsych.com/the-recession-a-challenge-for-work-life-balance/) - The recession across Europe has shifted the focus of many commentators from well-being in organisations to the fundamental survival of those organisations. Unemployment in the private sector has risen sharply and the public sector in the UK is undergoing radical reorganisation and down-sizing. On the one hand, organisations are looking to reduce costs where possible,
- [What's in a name?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/whats-in-a-name/) - Like many other research areas in psychology, the terminology used to address Work-Life Balance has developed with time, in the most part reflecting an evolution of research focus. However, there still remains a plethora of terms used, seemingly interchangeably, to describe an examination of the interface between the workplace and an employee’s personal life. Probably
- [Paternity leave: leading by example](https://www.worklifepsych.com/paternity-leave-leading-by-example/) - The BBC today reported that a Japanese Mayor is taking paternity leave. Surely it’s a reflection on the status of work-life balance in Japan that this made the news at all! A district mayor in the Japanese capital, Tokyo, is going on paternity leave on Saturday, the first local government leader ever to do so. Hironobu Narisawa,
- [The Writing's on the Cards...](https://www.worklifepsych.com/the-writings-on-the-cards/) - As we draw closer to official election season here in the UK, the number of “silly season” political stories has been increasing steadily. Monday’s Telegraph article on the party leaders was a case in point. They reported Cosmopolitan’s attempt to gain insight into the personalities of the main parties’ leaders… by using graphology. Graphology, for those of
- [Labour to extend Work-Life Balance legislation](https://www.worklifepsych.com/labour-to-extend-work-life-balance-legislation/) - HR Magazine is reporting that the Labour Party is promising to extend Work-Life Balance legislation if returned to power in next year’s election. The Government will extend work-life balance legislation by allowing staff to accumulate their overtime and turn it into paid leave, according to Labour’s pre-election manifesto. According to The Choice for Britain, employers would enter
- [UK to extend Paternity Leave rights](https://www.worklifepsych.com/uk-to-extend-paternity-leave-rights/) - Last week, Gordon Brown announced another shake-up of the rules governing parental leave while at the Trades Union Congress (TUC) annual conference in Liverpool. Plans to extend maternity leave from nine months to one year have been shelved in favour of extending a father’s right to paternity leave. In addition, as an acknowledgement of the fact that
- [Psychologists and Torture](https://www.worklifepsych.com/psychologists-and-torture/) - The world post-September 11th saw legislation and government activity on both sides of the Atlantic that would never be countenanced outside of these exceptional events. Many critics have pointed to the “Patriot Act” in the US and its apparent curbs on civil liberties that the then-government in Washington was so vocally defending. The New York
- [Have you got a "Plan B"?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/have-you-got-a-plan-b/) - In the middle of this global recession,with redundancies being announced across industries on an almost daily basis, it’s worth considering if you have a back-up plan. In the event of being made redundant, what would you do? The BBC recently ran a piece on Americans’ preparations for redundancy, which in some cases involved re-skilling to
- [Are Laptops bad for your health?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/are-laptops-bad-for-your-health/) - Well the Queensland University of Technology certainly seems to think new Apple Macbooks Pros are. As I impatiently await the arrive of my very own new Macbook Pro, I was a little unsettled to learn that the above august educational establishment has warned of the potential injuries from Macbook Pro use, and it’s all down to the
- [How happy are you today?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/how-happy-are-you-today/) - According to Dr. Cliff Arnall, you should be quite happy indeed - today, June 19th, is supposed to be the happiest day of 2009. Dr. Cliff, as reported in today’s Telegraph, has a formula for working this out based on access to outdoor activity and social interaction. Apparently, Andy Murray fits into it somehow too. But
- [Is that a Blackberry in your shorts?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/is-that-a-blackberry-in-your-shorts/) - Do you bring your Blackberry with you when you go on holidays? Do you take the odd furtive look at your emails while you’re supposed to be relaxing? Or do you go the whole hog and take your mobile phone, laptop and everything else you need to do your job? If so, you’re not alone
- [Advice for those slaves to email...](https://www.worklifepsych.com/advice-for-those-slaves-to-email/) - The ever-brilliant Gina Trapani of Lifehacker.com fame has a nice piece on getting control of your email over at the Harvard Business “Work Smarter” Blog. Like all tools, email is excellent when used correctly but a nightmare when used without thought. Think of all the email you’ve received that could have been replaced by a phone call. Or when a
- [The end of the "Glass Ceiling"?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/the-end-of-the-glass-ceiling/) - Marks & Spencer’s Chairman, Sir Stuart Rose, caused quite a bit of comment recently when he questioned the existence of a “glass ceiling” regarding women’s careers in the UK. Citing examples of roles in which women now found themselves, such as soldiers and astronauts, Rose seemed to have missed the point when he asked “What is
- [Perfectionism impacting women's Work-Life Balance?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/perfectionism-impacting-womens-work-life-balance/) - A new study in the Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology (reported here by the BBC) has found that women are more likely to report failing to meet their own standards in meeting work and home commitments. Statements included in the questionnaire included: “the time I spend with my families interferes with my work responsibilities”; and “when I
- [Homophobia more common than racism?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/homophobia-more-common-than-racism/) - Stonewall UK’s Pink News is reporting recent research from the British Psychological Society which found that homophobia was more common than racism in British workplaces. The research from Dr. Pete Jones of the the BPS Division of Occupational Psychology found that: Results from the tests classified seven per cent of the participants as being strongly anti-gay and three percent as being

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## Portfolio

- [Ep 218: Self-compassion with Dr. Fiona Jane Meechan](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/218/) - In this episode, Richard is joined by an expert in self-compassion for a discussion about this all-important skillset. Richard and Fiona Jane Meechan discuss why self-compassion can be tough to develop, even when we can be compassionate to others. They look at some of the simple ways we can bring self-compassion to life in our
- [Ep 217: Self-care - it's not what you think](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/217/) - Last time, we looked at the benefits of doing less to support our self-care. In this episode, I tackle five of the most common misconceptions about self-care - which I've encountered from coaching and training clients over the years. From the idea that it's just pampering or an occasional treat, to the belief that it's
- [Ep 216: Self-care - the power of less](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/216/) - In this episode, we take a look at an aspect of self-care that's often overlooked: the impact of doing less, not more. Often, when we discuss a need for self-care, my clients' minds turn to new activities, new routines... new stuff. They can easily visualise a 'need' to somehow squeeze even more into their already
- [Ep 215: You are not your task list](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/215/) - In this episode, the final of three looking at how we use our productivity tools, I discuss the humble task list. It has the potential to bring clarity and a sense of accomplishment. At the same time, it can lead to overwhlem, confusion and a sense of failure. It's all in how we think about
- [Ep 214: Does your schedule reflect what matters?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/214/) - Following on from last episode's exploration of intentional use of productivity tools, this episode we take some time to look at calendars. When used intentionally and with care, a calendar can provide valuable structure and a plan for investing your limited time, attention and energy. However, the calendar is instead often a source of anxiety
- [Ep 213: The right tool for the job](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/213/) - In this episode, we take a look at the role that productivity tools play in our ability to get stuff done at work. Don't worry - this isn't an episode reviewing all the latest apps! But rather, we look at the essential categories of tools needed for the typical knowledge worker. Somewhere to manage their
- [Ep 212: Connection and disconnection in remote teams](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/212/) - Richard is joined by Pilar Orti and Bree Caggiati , co-authors of 'Connection and Disconnection in Remote Teams', a book that grew out of a season of the 21st Century Work Life podcast. They discuss the misconceptions that exist about remote work (and co-located office work!) and the role that organisational leaders, managers and individual employees
- [Ep 211: Reflecting, on a continuum](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/211/) - In this third episode exploring the benefits of reflection, I take a look at how reflection can exist on a continuum of time and complexity. From a few moments in between meetings through to taking the time to review the week, month or even year gone by! It needn't be an enormously time-consuming activity, or
- [Ep 210: Help! What do I do with this feedback?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/210/) - In this second part of our focus on reflection and self-awareness, we take a look at the role of feedback. While it's not always comfortable to ask for - or receive! - feedback from our colleagues can make a valuable contribution to self-awareness and personal development. Others' perspectives can round out the view we hold
- [Ep 209: Making time for reflection](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/209/) - In this episode, we take a look at a key element of personal development and growth: reflection. While so many of us feel we're too busy to engage in reflection, or worry that it's too time-consuming, this episode illustrates that we can start with tiny steps and grow from there. But it's not just thinking
- [Ep 208: From procrastination to proactivity](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/208/) - In this, the final episode in our mini-series on procrastination, Richard is joined by fellow psychologist Dr. Joe Gray for a conversation about workplace proactivity - and how it can be a useful antidote to our procrastination habit. Joe explains the different ways we can be proactive, while also sharing the fundamentals that need to
- [Ep 207: Tackling your procrastination habit](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/207/) - Last time, we explored procrastination, its origins and how it impacts our wellbeing, productivity and relationships. In this second part of our three-part review of procrastination, we look at how much psychological discomfort can lead us to delay taking helpful action. We look at some of the sources of this discomfort, how it can show
- [Ep 201: Wrapping up for a fresh start](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/201/) - Hello and welcome to the final episode of My Pocket Psych for 2025. In this brief episode, I take a look ahead to the benefits of side-stepping unhelpful messages about the New Year, and how small changes, personal experiments and a fresh start might be what we all need instead. No matter what holiday you're
- [Ep 206: Your secret procrastination habit](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/206/) - In this first episode of a three-part series, we take a look at the origins of procrastination, how it can show up, and the impact it can have on our wellbeing, relationships and performance at work. Rather than being some kind of moral failing, procrastination is essentially part of being a human with a mind!
- [Ep 205: It's not just 'bouncing back'](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/205/) - Building on our last episode, when we looked at how organisations can misinterpret resilience at work, this time we look at how individuals can expand their perspective on resilience. There are so many misconceptions when it comes to resilience. That it's just about keeping going, persistence, bouncing back. When over-simplified like this, it can lead
- [Ep 204: Resilience - it's not the answer to everything!](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/204/) - The topic of the month over on WorkLifeSpark, our online personal development community, is resilience. So for the next couple of episodes, we're going to take a look at this concept. In particular, why it's not the panacea or answer to all organisational problems. In this first episode, we look at resilience from the organisational
- [Ep 203: It's never too late for a fresh start!](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/203/) - In this episode, I take a few minutes to remind us all that we can make a fresh start on any day of the year. There's nothing particularly magical about January 1st! So if your attempts at change since New Year's Day haven't been fruitful, it's never too late to try again. But rather than
- [Ep 202: Culture isn't a Pinterest board!](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/202/) - Welcome back for the first of our episodes for 2026 🎉 In this episode, Richard is once again joined by business psychologist Kara Daley. This time, it's for a discussion on the wide-ranging topic of organisational culture. What exactly is it? Why can it be so hard to pin down and change? And what exactly
- [Ep 200: "I'm still here!"](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/200/) - In this special celebratory 200th episode, we turn the tables: Richard is in the hot seat and interviewed by friend of the show, Ross McIntosh. Ross asks Richard about the origins of the show, what he learnt over 199 episodes, how he's changed and what lessons he'd share with others. We look at popular episodes,
- [Ep 199: Coping for leaders](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/199/) - Richard is once again joined by fellow psychologist Ross McIntosh to discuss the importance of coping with difficulties and setbacks - especially when it comes to leadership roles. They outline the inevitability of challenges and the importances of using healthy and sustainable coping strategies in response. They look at why some of the more unhealthy
- [Ep 198: Self-care for leaders (and everyone else!)](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/198/) - In this episode, Richard is joined by colleague and fellow psychologist Ross McIntosh for a discussion about the importance of self-care for leaders. Given the tough roles leaders occupy, maintaining a focus on their wellbeing is key. Richard and Ross look at common misunderstandings about self-care and why it's not all glasses of wine in
- [Ep 197: Intercultural aspects of leadership](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/197/) - In this episode, Richard is joined by Dr. Austin Tay, a chartered psychologist with significant experience of working across cultures in the fields of assessment, leadership development and coaching. Together, they explore why leaders benefit from intercultural awareness, why it's important not to fall back on overly-simplistic stereotypes about national cultures, and why curiosity and
- [Ep 196: The role of coaching in leadership development](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/196/) - This episode focuses on the important role that good quality coaching can play as part of structured leadership development. As part of a leadership programme, coaching allows the participants to explore new concepts and practice bringing them to life, to work on barriers to behavioural change, and any other important personal development topics not covered
- [Ep 195: How to maintain a focus on your development](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/195/) - Following on from the last episode, where I discussed how to get the most from your experience on a development programme, this time I ask: once the programme is over, how do you keep focused on your development? How do you avoid letting your new knowledge and skills wither on the vine? How do you
- [Ep 194: How to get the most from your leadership development programme](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/194/) - And we're back! After a break to enjoy my summer holiday in Japan, My Pocket Psych is back with a focus on how to get the most from your involvement in a leadership development programme. We look at the importance of four key factors: mindset, engagement, reflection and application. These include your own thoughts and
- [Ep 192: Threats to leaders' wellbeing](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/192/) - In this episode, I take a look at some of the ways leaders' wellbeing is challenged. Stressors from the role of leadership, the culture of the organisation and from within the leader him/herself can combine to make the job much more difficult than it needs to be. I look at some of the sources of
- [Ep 193: Taking my own medicine](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/193/) - After quite a few weeks focusing on self-care and coping - as topics for leaders - I realised I was at risk of neglecting my own self-care and planned holiday. So this short episode constitutes a bit of a reflection of sorts, as I consider how I can best disconnect from work while in Japan.
- [Ep 191: When leadership development goes wrong](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/191/) - In this episode, as part of our Sustainable Leadership series, Richard explores some of the many ways that leadership development activities can fail to deliver. While it's often one of the most important people development investments an organisation can make, the results can fall of short of expectations for a variety of reasons. From a
- [Ep 190: Burnout - recognition and recovery](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/190/) - This is the second part of Richard's two-part interview with Dr. Richard Duggins, all about his work in treating burnout. You can find the first part of this interview here. In this episode, Dr. Richard Duggins explains the role of the workplace and workplace culture in employees' experiene of burnout. Why 'keeping calm and carrying
- [Ep 189: Burnout - signs and symptoms](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/189/) - In this episode of our 'Sustainable Leadership' series, we explore the antithesis of sustainable work: professional burnout. Richard is joined by Dr. Richard Duggins, consultant psychiatrist and psychotherapist, who is known as the 'Doctor's Doctor' due to his work with physicians experiencing burnout in the NHS. His recent book 'Burnout-free working' explores the topic in
- [Ep 188: Why leaders need to be emotionally literate](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/188/) - This episode of the podcast is based on a webinar we recently ran on the topic of emotional literacy. In this session, Dr. Richard MacKinnon and Ross McIntosh explain what sustainable leadership is, the role of emotional literacy in leadership, the risks of neglecting it and some simple ways to develop it. This is part
- [Ep 187: Leadership and mental health](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/187/) - Welcome to another episode of My Pocket Psych, which is part of our ongoing 'Sustainable Leadership' series. In this episode, Richard is joined by clinical and coaching psychologist Dr. Petra Gwilliam, to discuss the importance of mental health when it comes to leadership. We've previously looked at some of the challenges leaders can face at
- [Ep 186: Why leaders need to be psychologically flexible](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/186/) - Continuing our theme of the importance of Sustainable Leadership, this episode is a little bit different. Earlier this month, I facilitated a webinar with my good friend and collaborator Dr. Rachael Skews. It was the first of our new series of free monthly webinars on the topic of Sustainable leadership - and I'll put a
- [Ep 185: What is 'Sustainable Leadership'?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/185/) - This episode is the first in a new series where we'll unpack all aspects of leadership, leadership development and the wellbeing and performance of leaders. In this episode, Richard is joined by Dr. Wayne Mullen, an experienced leadership development expert, to set the scene, outline our rationale for focusing on leadership, and explore some of
- [Ep 184: Wellbeing - have you considered doing... less?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/184/) - In this episode, we wrap up our 'Thriving at Work' focus on wellbeing by asking a simple question: when it comes to improving your health and wellbeing, have you considered actually doing less? So much of the advice we get about our wellbeing implies the need to do more of something: new foods, new diets,
- [Ep 183: Wellbeing is amount moving towards what matters](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/183/) - In episode 181, I explained how getting clear on what matters - our values - can be a great place to start when we want to improve our wellbeing. This time round, I look at the benefits of putting these values into action and being more intentional about our actions. Instead of framing our attempts
- [Ep 182: Dealing with challenges at work using Psychological Flexibility](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/182/) - I recently spoke at the Health and Wellbeing at Work conference in Birmingham, on supporting employees to overcome challenges and setbacks. On the back of lots of positive feedback, I decided to record an episode outlining the main points I shared with delegates on the day, to share with a wider audience. And hopefully improve
- [Ep 181: Wellbeing - it starts with values](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-181-wellbeing-it-starts-with-values/) - In this episode, we look at why it's so important to be clear on our values when making changes to improve our wellbeing. Values help us make authentic changes, help us persist when we don't feel like it, and give us an opportunity to take values-based action on a daily basis. Values remind us of
- [Ep 180: So you want to make a change?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/180/) - Change is at the very heart of the work that I do with my clients. Changing behaviour, changing attitudes. Changing in response to changes in the environment. In this episode, I take a look at some of the different levels at which change can take place - from daily habits all the way through to
- [Ep 179: What have I seen you in?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/179/) - And now for something completely different! Richard is joined by coach and actor, Lena Kaur for a discussion about coaching actors. We try to keep our definition of work and the workplace as broad as possible and in this episode, Richard and Lena explore the particular challenges faced by actors and how increasing their psychological
- [Ep 178: Wellbeing - Is 'new' always better?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/178/) - In another of our 'Thriving at Work' episodes, Richard is joined by fellow workplace psychologist Jane Stewart. They look at some of the challenges with addressing workplace wellbeing and the common traps organisations can fall into. While it's so easy to get caught up with new wellbeing fads and fashions, these are often disruptive and
- [Ep 177: Avoiding Burnout](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/177/) - In this episode in our 'Thriving at Work' series, Richard is joined by Hazel Anderson-Turner for a discussion all about burnout. Hazel describes what prompted her to write a book on the topic, as well as her significant experience coaching and training professionals on how to avoid burnout in the UK's National Health Service (NHS).
- [Ep 176: Workplace wellbeing - the power of difficult questions](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/176/) - What does it mean to be evidence-based when it comes to wellbeing at work? How do we know what works when it comes to wellbeing interventions? And does doing 'something' always beat doing nothing? In this episode, Richard is joined by James Carrier for a chat about the benefits of being more evidence-based when it
- [Ep 175: Leadership, identity and thriving](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/175/) - We continue our 'Thriving at Work' series with a look at leadership and leaders. Richard is joined by Leadership Development expert and executive coach, Dr. Wayne Mullen. When you think 'Leader', who do you visualise? Someone who looks and behaves like you? Or do you picture a middle-aged man who uses his seniority to get
- [Ep 174: Sleep, wellbeing and...thriving?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/174/) - In this latest episode of our Thriving at Work series, we turn to the topic of sleep and ask: can you really be your best self at work if you haven't had enough sleep? Richard explores the topic of sleep through a wellbeing lens, explains why it's so important for our wellbeing and looks at
- [Ep 173: Are you having any fun?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-173-are-you-having-any-fun/) - Richard is joined by Dr. Mike Rucker for a conversation about having more fun at work.
- [Ep 172: Re-thinking self-care](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/172/) - https://youtu.be/3GNSKD5BeT8 In this latest episode of our 'Thriving at Work' series, Richard takes a fresh look at the concept of self-care. While it may conjure up images of bubble baths and cups or tea, there's a lot more to it than that. Richard outlines some quality markers to bear in mind when selecting self-care
- [Ep 171: Ostracism at work](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/171/) - In this episode, which is part of our Thriving at Work series, Richard is joined by two experts in ostracism at work, to discuss what it is, how it impacts employees and what we can do about it. Dr. Ian Tyndall and Dr. Daniel Waldeck discuss their research and why they got involved in this
- [Ep 170: Thriving with psychological flexibility](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-170-thriving-with-psychological-flexibility/) - Richard is joined by Ross McIntosh to discuss how our psychological flexibility can positively impact our psychological, physical and social wellbeing.
- [Ep 169: Chronic health conditions at work](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/169/) - In this episode, part of our Thriving at Work initiative, Richard is joined by Dr. Rachael Skews for a discussion about employees with chronic health conditions. They look at what constitutes a chronic health condition, while employees may be reticent to speak up about their condition or ask for assistance, and the ways that organisations
- [Ep 168: Menopause at work](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/168/) - In this episode of the podcast, Richard is joined by menopause researcher Kara Daly for a discussion about how menopause impacts women at work. It's a big topic, affecting so many people in the workforce, yet very often neglected. From myths and misconceptions, to the impact menopause has on women's identity and careers, through to
- [Ep 167: Remembering to remember](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/167/) - In this episode, Richard is joined by Antonina Pereira, Professor of Neuropsychology and Neuroscience at the University of Chichester. They explore Antonina's research into prospective memory - our ability to remember to do things in the future - and how it relates to our wellbeing, our productivity and effectiveness at work, and discuss some simple
- [Ep 166: Time for a break!](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-166-time-for-a-break/) - In this episode, Richard explores the benefits of reflection and describes his rationale for going on an annual retreat. While it's an excellent idea to regularly pause to note how things are going - and make any helpful adjustments - it can be even better to take intentional time away from your routine completely and
- [Ep 165: Psychological Flexibility - series finale, feedback and questions](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/165/) - In this final episode of our series on Psychological Flexibility, we reflect on what it was like to create the episodes, share listener feedback and answer some more of your questions. We explore some of the ways listeners are bringing these key skills to life and answer questions about changing values, the impact of daydreaming,
- [Ep 164: A flexible self-concept](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/164/) - In this, the latest episode in our series on Psychological Flexibility, Richard is one again joined by fellow psychologist Ross McIntosh. They explore the importance of noticing the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves - which we collectively call our self-concept - and holding these stories lightly. Sticking to rigid views of ourselves means we
- [Ep 163: Culture cracks!](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/163/) - Richard is joined by fellow psychologist Sarah McLellan for a discussion about organisational culture. Sarah describes the work she has done in exploring organisational cultures, the impact culture has on the employee experience and the importance of cultivating organisational culture with intention - rather than just letting it emerge. Together, they explore some of the
- [Ep 162: Coaching Psychology - theory, practice and bots!](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/162/) - In this episode, Richard is joined by friend of the podcast and regular collaborator, Dr. Rachael Skews, for a discussion about coaching psychology research and practice. A few months ago, both Richard and Rachael presented at the University of Chichester Coaching Psychology Conference and recorded this discussion almost immediately afterwards. They look at the role
- [Ep 161: Acceptance](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/161/) - In this episode, Richard and Ross take a look at another important skill for increasing our psychological flexibility: acceptance. This doesn't mean a passive acceptance of the status quo, or simply pushing through difficulties with gritted teeth. It means authentically accepting the discomfort and other stuff we don't like in situations, while taking helpful action
- [Ep 160: Committed action](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/160/) - In this episode of 'My Pocket Psych', Richard and Ross turn to the next skill in our psychological flexibility toolkit: committed action. This is all about taking our values and putting them into action. Doing more of the stuff that matters, not because it's easy or fun, but because it's important. You can find all
- [Ep 159: Clarity of values](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/159/) - In this video, we continue our series focused on the skills that boost our Psychological Flexibility. This time round, Richard Ross discuss the benefits of being clear on what really matter to us in life - our values. We look at what values are (and importantly, what they're not!), ways that we use values in
- [Ep 156: Psychological inflexibility](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/156/) - This is the first episode in a multi-part collaboration with the People Soup podcast. Across the next few episodes of both podcasts, we're going to do a 'deep dive' into the skills that boost our psychological flexibility. In this first introductory episode, Richard is joined by fellow psychologist Ross McIntosh, for a discussion about psychological
- [Ep 157: Present Moment Awareness](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/157/) - In this second part of our series on how to develop your psychological flexibility, we look at the importance of being in the present moment, and minimising 'mental time-travel'. Richard and Ross look at some of the unhelpful ways our attention and focus are pulled from the here and now, along with some simple ways
- [Ep 158: Cognitive Defusion](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/158/) - Welcome to the third part of our series exploring Psychological Flexibility. In this episode, Richard and Ross take a look at the skill called 'Cognitive Defusion'. Simply put, this is when we learn to see our thoughts for what they are, not what they say they are. We learn how to look at thoughts, not
- [Ep 155: Pitfalls to avoid when it comes to values](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/155/) - In this episode, Richard is joined by fellow coaching psychologist Lucie Ilbury for a discussion all about values - and the common pitfalls to avoid when putting them into action. Our values can act as a compass, giving us a sense of direction. They're flexible principles, which we can implement and bring to life in
- [Ep 154: Navigating deadlines](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/154/) - After a couple of episodes where we looked at setting and achieving goals, and the power of habits, we shift our focus slightly to examine deadlines. These can either feel like motivating targets to hit, or a dreaded date in our calendar. Whether it's a deadline we've been given by someone at work, or a
- [Ep 153: Why can't I stick to my habits?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/153/) - In our last episode, Richard and Rachael looked at some of the ways goals and goal-setting can make behaviour change more difficult than it needs to be. In this episode, Richard looks at some of the reasons we find it hard to stick to new habits. This could include trying to cultivate a complex and
- [Ep 152: The dark side of goals](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/152/) - In this episode, Richard is joined by fellow psychologist and coach, Dr. Rachael Skews, for a conversation about the downsides of goals. While goals can be a great tool for focusing our energy and motivation, we can easily jump onto the bandwagon of inauthentic or unrealistic goals. We can also engage in unsustainable behaviours and
- [Ep 151: Authentic Leadership](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/151/) - In this episode, Richard is joined by fellow podcaster and expert in ACT, Ross McIntosh, for a discussion about leadership at work. Ross is the host of the excellent 'People Soup' podcast, and regularly trains professionals int he ACT skills that support psychological flexibility. Richard and Ross walk through a model of Authentic Leadership, exploring
- [Ep 150: Learning from the year gone by](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/150/) - We finally reach the 150th episode and take some time to look back over the last few years, our favourite episodes and what we've learnt along the way. We also look at the benefits of reviewing the year gone by before planning for the year ahead. At this time of year, there's a lot of
- [Ep 148: Do you practice what you preach?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/148/) - In the latest episode of My Pocket Psych, we answer a rather challenging question I was posed at a workshop a couple of months ago: do you practice what you preach? Putting aside the word 'preach' and all that it implies, the question takes us on a journey covering 'use of self' in coaching and
- [Ep 149: Mistakes to avoid when introducing coaching](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/149/) - In this episode, we discuss some of the more common mistakes that occur when introducing coaching to organisations. This is by no means a finite list of what can go wrong, but we want to flag these areas, to maximise the success of coaching. We look at the importance of having a coaching ethos, communicating
- [Ep 147: What's the difference between coaching and therapy?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/147/) - We continue our theme of answering some commonly-asked questions about coaching. This time, we look at some of the key differences between coaching and therapy.
- [Ep 146: What should I do between coaching sessions?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/146/) - In this episode, Richard and Pilar take a look at one of the most common questions about coaching: what should I do in between the coaching sessions? It's pretty obvious that during the sessions, we need to listen, focus, be honest and open. Whatever it takes to create a rapport and have a meaningful coaching
- [Ep 145: What is a coaching psychologist?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/145/) - Prompted by a recent discussion with a clinical psychologist, I take some time in this episode to explore what a coaching psychologist actually is. As one of the newer professional specialisms within the field of psychology, it's not surprising that it's not as well known as say clinical or educational psychology. So, in this episode,
- [Ep 144: Can you take a personal retreat?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/144/) - Building on our recent episodes focused on developing your self-awareness, this time Pilar speaks to Richard about his recent personal retreat in Spain. They look at the reasons you might want to take a retreat, how Richard has been structuring his and why you definitely don't need to leave the country! Do let us know
- [Ep 143: Calendars - the map is not the territory](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/143/) - In this episode, Richard explores how to get the most from your calendar. A valuable tool when it comes to planning and productivity, but if mis-used, a source of overwhelm and stress. Calendars allow us to visualise our commitments and to see how we're planning to invest our limited time and attention. They can help
- [Ep 142: Beating your procrastination habit](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/142/) - Following on from our last episode, where we took a fresh look at the roots of procrastination, this time we look at some simple ways you can replace your procrastination with proactivity. It's important not to view your procrastination as simply laziness or a fundamental moral failing. Procrastination is a way of coping with discomfort
- [Ep 141: The stories you tell yourself when you procrastinate](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/141/) - When was the last time you procrastinated? Before you start to feel guilty or ashamed, let me ask you this: what did you tell yourself about the task that made you feel better about delaying it. In the latest episode of the podcast, I take a look at the common stories we tell ourselves when
- [Ep 140: Journalling and self-awareness](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/140/) - In this episode, we continue our focus on self-awareness and look at the power of journalling. Richard is joined by fellow psychologist Dr. Amy Redmond, author of 'The Aha Journal'. They discuss the impact of journalling as a practice, its benefits for our self-awareness and how to make a start with this helpful habit. If
- [Ep 139: How to build your self-awareness](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/139/) - In this episode, we take a look at some simple ways to build self-awareness. Last episode, we explore the whole concept of self-awareness, why it's important and why it can feel so difficult. This time round, Richard and Pilar discuss some of the simplest approaches to learning more about what makes us who we are,
- [Ep 138: Self-awareness: what is it, and why is it so difficult?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/138/) - In this episode, we look at the concept of self-awareness. It's core to our focus on personal development and growth and crucial for our experience of the workplace. But what exactly is it? We describe it as an awareness of ourselves, in context. How do our responses to our environment impact ourselves and others. How
- [Ep 137: Having 'difficult' conversations](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/137/) - In this episode, Richard and Pilar look at what makes some workplace conversation 'difficult' and what we can do about it. There's no shortage of topics, contexts and or even people that can make a conversation feel difficult. This difficulty can manifest as a form of psychological discomfort, meaning me can we tempted to delay
- [Ep 136: Exploring Values and Goals](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-136-exploring-values-and-goals/) - In this episode, Richard explores the important differences between our values and our goals, but also how we can use them together to achieve what's really important to us. While values can give us an important sense of direction, our goals represent the destinations we want to reach. So we need to think about them
- [Ep 135: Connect and Thrive, with Dr. Sarah Wright](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/135/) - In this episode. Richard is joined by Dr. Sarah Wright, for a discussion about workplace loneliness. Despite the taboo nature of the topic, it's important to be open about it and normalise it as a human experience. Together, Richard and Sarah explore some of the ways loneliness can negatively impact our wellbeing, our relationships and
- [Ep 134: Are you contributing to your own sense of overwhelm?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/134/) - In this episode, Richard explores some of the many ways we can contribute to our own sense of overwhelm. We'll all feel overwhelmed with the stuff life throws at us from time to time, but some of our habits and attitudes can make the experience even worse. Richard walks through some of the root causes
- [Ep 133: A routine is a process, not a prison](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/133/) - In this episode, Richard and Pilar explore the importance of approaching our routines and habits with flexibility. While they ideally work to help us be the kind of person we'd like to be, we also need to recognise when a routine or habit is no longer helpful or might even run against our own interests.
- [Ep 132: A focus on what matters - with Dr. Matthew Brown](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/132/) - In this episode, Richard is joined by Dr. Matthew Brown, clinical psychologist and ACT practitioner. Matt works with a client group who are dealing with or recovering from cancer. As such, this episode contains themes and terminology that some listeners may find challenging to hear. In their discussion, they explore the importance of meaning, of care
- [Ep 131: Busting some coaching myths!](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/131/) - In this episode, Richard and Pilar discuss some very common myths and misconceptions about coaching. Coaching is just about goals, right? And it's just a conversation. My coach will give me the advice I need! Just a few of the misconceptions we discuss. It's important to bust myths about coaching, so as many people as
- [Ep 130: ACT in practice with Dr. Rachael Skews](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/130/) - Welcome to another episode of 'My Pocket Psych', where Richard is joined by Dr. Rachael Skews. Rachael has just joined the WorkLifePsych team and discusses how she brings Acceptance and Commitment Theory (ACT) to life in her coaching practice. After discussing Rachael's career journey to date, Rachael and Richard discuss how different aspects within ACT
- [Ep 129: Change for 2023 - it's not too late!](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/129/) - In this episode, Richard and Pilar look at how we can get back on track when it comes to our 2023 goals. It's rapidly approaching the end of February and your attempts at change might have fallen by the wayside. But it's not too late to make a change. In fact, February can be an
- [Ep 128: Avoiding Derailment, with Lucie Ilbury](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/128/) - In this episode, Richard is joined by Lucie Ilbury, for a discussion about derailment - and how to avoid it. Derailment occurs when behaviour and performance mean someone's career advancement is slowed or even halted completely. It can mean someone gets 'stuck' at a set level of seniority, or that their employment is terminated completely.
- [Ep 127: Are you planning, predicting or playwriting?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/127/) - In this episode, Richard and Pilar take a look at the different kinds of future-oriented thinking we can do. As not all of it is helpful, it's useful to distinguish between our planning, our predicting and our 'playwriting'. And once we notice the difference, we can practice an awareness of the present moment and the
- [Ep 126: First steps in Mindfulness, with Dr. Sarah Strohmaier](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/126/) - Welcome to episode 126, where Richard is joined by Dr. Sarah Strohmaier, an expert in the science of mindfulness. In this episode, they look at the practicalities of adopting mindfulness practices and how even very brief mindfulness exercises can be beneficial. Despite the term being over-hyped in recent times, the evidence for its impact is
- [Ep 125: Preparing for the year ahead](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/125/) - In this, the final episode of 2022, Richard takes a look at the benefits of reflecting on the year gone by to help us prepare for the year ahead. It's useful to explore what went well, as well as how we coped with the various challenges and setbacks life threw at us. Reflection - identifying
- [Ep 124: Zombie tasks](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/124/) - In this episode, Richard takes a look at a common (and frustrating) experience - the tasks that just won’t die! They keep appearing on our lists, just like zombies. There are a few potential causes and thankfully, a few ways we can deal with them. It might be how we prioritise, how we feel about
- [Ep 123: Reflections on my four-day week](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-123-reflections-on-my-four-day-week/) - This time round, Richard and Pilar discuss Richard's experiment of working a four-day week. We look at why he decided to trial it, how it worked for him and how he benefitted from this working arrangement. There are no one-size-fits-all solutions when it comes to flexible or alternate working arrangements, and this is very much
- [Ep 122: Why you're not reaching your goals](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/122/) - In this episode, Richard and Pilar explore some of the reasons we don’t achieve our goals. Even when we are clear where we want to get to and go through the goal-setting process carefully, we still might get in our own way when it comes to progress. We might set goals that are too demanding,
- [Ep 121: Community Plus](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/121/) - A very special episode! Richard and Pilar discuss the recent launch of the latest initiative from WorkLifePsych: Community Plus. It's the premium level membership of our existing WorkLifePsych online community and features a plethora of events and resources to address all aspects of your personal development journey. This includes quarterly masterclasses with subject matter experts,
- [Ep 120: Putting PERMA into practice with Dr. Lyn Lanka](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/120/) - Welcome to episode 120 where Richard is joined by Dr. Lyn Lanka for a further exploration of the PERMA model for human happiness and flourishing. Together, they explore the impact of small behaviours, why there’s no need to make huge disruptive changes and how you can treat the PERMA model like your very own recipe.
- [Ep 119: Are you sabotaging your sleep?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/119/) - In this episode, we return to the vital topic of sleep. Sleep really is the bedrock of our wellbeing, and if we're not getting enough quality sleep, it undermines all the other things we do to stay healthy. We look at sleep through the lens of our daily habits and explore some of the ways
- [Ep 118: Your productivity toolkit](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/118/) - In this episode, Richard and Pilar look at the essentials of any productivity toolkit: a place to keep tasks, a place to keep track of commitments and a place to keep notes. With so many apps available, it can be overwhelming to choose what's best. We look at some of our favourites and explain how
- [Ep 036: A Productive 2019 - Play](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-036-a-productive-2019-play/) - Welcome to episode 36, where our focus on productivity continues - this time, looking another of our core principles: play. This represents everything we do to recover and disengage from work and represents a useful complement to the ‘Pillars of Productivity’ we’ve covered in recent episodes. We also have a great interview with Dr. Ciara
- [Ep 117: The importance of rest](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/117/) - Welcome to episode 117, where we take a look at the importance of rest - for our productivity, our effectiveness and our wellbeing. It’s easy to take it for granted and ‘squeeze’ if in where we can. But being intentional about rest and breaks from work can pay dividends. Rest isn’t optional, it isn’t the
- [Ep 116: What's in your inbox?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/116/) - Welcome to episode 116, where Richard and Pilar explore the importance of getting intentional about managing our inbox. Rather than live in our email inbox, Richard outlines the benefits of another, separate inbox, accessible without delving into your email. Why? Because even in 2022, not all work comes to us via email! We look at
- [Ep 115: Personal Knowledge Management](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/115/) - Welcome to episode 115, where we take an introductory look at the concept of Personal Knowledge Management. This concept has evolved in response to the very real contemporary experience of information overload. When knowledge workers globally are inundated with information from the moment they wake up, how do we decide what to pay attention to?
- [Ep 114: Dealing with the 'Sunday scaries'](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/114/) - In this episode, Richard and Pilar look at the way anxiety about the working week ahead can ruin our Sundays - the so-called 'Sunday scaries'. We discuss why we can feel this way and some simple approaches to lessen the impact of these thoughts and emotions. This includes how we finish the previous working week
- [Ep 113: What is flourishing? with Dr. Lyn Lanka](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/113/) - In this episode, Richard is joined by fellow psychologist Dr. Lyn Lanka, who explains the concept of flourishing. In particular, how we can flourish even though we're experiencing difficulties or in a particularly challenging context. As Lyn explains, it's not just about 'positive emotions' but more to do with taking helpful action to move towards
- [Ep 112: Mindset Matters, with Gemma Leigh Roberts](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/112/) - Richard is joined by fellow psychologist and coach, Gemma Leigh Roberts. Gemma has just had her first book published, so we take a look at both what she’s hoping readers will take from ‘Mindset Matters’ and what it’s like to translate the science of resilience into something readers can put into action. Do get in
- [Ep 111: What stops you from delegating?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/111/) - Welcome to the latest episode, where Richard and Pilar discuss delegation and the obstacles we need to deal with. While we might rationally understand the need for, and benefits of, delegation - lots of things can get in the way. Whether it's our beliefs about delegation, our workload, the competence of others or fear about
- [Ep 110: How are you coping?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/110/) - In this episode, we take a look at the concept of coping. Simply put, this is any of the things that we do in response to challenges, setbacks and adversity. Sometimes we use coping strategies and techniques intentionally. We decide to respond in a particular way. And sometimes the ways we cope with things going
- [Ep 109: Your Fifth Sense](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/109/) - In this episode, Richard is joined by Duncan Boak, the Chief Executive of Fifth Sense - a charity dedicated to the support of people experience taste and smell loss. Duncan explains what led him to establish the charity, his own person experience of sensory impairment and together, he and Richard explore what this means for
- [Ep 108: Knowing isn't the same as doing](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/108/) - Welcome to episode 108 of My Pocket Psych, where we take a look at some of the ways we’ve tripped ourselves up when it comes to productivity. Richard and Pilar take a look back at the lessons they’ve learned about getting stuff done in their careers and how it made a difference. Public humiliation aside (!!) we
- [Ep 107: Dealing with self-limiting beliefs](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/107/) - Welcome to episode 107, where we look at how to deal with the self-limiting beliefs that can get in the way of what we want to do. We discussed how personality assessment can lead to unintentionally over-simplified views of ourselves back in episode 106. But these aren’t the only source of over-simplified views. Richard and
- [Ep 106: Being your own boss, with Dr. Hayley Lewis](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/106/) - Welcome to episode 106, where Richard is joined by Dr, Hayley Lewis, a fellow occupational psychologist and specialist in people development at work. Hayley describes her career journey, her career decisions, her passion for working with middle managers and also outlines some of the findings from her recent doctoral research into the experience of female
- [Ep 105: Productivity is not the goal!](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/105/) - Welcome to episode 105, where we look at the downside of productivity. While it’s helpful to be mindful about how we invest our time and attention, a focus on productivity as a goal can have some serious downsides. When we set productivity as our goal, it’s the same as chasing happiness - both are temporary
- [Ep 104: The power of the weekly review](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/104/) - Welcome to episode 104, where we explore the benefits of reviewing our working week - before launching into our weekend. Identifying learning points, successes and challenges can help us draw a line under the week and enables us to put our learning into practice the following week. When discussed in the productivity literature, the weekly
- [Ep 103: Personality - don't fence me in](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/103/) - Welcome to episode 103, where we take a look at personality - and the double-edged sword that comes with measuring it. While it’s great to build our understanding of our personality, the tool used, the way it’s used and the quality of the information shared from it can all combine to make the experience sub-optimal.
- [Ep 102: Building Psychological Safety](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/102/) - Welcome to episode 102, where we build on last episode's discussion about psychological safety. This time, Richard and Pilar explore some of the simple ways team leaders and managers can create a culture where psychological safety can grow. We highlight some reflections points - for example, how do you respond to errors or 'bad news'
- [Ep 101: Psychological Safety](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-101-psychological-safety/) - Welcome to episode 101, where we take a look at the concept of psychological safety. What is it? What difference does it make? What workplace factors can inhibit it? And just how is it different to trust? Next time, we'll look at some of the ways we can create a team culture that supports and
- [Ep100: Happy Birthday, My Pocket Psych!](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/100/) - Welcome to our 100th episode! In this special birthday episode, Richard and Pilar take a look back at their favourite episodes, what they've learnt from the podcasting experience and share some really lovely and heart-warming listener feedback. It's been a fantastic experience making these episodes and we hope you've enjoyed joining us on the journey.
- [Ep 099: Dealing with distractions](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/099/) - In this episode, Richard and Pilar discuss the impact of distractions. Given the context at the moment - with lots of people returning to their shared physical workspaces - it's timely to explore the factors that can distract us and disrupt our focus. We can find ourselves distracted both by events around us, but also
- [Ep 098: Managing your boundaries](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/098/) - Richard and Pilar take a look at the importance of proactively and intentionally managing the boundaries between our various life roles. How do we prevent one role absorbing the time and attention we'd like to invest in another? We're really close to episode 100, so don't forget to get in touch with your feedback and
- [Ep 097: A little bit of what you need](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/097/) - In this episode, Richard is joined by fellow chartered psychologist, Dr. Rachael Skews, who shares Richard's interest in the factors that contribute to our wellbeing. Together, they explore the concept of 'self-care' - the many forms it can take, and how it's needed in a busy and unpredictable world. While the phrase might conjure up
- [Ep 096: Fresh starts](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/096/) - Welcome to episode 096, where our focus is on fresh starts. Humans are attracted to what we call 'temporal landmarks’, which are date-based lines in the sand that allow us to make sense of our past and establish new chapters in our lives. These new chapters give us the opportunity to have a fresh start.
- [Ep 095: Can a manager be a coach?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/095/) - Welcome to the final episode in our series all about coaching. This time, Pilar and Richard look at the role of managers in coaching and how they themselves can coach their team members. In some ways it's more difficult than being an external coach and requires a lot of objectivity and focus from the managers.
- [Ep 094: Coaching for effectiveness](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/094/) - This latest episode in our series on coaching looks at how coaching can support the key interpersonal skills and attitudes to increase our effectiveness at work. Pilar and Richard look at the topics that come up in effectiveness-related coaching contexts and the ways in which these translate into performance at work. In a future episode,
- [Ep 093: Coaching for wellbeing](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/093/) - In this fourth episode of our latest series on coaching, Richard and Pilar look at a very important topic: how coaching can support our wellbeing. We explore some of the common wellbeing topics, as well as how an ACT perspective can help coachees make the changes they really value. Knowing what really matters to us
- [Ep 092: Coaching for Productivity](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/092/) - In this third episode of our current series on coaching, Pilar and Richard take a look at the application of coaching when it comes to productivity. They look at how productivity manifests as a coaching topic, the role of mindset and habits, and the common ways our approach to work can trip us up. Productivity
- [Ep 091: Common coaching pitfalls to avoid](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/91/) - In this second part of our latest coaching series, we look at some of the common pitfalls that coaches and coachees can encounter when working together. There are lots of ways the coaching journey can get derailed or obstructed - by what we say and do, or fail to do. Pilar and Richard look at
- [Ep 090: How to approach coaching](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/90/) - Welcome to episode 90, where we kick off a new series all about coaching. Over the next few episodes, we're going to explore coaching from different perspectives, looking at the qualities of the coaching process and the varied contexts where it can be helpful. In this first episode, we look at what coaching actually is,
- [Ep 089: Productivity plus...?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-089-productivity-plus/) - In this episode, Richard looks at some of the factors we sometimes neglect in our pursuit of productivity. Increased productivity can simply lead to more work, can impact our relationships if we don't account for our interdependence with others and can be extremely unfulfilling if we don't know why exactly we want to be productive
- [Ep 088: Our relationship with email](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/088/) - Welcome to episode 88 (a pleasingly round number), where Pilar and Richard take a look at email and how it's so easy to mis-use. There are heaps of traps we can fall into when it comes to email and the resulting chaos in our in-boxes can be stressful and take us away from our real
- [Ep 087: Overplayed strengths with James Beevers](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/087/) - Welcome to episode 87, where Richard is joined by fellow occupational psychologist, James Beevers. They take a look at an important workplace topic: our tendency to sometimes overplay our strengths. James outlines his own background and interests, before explaining how overplayed strengths can manifest, and what we can do about it. Many thanks to James
- [Ep 086: Cultivating new habits!](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/086/) - Welcome to episode 86, which sees the long-awaited return of Pilar and a focus on habits. They represent a snapshot of our values in action and can be used to help us make valued changes in our behaviour. We discuss some of the pitfalls to avoid and some of the ways we can cultivate helpful
- [Ep 085: Does mindfulness work? With Sarah Strohmaier](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-085-does-mindfulness-work-with-sarah-strohmaier/) - Welcome to episode 85, which is all about mindfulness. Richard is joined by Sarah Strohmaier, a mindfulness researcher, who helps us bust a few myths and misunderstandings about the topic. Sarah’s research has looked at the impact of mindfulness in the workplace and she makes a very clear case for the ‘little and often’ approach.
- [Ep 084: Loneliness at work with Dr. Antonia Dietmann](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-084-loneliness-at-work-with-dr-antonia-dietmann/) - Welcome to Episode 84, where Richard is once again joined by fellow psychologist Dr. Antonia Dietmann, this time looking at the difficult topic of loneliness. It's something that Antonia looked at as part of her doctoral research and is very relevant to the experience of many employees working from home right now. We look at
- [EP 083: Workplace wellbeing - can we start again please?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-083-workplace-wellbeing-can-we-start-again-please/) - Welcome to episode 083, where we turn our attention to workplace wellbeing, joined once again by Dr. Kevin Teoh. Richard and Kevin explore why organisations sometimes focus on the wrong thing when it comes to wellbeing at work and make some simple recommendations on how to get the basics right. Thanks to Kevin for his
- [Ep 082: Intentional use of technology](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-082-intentional-use-of-technology/) - Welcome to episode 082, where we explore how our sometimes automatic use of technology can prevent us from being our best selves. We look at how a more intentional relationship with our technology can free up time, attention and energy for the activities that are more aligned with our values. Richard and Pilar discuss the
- [Ep 081: Managing boundaries when working from home](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-081-managing-boundaries-when-working-from-home/) - Welcome to episode 81 of My Pocket Psych, where we explore the topic of boundary management when working from home. It can be tough to navigate the boundaries of our personal and professional lives at the best of times, but working from home can bring some additional complications. In this episode, we look at the
- [Ep 080: Leisure, rest and recovery when working from home](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-080-leisure-rest-and-recovery-when-working-from-home/) - Welcome to this latest episode in our series all about working from home. Richard is once again joined by Dr. Ciara Kelly, who previously appeared on the podcast to discuss the role of hobbies when it comes to productivity. This time, they discuss the role of leisure, rest, hobbies and recovery when it comes to
- [Ep 079: Productivity when working from home](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-079-productivity-when-working-from-home/) - Welcome to the latest episode in our series about working effectively from home. This time we turn our attention to working productively when at home - not being a superhuman powerhouse, but simply getting the right things done in the right, at the right time. Our homes can be a real source of distraction -
- [Ep 078: Psychological wellbeing when working from home](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-078-psychological-wellbeing-when-working-from-home/) - Welcome to episode 78, where we continue our series on how to retain a focus on your wellbeing while working from home. This time, we look at psychological wellbeing and the simple ways that routine, breaks, connection and knowing that resources that are available to you can help. This episode was recorded before the latest
- [Ep 077: Physical Wellbeing when working from home](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-077-physical-wellbeing-when-working-from-home/) - Welcome to the second episode in our series on effective working from home. This time, we turn our attention to the importance of maintaining a focus on our physical wellbeing - something that can sometimes get lost in the focus on other aspects of this working from home experience. We look at the role of safe
- [Ep 076: A fresh perspective on working from home](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-076-a-fresh-perspective-on-working-from-home/) - Welcome to episode 76 and the start of our new series focusing on working from home. Each episode will look at the experience from a different perspective, offering insight to individuals, managers and organisational leaders. This will include examining the role of relationships, of mental health and wellbeing, of physical health and productivity. Working from
- [Ep 075: Mindfulness interventions at work with Antonia Dietmann](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-075-mindfulness-interventions-at-work-with-antonia-dietmann/) - In this episode, Richard is once again joined by Dr. Antonia Dietmann, who this time outlines research she has carried out into the benefits of mindfulness practice. We know that mindfulness as a concept is sometimes presented as a panacea, but this isn't the case in Antonia's research, which used a rigorous methodology and is
- [Ep 074: 'What do they think of me when I'm not there?'](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-074-what-do-they-think-of-me-when-im-not-there/) - In this episode, Richard and Pilar complete our discussion about impostor syndrome and its impacts, as well as looking at the importance of online collaboration. We look back at Richard's discussion with Dr. Rachael Skews and discuss what we took away from our recent webinar on effective online collaboration and asynchronous working. Resources mentioned in
- [Ep 073: 'Imposter Syndrome' with Dr. Rachael Skews](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-073-imposter-syndrome-with-dr-rachael-skews/) - Welcome to episode 73, where Richard is joined by Dr. Rachael Skews to discuss the impact of Impostor Syndrome and how it can be addressed in the coaching context. Specifically, they look at Impostor Syndrome through the lens of ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Theory) sharing their own experiences and reflections on what works when it
- [Ep 072: Wondering and worrying while working at home](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/wondering-and-worrying-while-working-at-home/) - Welcome to episode 72, where Richard and Pilar explore some of the ways working at home can contribute to our experience of 'Impostor Syndrome'. This is the irrational and powerful sense that we don't deserve our successes, our jobs, our rewards. A way of thinking that can be exhausting and destructive, preventing us from deriving
- [Ep 071: Working at home, in the office or both?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-071-working-at-home-in-the-office-or-both/) - Hello and welcome to episode 71 of My Pocket Psych, the podcast all about the psychology of the workplace. Six months after lockdown hit the UK in any meaningful way, the push is on to get people back into the physical workplace. In this episode, we look at why this return to the office might
- [Ep 070: Micro-Frustrations at home with Sir Cary Cooper](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-070-micro-frustrations-at-home-with-sir-cary-cooper/) - In this episode, Richard interviews Sir Cary Cooper CBE about the 'micro-frustrations' those of us working at home can face. Pilar is back, calling in from Spain, and she and Richard discuss the importance of a healthy home-working set-up and the diversity of home-working experiences. Technology, communication, physical work set-up and distractions. It's all here.
- [Ep 069: Life after coaching](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-069-life-after-coaching/) - In this episode of My Pocket Psych, Richard takes a look at the importance of discussing life after coaching. This is critical for the success of the coaching process - so that coachees know coaching is a finite activity, and so they can build their awareness and skills while working with their coach. Richard explores
- [Ep 68: How to get the most from coaching](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-68-how-to-get-the-most-from-coaching/) - Welcome back! This episode is the second in our three-part series looking at maximising your coaching experience. Last time, we covered the essential factors that make coaching what it is, so you might want to listen to that episode first if you haven’t already. What I wanted to underline this time round is that coaching
- [Ep 067: What to expect from coaching](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-067-what-to-expect-from-coaching/) - In this episode, we turn our attention to coaching. Perhaps you've thought about working with a coach, or you're considering introducing it to your organisation. Either way, this episode is a great place to start. Richard and Pilar outline what to expect from a coaching experience, covering the practicalities and explaining how it differs from
- [Ep 066: Asynchronous working](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-066-asynchronous-working/) - Welcome to episode 66, where we discuss the concept - and relevance - of 'asynchronous working', something that so many people will need to adapt to in the coming months. Pilar outlines what it means when work is asynchronous and what's really important to bear in mind when we're not 'at work' at the same
- [Ep 065: Employee wellbeing with Dr. Kevin Teoh](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-065-employee-wellbeing-with-dr-kevin-teoh/) - Welcome to episode 65, which is all about employee wellbeing - with a focus on a phased return to the workplace. With many organisations making plans for a phased return to the office environment, we explore the core concept of 'wellbeing' and its importance during the middle of a global pandemic. Wellbeing isn't just the
- [Ep 064: What does a psychologist do during a lockdown?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-064-what-does-a-psychologist-do-during-a-lockdown/) - In this episode, we look at what a psychologist can do when working under lockdown. Richard and Pilar discuss the kind of work that's still possible to do remotely, as well as some of the challenges working over video can bring. We've also got some great listener feedback and Richard gets to share his technology
- [Special Episode: Working from home in a crisis](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/special-episode-working-from-home-in-a-crisis/) - Welcome to this special episode all about working from home during this global health crisis. The Coronavirus represents an unprecedented challenge to how we live our lives, so Richard and Pilar look at both the wider context and some tips for successfully navigating working at home with others - all while managing life's other roles.
- [Special episode: Resilience in a crisis](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/special-episode-resilience-in-a-crisis/) - Given the present Coronavirus pandemic, we have another special episode of the podcast, this time looking at resilience. Richard and Pilar explore resilience for individuals working from home and for organisational leaders, looking at what's required of each to keep going in this difficult context. We hope that all our listeners are keeping well during
- [Ep 061: Anxious thoughts and feelings](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-061-anxious-thoughts-and-feelings/) - In this episode, Richard and Pilar explore the experience of anxious thoughts and feelings, something nearly everyone can identify with. With our minds constantly giving us inner experiences we're not too keen on, especially in the present context, the way we deal with these thoughts and feelings is important. Remember, you can send us your
- [Ep 063: Post-Pandemic Predictions](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-063-post-pandemic-predictions/) - In this episode Richard and Pilar discuss how they hope working life will evolve on the other side of this pandemic. We've both seen some positive changes that we hope to see stick around, but also some working practices and attitudes that we'd like to see the back of! It looks like social distancing will
- [Ep 062: The Power of Conversation](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-062-the-power-of-conversation/) - In this episode, we're joined by Dr. Antonia Dietmann, to discuss the value of social chats in the workplace. Antonia outlines her own doctoral research on the topic, illustrating the value such conversations bring to trust and team effectiveness. In the present context, we'd suggest that conversations within teams are more important than ever, so
- [Ep 060: Organisational Flexibility with Annie Gascoyne](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-060-organisational-flexibility-with-annie-gascoyne/) - In this 60th episode, Richard is joined by Dr. Annie Gascoyne, who explains the concept of 'organisational flexibility', the topic of her PhD research. A neat parallel to psychological flexibility, it provides a framework for organisations to better deal with challenges. Richard and Pilar also explore common questions Richard gets about Psychological Flexibility skills and
- [Ep 059: PsychFlex in Action 7: Viewing yourself flexibly](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/17423/) - Welcome to the final episode in our series on Psychological Flexibility in action. This time, Richard and Pilar look at the relevance of our self-concept, the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves and the benefits of viewing ourselves flexibly. You can find out more about Psychological Flexibility and listen to all the previous episodes via
- [Episode 005 - Let's talk about work-life balance](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/episode-005-lets-talk-about-work-life-balance/) - In this episode, Richard and Pilar turn their attention to the topic of work-life balance. We look at how it’s a frequently misunderstood area and how it can be useful to look at it from several perspectives. We then look at the third of our three themes within the topic of Psychological Flexibility: Get moving!
- [Ep 058: PsychFlex in Action 6: Dealing with Discomfort](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-058-psychflex-in-action-6-dealing-with-discomfort/) - Welcome to the sixth episode in our series on Psychological Flexibility in the workplace. In this episode, Richard and Pilar discuss the various ways we can experience psychological discomfort (boredom, frustration or uncertainty, for example), how it can distract us and grab our attention and what we can do instead. We discuss the role of
- [Ep 057: PsychFlex in Action 5: ACT in Asia with Dr. Austin Tay](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-057-psychflex-in-action-5-act-in-asia-with-dr-austin-tay/) - Welcome to the fifth part of our series looking at Psychological Flexibility in Action. This episode, Richard is joined by Dr. Austin Tay, an occupational psychologist based in Hong Kong, whose work takes him across several Asian countries. As an ACT practitioner, Austin takes us through his career journey to date and how he uses
- [Ep 056: PsychFlex in Action 4: Seeing thoughts for what they are](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-056-psychflex-in-action-4-seeing-thoughts-for-what-they-are/) - Welcome to the fourth episode in our series looking at Psychological Flexibility in Action. This time, we turn our attention to the benefits of disentangling ourselves from our thoughts and seeing them for what they are - not what they say they are. Richard and Pilar explore this concept of 'defusion' and how it's made
- [Ep 055: PsychFlex in Action 3: Mindful focus on the present](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-055-psychflex-in-action-3-mindful-focus-on-the-present/) - Welcome to the third episode in our series on developing psychological flexibility. In the last two episodes, we looked at the role of values and then at how Acceptance and Commitment Theory (ACT) can be utilised in coaching contexts. This episode focuses on another key principle of ACT, the mindful focus on the here and
- [Ep 054: PsychFlex in Action 2: Acceptance and Commitment coaching with Rachael Skews](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-054-psychflex-in-action-2-acceptance-and-commitment-coaching-with-rachael-skews/) - Welcome to the second episode in our series on Psychological Flexibility in Action. This time, Richard interviews Dr. Rachael Skews, an expert in Acceptance and Commitment Theory and discusses what makes acceptance and commitment coaching so unique and impactful. The first episode in this series, all about application of values in coaching, can be found
- [Ep 053: PsychFlex in Action 1: Values into Action with Ross McIntosh](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-053-psychflex-in-action-1-values-into-action-with-ross-mcintosh/) - Welcome to the first in a new series of episodes focusing on Psychological Flexibility. We call it ‘PsychFlex in Action’ and it will include discussions about all aspects of psychological flexibility, interviews with academics and practitioners who are experts in this space, and advice on how you can weave the principles into your daily life.
- [Ep 052: 'In praise of walking' with Prof. Shane O'Mara](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-052-in-praise-of-walking-with-prof-shane-omara/) - Welcome to episode 52, which has a real focus on wellbeing: sleep, walking and working hours. Richard and Pilar explore feedback from our listeners, Richard shares his recent conference experiences and then we have Richard's interview with Prof. Shane O'Mara from Trinity College Dublin. Have you ever wondered whether you should be walking more? The
- [Ep 051: Choosing a task management app](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-051-choosing-a-task-management-app/) - Welcome to episode 51 and we return to the topic of task management covered in episode 49. This time, Richard and Pilar look at the different factors to take into account when selecting a task management app. There are so many of them out there, it can be an exercise in confusion! Also covered in
- [Ep 050: Fifty episodes young!](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-050-fifty-episodes-young/) - Welcome to our fiftieth episode! A major milestone for us and a result of all the fantastic support we’ve had from our listeners. Richard and Pilar take a look back at our favourite episodes, the episodes our listeners have downloaded the most and discuss listener feedback. We also hear about some listeners’ favourite work-related books. As
- [Ep 049: The challenges of task management](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-049-the-challenges-of-task-management/) - Welcome to episode 49, where we take a look at why it can be useful, but difficult, to look at our jobs as a series of tasks. We explore why it’s crucial to distinguish between tasks ands projects and how to deal with those pesky tasks that keep re-appearing on your to-do list. We’ve all
- [Ep 48: Digital development with Paul Smith](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-48-digital-development-with-paul-smith/) - Welcome to episode 48, where we’re once again joined by Paul Smith from Wise Amigo. We discuss both digital and analogue approaches to managing your personal development and how a simple piece of paper can be a valuable development tool. Do let us know what you think about analogue and digital approaches, your preferred method
- [Ep 047: Analogue in a digital world](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-047-analogue-in-a-digital-world/) - Welcome to episode 47 of My Pocket Psych, where we explore the impact of using analogue tools in a digital work. Why Do some people prefer to use pen and paper when there are a range of digital alternatives? Which works best? In which contexts? Also, Richard reviews 'The Bullet Journal' - an approach to
- [Ep 046: Five years of WorkLifePsych](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-046-five-years-of-worklifepsych/) - Welcome to Episode 46, where we take a look at the last five years of WorkLifePsych. Pilar gets to ask Richard everything she ever wanted to know about him and Richard just about manages to talk about himself (for a change!). We also look at a recent productivity workshop Richard ran in Dublin, the benefits
- [Ep045 - "My phone! Where's my phone?"](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep045-my-phone-wheres-my-phone/) - Welcome to episode 45, where Richard flies solo and explores life without a mobile phone. Without the expert guidance of Pilar, we still managed to get an episode out the door! Though we've discussed the role of technology and our wellbeing before on the show, Richard had to experience life without his mobile for several
- [Ep 044: Addictions in the workplace with Rodney Collins](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-044-addictions-in-the-workplace-with-rodney-collins/) - Welcome to episode 44 of My Pocket Psych, which this time features a guest interview with Rodney Collins, psychotherapist and coach. Rodney specialises in supporting clients with additions and he and Richard discuss the impact of addictions in the workplace. We look at workplace factors that can support substance abuse and what happens when organisations
- [Ep 043: You don't have to be resilient to work here but it helps!](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-043-you-dont-have-to-be-resilient-to-work-here-but-it-helps/) - Welcome to episode 43, where Richard and Pilar discuss the potential downsides of over-emphasising the need to be resilient at work: for organisations and employees. As usual, we have a lot of news and updates, including Richard's recent presentation at the ACBS World Conference in Dublin, updates to iOS to make your iPad (potentially) more
- [Ep 025: What's holding you back?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-025-whats-holding-you-back/) - In this episode of 'My Pocket Psych' (our 25th!!!), Richard and Pilar discuss the factors that can hold us back from taking action on our own development. These include fear of discomfort, a tendency to procrastinate or a lack of clarity on what really matters to us. Our discussion is framed around three recent blog
- [Ep 042: Why are 'soft skills' so hard?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/17182/) - Welcome to another episode of 'My Pocket Psych', where this time Richard and Pilar discuss the topic of 'soft skills'. Richard indicates his dislike (!!) of the term, they look at different ways of understanding skills at work and how technical and interpersonal skills often intersect. We also take a look at just how productive
- [Ep 041: Does coaching work?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-041-does-coaching-work/) - Welcome to episode 41 of My Pocket Psych. In this episode, Richard and Pilar ask the fundamental question: does coaching work? And as you might imagine, it's not a yes/no answer. We also cover wellbeing, productivity and effectiveness news and reflect on what a positive coaching experience is really about. Resources covered in this episode:
- [Ep 040: What is a coaching culture?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-040-what-is-a-coaching-culture/) - Welcome to our celebratory 40th episode! How time has flown since our first tentative steps into the world of podcasting. A big thank you to all our listeners, our guests and to everyone else who has supported the podcast since episode 1. In this episode, Richard and Pilar discuss the concept of an organisational 'coaching
- [Ep 039: A productive 2019 - Pragmatism](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-039-a-productive-2019-pragmatism/) - Welcome to final episode in our series on the 'Pillars of Productivity'. This time, we look at the role of Pragmatism. This represents the helpful flexibility that's required when we face changes to our plan or working in a way that we don't believe suits us. It therefore needs to live in harmony with the
- [Ep038: A Productive 2019 - Persistence](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep038-a-productive-2019-persistence/) - Welcome to episode 38, where we look at another of our principles of Productivity. This time, our attention turns to the role of Persistence - keeping going when we’re faced with discomfort, challenges and setbacks. It’s another episode without Pilar, but I’m delighted to be joined by Paul Smith from WiseAmigo. Paul is a fellow
- [Ep 037: A Productive 2019 - Perspectives](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-037-a-productive-2019-perspectives/) - Welcome to episode 37, where we look at the role of our individual differences in what makes us productive. In terms of the ‘Pillars of Productivity’ we’ve been examining over the last few episodes, this is represented by the principle called ‘Perspectives’. This is all about self-awareness - knowing how we’re likely to approach work
- [Ep 012: “Consulting a Wise Amigo"](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-012-consulting-a-wise-amigo/) - In this episode of 'My Pocket Psych', we introduce a new segment to the show: Psychologists at Work. This is the first in a series of interviews with practicing occupational psychologists, exploring what they do for their clients and how they apply psychology in the workplace.  Dr. Richard MacKinnon interviews Paul Smith, the founder
- [Ep 013: Wellbeing - Stress at Work](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-013-wellbeing-stress-at-work/) - Thanks for downloading the latest episode of 'My Pocket Psych'. This time, Richard is once again joined by Nicola Tatham, Occupational Psychologist and Psychotherapist. We look at the topic of stress at work, exploring what causes us to feel 'stressed' and the impact it has on us. We also look at what we can do
- [Ep 35: A Productive 2019 - Process](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-35-a-productive-2019-process/) - Welcome to episode 35, where we continue our focus on productivity - this time looking at the benefits of having a productivity system that works for you. In recent episodes, we explored the benefits of having a purpose and meaning to your work, of being able to effectively prioritise how you use your resources and
- [Ep 034: A Productive 2019 - Presence](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-034-a-productive-2019-presence/) - Welcome to another episode of ‘My Pocket Psych’, where this time we discuss: talking to your to-do list, keeping digital notes, welcoming a four-day week and how flexible working arrangements can reinforce gender stereotypes. Whew! All that and a look at the importance of a mindful focus on our tasks to support productivity. We'd love
- [Ep 027: That's not coaching!](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-027-thats-not-coaching/) - Welcome to episode 27 of My Pocket Psych, the podcast all about the psychology of the workplace! This time round, Richard and Pilar look at clearing up some misconceptions about coaching. We differentiate it from mentoring and psychotherapy and consider what you might want to look for in a prospective coach. We also chat about
- [Ep 006 - Mental health at work](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-006-mental-health-at-work/) - In this episode, Richard is joined by Occupational Psychologist and Psychotherapist Nicola Tatham. They discuss the role of mental health at work, the importance of de-stigmatising mental health conditions and have some thoughts to share on how to have difficult conversations about mental illness. Nicola can be contacted via Twitter at @Freedom_Therapy and via her website at www.freedom-therapy.com.
- [Ep 033: A Productive 2019 - Priorities](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-033-a-productive-2019-priorities/) - Welcome to episode 33 of 'My Pocket Psych'! In this episode, Richard and Pilar discuss the importance of understanding what's important - your priorities - when it comes to your productivity. We also discuss some feedback from a listener in Dublin, debate the merits of 'desk dining' and talk about Richard's recent appearance in the
- [EP 032: Why do you want to be more productive?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-032-why-do-you-want-to-be-more-productive/) - Welcome to episode 32, where Richard and Pilar explore the first of our 'Pillars of Productivity' principles. Yes, we're hoping for a very productive 2019 and we'd like you to join us on our journey. Before the meat of the discussion, we reflect on Richard's visit to this year's Division of Occupational Psychology conference in
- [Ep 031: Thinking ahead to 2019](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-031-thinking-ahead-to-2019/) - Welcome to another episode of ‘My Pocket Psych’. This time, we look at the challenges with making New Year’s resolutions given our innate preference for comfort and stability. We also discuss what productivity could look like in a variety of roles and look ahead to workplace psychology themes for 2019, in the second part of
- [Ep 030: Reviewing 2018](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-030-a-review-of-2018/) - Welcome to a bumper episode of My Pocket Psych. We’ve got a great interview with psychologist Nicky Hemmings, reviewing the themes we’ve seen getting attention in 2018. Before that though, we have the announcement of our new website, some great listener feedback, thoughts on creating a productive 2019 and an update on where to find
- [Ep 007 - Productivity 1: Procrastination](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-007-productivity-1-procrastination/) - In this episode, we start our series of discussions on Productivity. Richard and Pilar begin with an examination of how and why we procrastinate and discuss what we can do to address this unhelpful habit. Resources mentioned during this episode: The Checklist Manifesto Beating Procrastination: Let's make a start The Pomodoro Technique Experiential avoidance
- [Episode 004 - Do I need a coach?](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/episode-004-do-i-need-a-coach/) - In this episode, Richard and Pilar turn their attention to the topic of coaching at work. We look at how coaching is different to mentoring, counselling or psychotherapy, as well as the topics that can benefit from a coaching approach. We then look at the second of our three themes within the topic of Psychological
- [Ep 003 - Psychological Flexibility: paying attention to now](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep003-psychological-flexibility-paying-attention-to-now/) - In this episode, Richard and Pilar discuss the concept of ‘Psychological Flexibility’ and examine how becoming more aware of the ‘now’ can help us focus and get in touch with what’s going on inside. We ask everyone to ‘Show up’ and be more mindful. This is the first of three episodes looking at Psychological Flexibility.
- [Ep 002 - "Help! I'm drowning in email"](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep002-help-im-drowning-in-email/) - In this episode of My Pocket Psych, Richard and Pilar discuss the thorny topic of email. Whether it's email at work or email at home - of the plethora of other in-boxes we have to attend to these days - it can really be a double-edged sword. Very convenient, but also a chore to deal
- [Ep 026: Where job design meets technology](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-026-where-job-design-meets-technology/) - This time round, Richard and Pilar discuss some recent news coverage about how we manage our ‘digital wellbeing’ and screen time and discussions about the benefits of a shorter working week. Do we really need a ‘mini phone’ to accompany our main phone? Do we need to spend less time in front of screens? And
- [Ep 028: The Manager as Coach](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-028-the-manager-as-coach/) - In this episode, we discuss how managers can be coaches in the workplace - what coaching demands of them and what kind of training and support they need.
- [Ep 029: Surviving Business Travel](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-029-surviving-business-travel/) - Welcome to episode 29 of 'My Pocket Psych'. This time round, we're focusing on business travel and how to survive it. Richard is joined by Dr. Rachel Lewis, whose research into the effects of business travel has recently been in the news. We discuss both why business travel can be bad for us, but also
- [EP 024: Innovation at work](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-024-innovation-at-work/) - Welcome to episode 24! This time, Richard is joined by Dr. Amy Redmond, who is an expert in workplace innovation. We discuss how innovation is different to creativity and how to foster a culture of innovation in teams. If you'd like to know more about Amy and her work, you can follow her on Twitter
- [Ep 023: Advice for Homeworkers](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-023-advice-for-homeworkers/) - In this episode, Richard and Pilar follow on from episode 21's discussion about flexible working arrangements. This time, the focus is on home working, whether it's an occasional thing or a regular fixture of your working life. How do you avoid the pitfalls and drawbacks of carving out a space in your home for your
- [Ep 22: Relationships at work](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-22-relationships-at-work/) - This episode, Richard interviews Tiffany Poeppelman and Beth Maguire, two of the co-founders of the ‘Psychology for Business’ meetup in Dublin. We discuss the rationale for the group, its aims and a review of the most recent meetup, which focused on relationships in the workplace. You can sign up to join the group for free
- [Ep 021: Making flexible working work](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-021-making-flexible-working-work/) -  In this week's (very hot and very sleep-deprived!!) episode of My Pocket Psych, Richard and Pilar turn their attention to flexible working, starting with the question "What exactly *is* flexible working?!" As it can take so many forms, we look clarify some of these and explain their benefits and impact, as well as looking at
- [Ep 020: A mid-year review](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-020-a-mid-year-review/) - We're already halfway through 2018 - so how are you feeling about the goals you set for yourself at the start of the year? In this episode, Richard and Pilar explore the reasons why you mightn't have made as much progress on those goals as you would like, while suggesting some approaches you can take
- [Ep 019: The psychological contract and why it matters](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-019-the-psychological-contract-and-why-it-matters/) - In this episode, Richard and Pilar discuss the concept of the 'psychological contract' and its relevance to motivation, relationships and happiness at work. If you'd like to know more about the concept, you can visit: The CIPD factsheet on the topic - https://www.cipd.co.uk/knowledge/fundamentals/relations/employees/psychological-factsheet And you can find out all about Denise Rousseau and the research she's
- [Ep 018: Wellbeing - The importance of sleep](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-018-wellbeing-the-importance-of-sleep/) - In this episode, Richard & Pilar wrap up our focus on wellbeing with a discussion on the importance of sleep. It's something that we simply can't do without, yet many of us feel we're not getting enough. We look at the impact of sleep disturbance, along with what you can do to improve the quality
- [Ep 017 - Wellbeing: We're not designed to be 'always on'](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-017-wellbeing-were-not-designed-to-be-always-on/) - We continue our exploration of the theme of wellbeing, this time looking at the impact of being 'always on' - continually connected to work through technology. Richard and Pilar discuss the pros and cons of some approaches to managing our relationship with technology, after which, Richard interviews Laura Willis from Shine Offline. Laura works to help
- [Ep 016 - Wellbeing: Coaching for resilience with Gemma Roberts](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-016-wellbeing-coaching-for-resilience-with-gemma-roberts/) - This episode, Richard and Pilar continue their focus on wellbeing at work and discuss the topic of resilience. We look at how it can mean different things to different people, as it’s frequently misunderstood and misapplied, and what we can do to boost our own resilience. And we’re very clear: boosting employee resilience shouldn’t be
- [Ep 015: Wellbeing: Coaching for Psychological Flexibility with Dr. Rachael Skews](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-015-wellbeing-coaching-for-psychological-flexibility-with-dr-rachael-skews/) - This episode, we continue our look at wellbeing and discuss the role of values in a coaching context. Our discussion includes an interview with Dr. Rachael Skews from the Institute of Management Studies, Goldsmiths University of London, whose recent PhD examined the impact of coaching using a psychological flexibility model. We also outline our planned
- [Ep 014: Wellbeing: Thinking about your thinking](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-014-wellbeing-thinking-about-your-thinking/) - This episode, Richard and Pilar continue their focus on wellbeing at work and discuss the role of our thinking. We look at the importance of noticing our thinking - what we’re saying to ourselves - how easy it is to slip into ‘automatic pilot’ mode, along with the various unhelpful thinking traps that can fall
- [Ep 011 - Productivity 5: The magic of goals](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-011-productivity-5-the-magic-of-goals/) - This episode sees us finishing our series on Productivity at work. Richard and Pilar look at the value of setting appropriate goals. We examine them in terms of how they can align with our values and our roles in life and their motivating impact. We look at what makes a 'good' goal and how you
- [Ep 010 - Productivity 4: Apps for Productivity](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-010-productivity-4-apps-for-productivity/) - This week, Richard and Pilar continue their discussion about productivity at work and how we can use apps to help us stay on top of priorities. After discussing some of the factors that can help you identify an app to manage your tasks and projects, Richard walks us through a selection of apps, discussing their
- [Ep 009 - Productivity 3: Purpose](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-009-productivity-3-purpose/) - This week, Richard and Pilar continue their discussion about productivity at work and how we can use apps to help us stay on top of priorities. After discussing some of the factors that can help you identify an app to manage your tasks and projects, Richard walks us through a selection of apps, discussing
- [Ep 008 - Productivity 2: Prioritisation](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-008-productivity-2-prioritisation/) - This is the second in a series of discussions about productivity in a demanding world. This time, Richard and Pilar turn their attention to how we can better prioritise the work that comes our way. Fundamentally, prioritisation helps us guide our attention - which is already limited! Without considering prioritisation, we simply end up doing
- [Ep 001 - Introducing My Pocket Psych](https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep001-introducing-my-pocket-psych/) - In this first episode of 'My Pocket Psych', Dr. Richard MacKinnon and Pilar Orti explain what the podcast will focus on and clarify exactly what it is that an occupational psychologist does. (And no, it's not "reading your mind at parties".) 'My Pocket Psych' is all about the psychology of the workplace. Each episode, we'll

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- [to-do lists](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/to-do-lists/)
- [Division of Industrial-Organisational Psychology](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/division-of-industrial-organisational-psychology/)
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- [inner critic](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/inner-critic/)
- [self-talk](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/self-talk/)
- [think about your thinking](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/think-about-your-thinking/)
- [thinking errors](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/thinking-errors/)
- [comfort zone](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/comfort-zone/)
- [discomfort](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/discomfort/)
- [apps](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/apps/)
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- [Task management](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/task-management/)
- [Trello](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/trello/)
- [Wunderlist](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/wunderlist/)
- [National Go Home on Time Day](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/national-go-home-on-time-day/)
- [recovery](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/recovery/)
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- [thoughts](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/thoughts/)
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- [psychological flexibility](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/psychological-flexibility/)
- [thinking](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/thinking/)
- [thinking about your thinking](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/thinking-about-your-thinking/)
- [British Psychological Sociey](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/british-psychological-sociey/)
- [coaching skills](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/coaching-skills/)
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- [mindfulness](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/mindfulness/)
- [values](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/values/)
- [Canary Wharf](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/canary-wharf/)
- [City of London](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/city-of-london/)
- [mental health](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/mental-health/)
- [Thrive in the City](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/thrive-in-the-city/)
- [training](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/training/)
- [CampusLondon](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/campuslondon/)
- [Wise Amigo](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/wise-amigo/)
- [Freedom Therapy](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/freedom-therapy/)
- [Nicola Tatham](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/nicola-tatham/)
- [stigma](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/stigma/)
- [personal change](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/personal-change/)
- [vallues](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/vallues/)
- [Paul Smith](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/paul-smith/)
- [WiseAmigo](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/wiseamigo/)
- [events](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/events/)
- [webinar](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/webinar/)
- [mental health awareness week](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/mental-health-awareness-week/)
- [mental heath at work](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/mental-heath-at-work/)
- [Dublin](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/dublin/)
- [PsychFlex 101](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/psychflex-101/)
- [Psychological Society of Ireland](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/psychological-society-of-ireland/)
- [job-related stress](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/job-related-stress/)
- [resilience](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/resilience/)
- [routine](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/routine/)
- [Sleep](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/sleep/)
- [sleep hygiene](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/sleep-hygiene/)
- [self-limiting beliefs](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/self-limiting-beliefs/)
- [working from home](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/working-from-home/)
- [workshop](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/workshop/)
- [National work-life week](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/national-work-life-week/)
- [sustainable working](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/sustainable-working/)
- [coach on campus](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/coach-on-campus/)
- [workplace coaching](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/workplace-coaching/)
- [leadership](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/leadership/)
- [job design](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/job-design/)
- [News](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/news/)
- [Resources](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/resources/)
- [Services](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/services/)
- [Solutions](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/solutions/)
- [Spotify](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/spotify/)
- [Bucharest](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/bucharest/)
- [Psychology for Business](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/psychology-for-business/)
- [meetup](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/meetup/)
- [relationships](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/relationships/)
- [effectiveness](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/effectiveness/)
- [Future of Work](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/future-of-work/)
- [CIPD](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/cipd/)
- [CIPD Scotland Conference](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/cipd-scotland-conference/)
- [Google Campus](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/google-campus/)
- [Startups](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/startups/)
- [CIPD Northern Ireland](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/cipd-northern-ireland/)
- [Belfast](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/belfast/)
- [David D'Souza](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/david-dsouza/)
- [Prof. Shane O'Mara](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/prof-shane-omara/)
- [Pillars of Productivity](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/pillars-of-productivity/)
- [New Year](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/new-year/)
- [habits](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/habits/)
- [business travel](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/business-travel/)
- [Dr. Rachel Lewis](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/dr-rachel-lewis/)
- [travel](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/travel/)
- [risk taking](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/risk-taking/)
- [diet](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/diet/)
- [exercise](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/exercise/)
- [Health](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/health/)
- [Importance](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/importance/)
- [Urgency](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/urgency/)
- [Goal setting](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/goal-setting/)
- [financial times](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/financial-times/)
- [email etiquette](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/email-etiquette/)
- [Purpose](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/purpose/)
- [meaning](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/meaning/)
- [Distractions](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/distractions/)
- [Productivity Porn](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/productivity-porn/)
- [Coaching graduates](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/coaching-graduates/)
- [Coaching Managers](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/coaching-managers/)
- [Coaching Leaders](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/coaching-leaders/)
- [Notifications](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/notifications/)
- [Mobile Phones](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/mobile-phones/)
- [Amazon Echo](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/amazon-echo/)
- [PSI](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/psi/)
- [Persistence](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/persistence/)
- [Festival of Work](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/festival-of-work/)
- [Science for Work](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/science-for-work/)
- [Success](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/success/)
- [Podcasts](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/podcasts/)
- [Stories of Success](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/stories-of-success/)
- [Task list](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/task-list/)
- [Projects](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/projects/)
- [Bullet Journal](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/bullet-journal/)
- [Analogue Productivity](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/analogue-productivity/)
- [Analogue versus Digital](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/analogue-versus-digital/)
- [Priorities](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/priorities/)
- [Dropbox](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/dropbox/)
- [Business growth](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/business-growth/)
- [Work-life Week](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/work-life-week/)
- [Roles](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/roles/)
- [Dan Pink](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/dan-pink/)
- [Fresh starts](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/fresh-starts/)
- [Temporal Landmarks](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/temporal-landmarks/)
- [People Soup](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/people-soup/)
- [Ross McIntosh](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/ross-mcintosh/)
- [Wellbeing programmes](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/wellbeing-programmes/)
- [Insomnia](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/insomnia/)
- [Workplace Welbeing](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/workplace-welbeing/)
- [Coronavirus](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/coronavirus/)
- [Pandemic](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/pandemic/)
- [Conoavirus](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/conoavirus/)
- [Coronavirus Crisis](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/coronavirus-crisis/)
- [Compassion](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/compassion/)
- [Self-care](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/self-care/)
- [Covid-19](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/covid-19/)
- [Anxiety](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/anxiety/)
- [Overwhelm](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/overwhelm/)
- [Bite-sized Learning](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/bite-sized-learning/)
- [Coping](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/coping/)
- [Webinars](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/webinars/)
- [Sleep habits](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/sleep-habits/)
- [Wellbeing Essentials](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/wellbeing-essentials/)
- [Physical wellbeing](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/physical-wellbeing/)
- [Workplace wellbeing](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/workplace-wellbeing/)
- [Dr. Rachael Skews](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/dr-rachael-skews/)
- [Dr. Antonia Dietmann](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/dr-antonia-dietmann/)
- [Social chats](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/social-chats/)
- [Defusion](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/defusion/)
- [WorkLifePsych.club](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/worklifepsych-club/)
- [Online community](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/online-community/)
- [Tasks](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/tasks/)
- [Productivity mistakes](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/productivity-mistakes/)
- [Intentional living](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/intentional-living/)
- [Acceptance and Commitment Theory](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/acceptance-and-commitment-theory/)
- [Health and wellbeing at work week](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/health-and-wellbeing-at-work-week/)
- [Wellbeing week](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/wellbeing-week/)
- [Sarah Strohmaier](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/sarah-strohmaier/)
- [Dr. Kevin Teoh](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/dr-kevin-teoh/)
- [Mindful focus](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/mindful-focus/)
- [Mindful breathing](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/mindful-breathing/)
- [Myths](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/myths/)
- [Delegation](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/delegation/)
- [Workability](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/workability/)
- [Stuck](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/stuck/)
- [Unstuck](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/unstuck/)
- [Getting unstuck](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/getting-unstuck/)
- [Coaching psychology](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/coaching-psychology/)
- [Weekly review](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/weekly-review/)
- [Reflection](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/reflection/)
- [YouTube](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/youtube/)
- [Self-awareness](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/self-awareness/)
- [Community](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/community/)
- [Plans](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/plans/)
- [Community Plus](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/community-plus/)
- [Masterclasses](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/masterclasses/)
- [Learning](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/learning/)
- [Predictions](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/predictions/)
- [Present moment awareness](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/present-moment-awareness/)
- [The Organised Mind](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/the-organised-mind/)
- [Building a Second Brain](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/building-a-second-brain/)
- [Personal Knowledge Management](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/personal-knowledge-management/)
- [Free webinar](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/free-webinar/)
- [Goal-setting](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/goal-setting-2/)
- [New Year Resolutions](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/new-year-resolutions/)
- [Self-compassion](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/self-compassion/)
- [Apple Reminders](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/apple-reminders/)
- [Siri](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/siri/)
- [Considering coaching](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/considering-coaching/)
- [Self-concept](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/self-concept/)
- [PKM](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/pkm/)
- [Documents](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/documents/)
- [Notes](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/notes/)
- [Cal Newport](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/cal-newport/)
- [Tiago Forte](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/tiago-forte/)
- [Derailment](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/derailment/)
- [Strengths](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/strengths/)
- [Change](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/change/)
- [Micromanagement](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/micromanagement/)
- [Context](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/context/)
- [Career derailment](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/career-derailment/)
- [Journalling](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/journalling/)
- [Russ Harris](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/russ-harris/)
- [Calendar](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/calendar/)
- [Loneliness](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/loneliness/)
- [Connect and Thrive](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/connect-and-thrive/)
- [Podcasting](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/podcasting/)
- [Note-taking](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/note-taking/)
- [Workplace loneliness](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/workplace-loneliness/)
- [Solitude](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/solitude/)
- [Remote working](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/remote-working/)
- [Personal retreat](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/personal-retreat/)
- [Time management](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/time-management-2/)
- [Calendars](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/calendars/)
- [Attention](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/attention/)
- [Chronotype](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/chronotype/)
- [Coaching Psychologist](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/coaching-psychologist/)
- [Experimentation](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/experimentation/)
- [Coaching questions](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/coaching-questions/)
- [Coaching Event](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/coaching-event/)
- [Coaching Webinar](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/coaching-webinar/)
- [Emotional literacy](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/emotional-literacy/)
- [Connection](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/connection/)
- [PERMA](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/perma/)
- [Control](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/control/)
- [Stress management](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/stress-management/)
- [WorkLifePsych Club](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/worklifepsych-club-2/)
- [Stressors](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/stressors/)
- [Conversation](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/conversation/)
- [Boundary Management](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/boundary-management/)
- [Psychological wellbeing](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/psychological-wellbeing/)
- [Thriving](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/thriving/)
- [Social wellbeing](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/social-wellbeing/)
- [Hobbies](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/hobbies/)
- [Mental health awareness day](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/mental-health-awareness-day/)
- [Thriving at Work](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/thriving-at-work/)
- [Sustainable leadership](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/sustainable-leadership/)
- [Intra-personal skills](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/intra-personal-skills/)
- [Inter-personal skills](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/inter-personal-skills/)
- [Contextual sensitivity](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/contextual-sensitivity/)
- [Leadership development](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/leadership-development/)
- [Evidence](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/evidence/)
- [Evaluation](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/evaluation/)
- [Imposterirm](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/imposterirm/)
- [Habit tracking](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/habit-tracking/)
- [Psychological Discomfort](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/psychological-discomfort/)
- [Reflective practice](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/reflective-practice/)
- [Rumination](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/rumination/)
- [Self-criticism](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/self-criticism/)
- [Sustainability](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/sustainability/)
- [Productivity tools](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/productivity-tools/)
- [Sustainable productivity](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/sustainable-productivity/)
- [Memory](https://www.worklifepsych.com/tag/memory/)

## Portfolio Filter

- [Wellbeing](https://www.worklifepsych.com/portfolio_filter/wellbeing/)
- [Effectiveness](https://www.worklifepsych.com/portfolio_filter/effectiveness/)
- [Productivity](https://www.worklifepsych.com/portfolio_filter/productivity/)
- [Coaching](https://www.worklifepsych.com/portfolio_filter/coaching/)
- [Development](https://www.worklifepsych.com/portfolio_filter/development/)
- [Technology](https://www.worklifepsych.com/portfolio_filter/technology/)
- [Psychological Flexibility](https://www.worklifepsych.com/portfolio_filter/psychological-flexibility/)
- [COVID-19](https://www.worklifepsych.com/portfolio_filter/covid-19/)
- [Working from Home](https://www.worklifepsych.com/portfolio_filter/working-from-home/)
- [Change](https://www.worklifepsych.com/portfolio_filter/change/)
- [Careers](https://www.worklifepsych.com/portfolio_filter/careers/)
- [Management](https://www.worklifepsych.com/portfolio_filter/management/)
- [News](https://www.worklifepsych.com/portfolio_filter/news/)
- [Leadership](https://www.worklifepsych.com/portfolio_filter/leadership/)
- [Thriving at Work](https://www.worklifepsych.com/portfolio_filter/thriving-at-work/)
- [Sustainable Leadership](https://www.worklifepsych.com/portfolio_filter/sustainable-leadership/)
- [Behaviour change](https://www.worklifepsych.com/portfolio_filter/behaviour-change/)
- [Resilience](https://www.worklifepsych.com/portfolio_filter/resilience/)
- [Procrastination](https://www.worklifepsych.com/portfolio_filter/procrastination/)
- [Self-awareness](https://www.worklifepsych.com/portfolio_filter/self-awareness/)
- [Compassion](https://www.worklifepsych.com/portfolio_filter/compassion/)