Getting and increasing our self awareness is good for all of us – we are more confident and creative, make better decisions, have stronger relationships, communicate more effectively, are more satisfied at work and perform better. Top ranked leaders (83rd percentile) are the ones most likely to ask for feedback. How do we get better… Continue reading Ask for advice rather than feedback
The Health and Safety at Work Act defines health as both mental and physical health. Organisations have a duty of care for people’s mental health while they are at work – eliminating or minimising risks to it. Worksafe’s position statement goes further than just minimising risk: Mentally healthy work is where risks to people’s mental… Continue reading Engagement and Creating a Mentally Healthy Workplace
Recent case law has concluded that external workplace investigators should have their activities regulated under an act. People not regulated by another act need to be licenced under the Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Act 2010. Chartered Organisational Psychologists are regulated and can therefore carry out bullying or harassment, conflict, and disciplinary investigations. Andrea,… Continue reading Chartered Organisational Psychologists can conduct workplace investigations for organisations.
Recognizing your coworkers’ feelings is a way to show that you care. BY THEODORE KINNI | JUNE 30, 2021 Alisa Yu first became intrigued with emotional acknowledgment while interviewing nurses working in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford. The nurses told her that verbally acknowledging their young patients’ fears… Continue reading How Noticing Emotions at Work Can Build Trust
Organizational psychologist Adam Grant explains the importance of questioning our knowledge and opinions in the face of new evidence. BY JILL SUTTIE | MARCH 24, 2021 In a rapidly changing world, it’s important to be able to adapt and change rather than stubbornly adhering to old ideas and opinions. This was one of the lessons… Continue reading Why Thinking Like a Scientist Is Good for You
We are passionate about coaching and see it as the fundamental leadership tool. Implementing coaching has proven positive impacts on transfer of learning from training, increases in productivity, reduction of stress and burnout, increases in development culture and focus on goals and engagement. We are running our two day programme with a individual followup on… Continue reading Leaders Coach Programme – 4 and 5 May 2021
