Feb
01
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...
read more →
Nov
09
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...
read more →
Jul
20
We're delighted to announce that Natal Dank has joined the WorkLifePsych family as an associate consultant. Natal brings with her a wealth of experience, developed in diverse organisational environments. Her experience as a senior in-house HR practitioner further extends the capability of WorkLifePsych to support our clients in areas such...
read more →
Mar
27
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...
read more →
Jan
22
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...
read more →
Jan
18
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...
read more →
Dec
08
By Dr. Richard A. MacKinnon Shared parental leave is on the way, which will provide new parents with a lot more flexibility in how they take time out from work. The onus will no longer be purely on the mother, but instead allow both parents to share an agreed allowance of...
read more →
Dec
03
By Dr. Richard A. MacKinnon First France, now Germany: governments considering the prohibition of employers sending employees emails outside of formal working hours. While there are ostensibly positive reasons for doing so, this could have serious unintended consequences. The pattern that many employees follow when it comes to work is already...
read more →
Dec
02
By Justin McNamara Do you want more creativity from your employees? Does your company want to be at the forefront of innovation in your industry? A more diverse workforce could be the answer. Diversity is great for business With growing diversity in countries and communities, there is general agreement that workforces...
read more →
Nov
04
In my career as a psychologist, I’ve assessed many people in lots of different contexts: recruitment, coaching, identification of leadership potential and so on. One thing all of these contexts had in common was the use of some form of psychometric. While these can be very helpful tools, they are...
read more →
« Previous Page — Next Page »
