When it comes to motivating your employees, monetary incentives might be the obvious choice. However, motivation is less about the reward and more about the...
Being a people-pleaser and being an effective team member are two very different things. Does your office have a people-pleaser? The person who just can’t...
Paul Walsh interviewed me about disappointment recently on Open Democracy and we wandered into all kinds of interesting corners including Brexit, Corbyn and politics. The...
April 15, 2019
I’m pleased to see increasing interest in the role of introverts in organisations. I’m quoted extensively in this Image article by Colette Sexton on how companies can nurture introverts. Perhaps we are at a turning point? image credit
April 8, 2019
When it comes to motivating your employees, monetary incentives might be the obvious choice. However, motivation is less about the reward and more about the emotional journey. Some years ago, Dan Ariely, a psychologist and behavioral economist at Duke University, conducted a study on motivation at Intel’s semi-conductor plant…
February 22, 2019
Developing a coaching culture One of the most important attributes of a successful leader is their ability and willingness to develop others. Because of this, business leaders are now recognising the value and importance of coaching. If you look at job listings, you regularly see ‘the ability to coach and…
October 3, 2018
Have you ever felt that you don’t belong? That you are a fraud? That it’s just a matter of time before you are found out? If so, you are in very good company including Maya Angelou, Albert Einstein and Meryl Streep. Research tells us that almost 70% of people will…
August 6, 2018
Being a people-pleaser and being an effective team member are two very different things. Does your office have a people-pleaser? The person who just can’t say no? Every office has one and regardless of how often they say yes, they will rarely be appreciated for their efforts. People-pleasers yearn for…
Paul Walsh interviewed me about disappointment recently on Open Democracy and we wandered into all kinds of interesting corners including Brexit, Corbyn and politics. The full interview can be seen here and you can find Paul here.
June 7, 2018
If your workplace is being held hostage to a toxic atmosphere, it is time to tackle the issue head on. They notice every minor fault. They dampen a productive conversation with a mean-spirited put-down. They find no pleasure in success and their greatest joy is nit-picking every management decision.…
April 24, 2018
I’ve recently co-authored a paper on the emotional aspects of doing research. Research, like all work, is emotional and emotion generating and in this paper I focussed on my experience of using Grounded Theory which is a particular methodology for gathering and analysing data. The point of the paper is…
April 13, 2018
I begin many of my lectures by telling students that I hope to disappoint them. I look forward to the moment they realise I have failed to live up to their expectations of me. They are not happy at the prospect. What do I mean I will disappoint? They haven’t…
February 7, 2018
Open any organisational change textbook, pick up any research article, listen to organisational change consultants and one common theme arises. Change is going to be painful because change evokes resistance. The aforementioned books, articles and consultants offer neat models of change from Lewin’s famous Freeze, Unfreeze, Refreeze to more contemporary…
