March 2, 2020
Burnout is a very real problem, but organisations can ease the burden with some simple adjustments. Stress, pressure and deadlines are part of the everyday workload of managers. But when the common feeling of stress tips over into burnout it can be a serious problem, affecting not just your own…
September 11, 2017
I’ve created this Flipboard magazine on organisational behaviour. Click HERE to access. I’ll update it regularly with links to online resources. If you have any links you think I should include please let me know.
August 24, 2016
This short video from my UCD colleague Professor Niamh Brennan discusses culture and psychology in the board room. A useful primer for anyone sitting (or considering sitting) on boards.
June 21, 2016
I’ve been interested in Professor Michael Wesch’s teaching methods for some time and have followed his use of social media in the classroom (via social media naturally). So I was fascinated to read this Chronicle of Higher Education piece on Wesch’s decision to ‘reboot’ on hearing that his ideas aren’t working…
March 30, 2016
I’m looking forward to hosting the European Regional Meeting of the ISPSO at the Irish Writers Centre in Dublin this week. We will have 40 delegates who are interested in the unconscious at work discussing the meeting theme: Working from the periphery, leading from the edge. The meeting will be…
March 2, 2016
Super graphic from Torben Rick on what’s going on below the surface regarding change.
September 8, 2015
The second part of my conversation with Charlie Taylor at the Irish Times focussed on perks at work. Are free sandwiches, gym membership etc enough to keep you working for your current employer? Or, would those perks be the deciding factor between two jobs of equal merit? I, for one,…
August 24, 2015
I was interviewed by Charlie Taylor from the Irish Times about the dreaded performance review. Following the news that Accenture is dropping the process there’s a flurry of interest in whether these processes are of any value or not. Lucy Kellaway writes about it here. My own view about performance…
March 24, 2015
It’s always nice to get positive feedback. A bottle of champagne is terrific…perhaps a card or two? But what about when a student tells you that you have successfully dismantled his entire understanding of people management in a two hour class on Managing Change Well that’s delicious feedback. Why? Because…
August 28, 2014
I’ve been re-watching Margaret Heffernan’s TED talk on the value of conflict in organisations. I particularly like this quote So how do organizations think? Well, for the most part, they don’t. And that isn’t because they don’t want to, it’s really because they can’t. And they can’t because the people inside of them are too afraid…
