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Psychological research suggests power itself can prompt narcissism

It’s official: power creates a narcissist

What comes first: the power or the narcissism? Research psychological research suggests that holding a position of privilege may fuel toxic tendencies

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Published in: Society, Work & performance
Tags: Management, Mental health, Personality disorders, Social psychology, Work

Psychologists in the kitchen? They can play a role.

How hiring a psychologist transformed our restaurant

Working with a psychologist gives prestigious restaurant El Celler de Can Roca its edge.

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Published in: Work & performance
Tags: Culture, Leadership, Management, Organisational psychology

Modern offices have psychological drawbacks

Work gets hard when hot-desking startsvideo

Open-plan offices and hot-desking are taking a toll on workplace relationships. Modern offices are making workers less friendly rather than more, as they struggle with noise, distractions and a lack of belonging.

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Published in: Work & performance
Tags: Management, Mental health, Organisational psychology, Performance psychology, Relationships, Social psychology, Wellbeing, Work

What leaders do can help protect the health of their staff.

Targeting certain behaviours can improve health in high-risk occupations

In high-risk occupations, leaders can protect the health of their staff by promoting certain behaviours like getting enough sleep, dealing with grief or talking up about stress.

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Published in: Work & performance
Tags: Anger, Anxiety, Behaviour change, Health, Leadership, Management, Motivation, PTSD, Resilience, Trauma, Wellbeing, Work

The people at the top aren't always the most influential people in an organisation.

How leadership networks can benefit your workplace

Developing connections outside traditional hierarchies can help organisations and employees to become more efficient, creative and better able to deal with complex problems.

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Published in: Work & performance
Tags: Behaviour, Leadership, Management, Organisational psychology, Work

Playing to your strengths makes you a better leader.

Strengths-based leadership: Create a thriving workplace culture

A strengths-based approach to leadership is more effective than the traditional method of focussing on performance weaknesses. To help organisations grow and thrive we need to tap into people’s strengths.

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Published in: Work & performance
Tags: Behaviour, Behaviour change, Coaching psychology, Emotion, Innovation, Management, Organisational psychology, Performance psychology, Positive psychology, Wellbeing, Work

Unconscious bias can affect  all kinds of workplace decisions.

Managing unconscious bias

Unconscious bias can negatively affect our workplace interactions and judgments, resulting in an unfair or imbalanced work environment.

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Published in: Work & performance
Tags: Behaviour, Behaviour change, Cognitive psychology, Culture, Ethics, Gender, Leadership, Management, Organisational psychology, Performance psychology, Work

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