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Company culture can  contribute to sexual harassment at work

What your company needs to know about sexual harassment

The effects of unwanted sexual advances on victims – or those who work with them – are serious

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Published in: Society, Work & performance
Tags: Organisational psychology, Sexual assault and harrassment, Wellbeing, Work

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

Working from home  has many benefits

Why remote work makes business sense

Flexible work should not be a perk or a privilege. Implemented correctly, it benefits both company and employee

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Published in: Work & performance
Tags: Recruitment, Technology, Wellbeing, Work

Making selection a game may help companies recruit more effectively

How computer games are revolutionising recruitment

Swapping traditional psychometric tests for game-based assessments has the potential to provide more accurate measures of cognitive ability – and increase the fun factor. 

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Published in: Work & performance
Tags: Brain, Organisational psychology, Performance psychology, Technology, Testing, Work

Psychologists have helped Olympian Libby Trickett overcome adversity - in and out of the water

How psychology gave me the edge

For Olympian Libby Trickett, regular mental health checks have been her secret weapon - in the water and out

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Published in: Health, Work & performance
Tags: Depression, Sport, Sport and exercise psychology, Wellbeing, Work

Flow, or the experience of being totally engaged in an activity, boosts our wellbeing

Focus on the zone

Moments of pure absorption in your work provide powerful insights that help to boost your wellbeing and performance

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Published in: Health, Learning & development, Work & performance
Tags: Educational psychology, Performance psychology, Positive psychology, Wellbeing, Work

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

Critical thinking is in high demand among employers

The time is right for critical thinkingvideo

Our fast-changing world will require new responses. Critical thinking will be important to ensure we can navigate the complexities of modern times. But what is it?

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Published in: Learning & development, Work & performance
Tags: Education, Educational psychology, Learning, Performance psychology, Work

Flow

A state of being totally absorbed in an activity, in which we feel both adequately challenged and equipped with the skills to meet the challenge. The concept forms part of ‘positive psychology’. Flow, also referred to as being in the zone, was developed by the psychologist Mihály Csíkszentmihályi.  He has linked achieving flow to increased…

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Published in: Health, Work & performance
Tags: Jargon buster, Performance psychology, Positive 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

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