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What is Psychological Flexibility?
The main focus of ACT is to increase something called psychological flexibility. But what is psychological flexibility and why is it important? Of all the psychological phenomena that we have studied,...
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Myths and Mistakes in Goal Setting
I have recently come across some highly competent professionals who say they have become reluctant to set goals. They don’t think that goal setting really works. I am interested in this. I wonder if...
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What is Meaning in Work?
When I retrained to become a psychologist, my research centred on meaning in work. That’s because my work to date (as a management consultant) had been pretty meaningless, but I did not reallyknow...
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How Using ACT in the Workplace Could Change Almost Everything – Some Slides
Yesterday I spent the afternoon at the ANZ ACT conference with an extraordinary group of ACT practitioners who, like Rob and I, are committed to using best practice to create workplaces where people...
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Care with Labels (2) – Non Talent Management?
And so it came to pass that one day, having been considered ‘talent’ for most of my life, and having spent most of my energy on defending this ludicrous position, I eventually became known as ‘non...
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How to Build Engagement and Vitality
Are you willing to invest energy in your work? Do you persist in the face of difficulty and give your full attention to your work when you are at work? Do you feel like your work matters? Do you care...
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How Promising Managers Sometimes Derail Their Careers…and How to Prevent It
According to The Centre for Creative Leadership almost 1 in 2 of the managers who have the makings of success fail to reach their potential. They ‘derail’ and are either demoted, fired, plateau or opt...
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Using ACT in Career Change
Why do bright, motivated people get stuck in their careers? I’ve spent the last 10 years or so thinking about the issue and working with people who are stuck in this way. I write about this in my other...
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10 Factors to Consider When Rewarding Staff
David has been working hard to deliver exceptional service. His manager, Sarah, is pleased and wants to recognise his efforts, so she nominates him for an ‘Employee of the Month’ award. David then...
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Understanding the Real You
As a psychologist, many clients want me to help them understand themselves better. Who am I? Who is the ‘real’ me? How do I become more like the real me? And because I am all seeing and knowing, I am...
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Why Organisations Should Measure Psychological Flexibility
What should we measure to predict job performance? Organisations spend millions of pounds each year measuring cognitive ability as well as various personality dimensions – and they are right to do so....
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Are we more likely to be compassionate to others when we are compassionate to...
When you feel judgemental about yourself, do you also feel more judgemental about others? Or are you one of those people who speaks harshly to yourself in ways that you would never dare or care to...
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Helping Alpha Executives to Drop The Corporate Armour
According to Ludeman and Erlandson (2004). ‘Alpha’ executives make up 70% of senior executives. They are confident and intelligent, competitive and impatient. They like to be in charge. ‘Alpha’...
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Learning To Step Over Coercion And Create The Workplace Culture That You Want
In his wonderful book, The Nurture Effect, Tony Biglan, states that ’the most important stressor we humans typically face comes in the form of coercive interactions with other humans.’ Coercion is...
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Everything is Dysfunctional: Applying Psychological Flexibility to Organisations
“But every organisation is dysfunctional!” I was describing the frustrations of running a small business to a friend who works in venture capital. In my mind I felt like the kind of dysfunction I was...
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Fighting for what matters: what I really learned about completing a doctorate...
So I did want to reflect on what I learned during these past few years because so much of it is Working with ACT-relevant. But I am wary of writing one of ‘those‘ type of posts, or one of those ‘it was...
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The Marginal Gains Handbook – Practical ideas to survive and thrive in the...
We are delighted to release VERSION 2 of this free, practical guide of evidence-based ways to survive and thrive in the age of Coronavirus. DOWNLOAD HERE This version includes improved ideas for...
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According to The Centre for Creative Leadership almost 1 in 2 of the managers who have the makings of success fail to reach their potential. They ‘derail’ and are either demoted, fired, plateau or opt...
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The future of work: Why Psychological Flexibility is a Key Leadership Skill...
A few years ago in the UK, a Panorama investigation uncovered systematic abuse of elderly care home residents who were being routinely pushed about, belittled and humiliated by their so-called...
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Do you need a high-performance routine? (Plus: FREE quiz…and hedgehogs!)
So, for today’s serious analysis of the modern workplace, I want you to imagine you’re a hedgehog. There you are, snuffling about in the forest, doing all of your normal hedgehoggy things. Yes,...
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