Insights
Short, practical reads on the psychology of performance, at work and in sport. A new Monday Mind Moment lands most weeks.
It’s good to talk. But it isn’t always easy
Talking is easy until the subject is hard. Why men in particular can find it difficult to reach out, and what we can all do about it.
Money worries and learned helplessness: a challenge for leaders
When people can’t control the financial pressure they’re under, learned helplessness can take hold. What that means for productivity, and what leaders can do about it.
Identity and purpose: a career viewpoint
We spend around 90,000 hours at work over a lifetime. What would it take for those hours to fulfil more than our basic needs?
Bend, don’t break: being a truly flexible organisation
Flexible work isn’t a perk. Understanding what motivates people, and being the tree that bends, is how organisations get the best out of them.
Stress and burnout: they’re not the same thing
Pressure, stress and burnout sit on a continuum. Knowing where you are on it matters, because you cannot yoga your way out of burnout.
Sleep: the bare necessities
Lack of sleep blunts attention, reasoning, mood and motor skills. Five practical ways to protect it, and why night-time thinking hijacks are normal.
“We don’t do ego here”
Absolute statements like “we never” and “I don’t make mistakes” set our threat detection system on alert. What that means for trust, values and teams.
Authentic leadership: what does it take?
People don’t like being manipulated. Why knowing your values, and living them out, is the foundation of trust and high-performing teams.