A psychologist's take on world events, life, happiness and the human condition
Here you’ll find free advice for working professionals on how to stay sane and happy at work, deal successfully with difficult colleagues, and other fun things we grapple with in the working world.
This section also covers organisational psychology and human resources topics, like psychometrics, coaching, team building and workplace culture.
Do you ever feel stressed, anxious, angry or shutdown? Or perhaps you have physical ailments that you suspect are stress-related.
Well, it could be your Vagus Nerve. This article teaches you how to be a better steward of your mind-body, informed by Stephen Porges‘ Polyvagal Theory.
Research shows that the way some painkilling drugs work may significantly suppress your ability to feel empathy for others’ pain and pleasure.
Should you use special body language and other techniques to impress at interviews?
Winning at job interviews is actually much simpler than that. Here’s how.
Do you find networking for your career a bit cringey and uncomfortable?
This article is the cure.
ABC Radio’s Eliza Borrello called me yesterday for a quick interview about why some people lie on their resumes.
Listen to our conversation on the ABC’s AM show here, or read the web article. Read more…
My Halloween special is about corporate evil, from bad behaviour of political groups to large scale organisational corruption and abuse.
I have a theory that evil concentrates over time due to a natural quirk in human nature. Fortunately, this also means that unhealthy institutional cultures can be prevented or cured. Read more…