A little more about me
I was born and raised in the UK. But I’m OK now.
My dad had Asperger’s and my mother was an East German escapee. Mine was a difficult upbringing, but easier than theirs…
Executive Coaching
Executive Coaching is the professional development method of choice for executives and senior professionals. Now ubiquitous across the business world, it’s a process that facilitates a person’s thinking in clever ways, leveraging their own intelligence to deepen insight and enhance performance.
Posts on this blog that mention Executive Coaching are below. Or you can find out more about coaching services for yourself or your staff on the Insight Matters executive coaching page.
Psychological counselling & coaching via video
Just a reminder that you can access psychological counselling remotely via PsychCam video conferencing, from anywhere in the world.
How to feel good about networking
Do you find networking for your career a bit cringey and uncomfortable? This article is the cure. Read more…
Evil will always concentrate, unless…
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.
Introverts are more easily distracted
Having the radio or TV on in the background drives me bat-poop crazy. Fortunately, I and my other half have evolved a reliable arrangement that includes volume controls and a rather spiffy wireless headset. (For him, not me.)
It wasn’t always this way. As in any relationship, the compromises of cohabitation are negotiated and whittled over time. Working from a nice open-plan home much of the time, at first I found myself frustratingly unproductive. I had discovered the inherent incompatibility between the analytical nature of my business consulting and writing work, and sharing space with a stimulation-craving extrovert. Read more…
Is your boss a corporate psychopath?
Does this remind you of anyone? Superficially charming, even warm. Extreme intimidation of others. Manipulative and controlling. Bad tempered. Self-obsessed. Lacking remorse.
Then you may be working with a corporate psychopath. Contrary to popular understanding, psychopathology is not always about murderousness. It’s defined broadly as …
And there’s a surprising amount of it about. One woman in 200 is classifiable as a psychopath, as is one man in 80. Chances are, you have a psychopath in your building. Read more…
And so it begins
Blog post #1. Here it is, finally. I’ve contemplated writing a blog for about two years, and have finally taken the plunge. I hope to bring you interesting ponderings about life, happiness and the human condition, with practical take-home tips, a little humour, and as much wisdom and objectivity as I can muster.
Also, the psychology of business and current affairs. This blog is taking shape just as the USA has concluded its history-changing Clinton-Trump 2016 election…
I’ve also got a book on the boil. It’s about… Read more…