A psychologist's take on world events, life, happiness and the human condition
Organisational Psychology is a specialised field of professional psychology that seeks to optimise human performance in the workplace. I call it fancy Human Resources.
Because this is my primary field of work, you’ll find an increasing number of articles on Shrink Wrap with this tag (or its synonym Workplace Psychology) below.
The field embraces topics such as psychometrics (measuring human traits and predicting behaviour), executive coaching and performance, recruitment technologies and processes, stress resolution, organisational culture, and behavioural problem-solving.
The field goes by a multitude of alternative names. Don’t be confused because they are essentially the same thing, though some may have slightly different qualification requirements depending where you live:
To see what kinds of services these Psychologists provide, check out the Insight Matters web site.
Or if you are in more of a bloggy mood, keep reading here…
I am the featured expert for Season 3 of the Nerds of Business podcast, examining the six elements of mindset required to succeed as a disruptive entrepreneur:
Resilience, creativity, confidence, drive, managing negative behaviour, and leadership.
What’s your disapproval personality type? If I told you it’s possible to learn to tolerate criticism and disapproval, would you want to?
A fascinating exposition of resilience, from the habit of people-pleasing to psychopathy in global politics.
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…
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.
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.
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.