Psychology at Work,
Empowering Performance

Successful organisations recognise the need to make the most of their best asset, their people. Psychology is increasingly being used in the workplace to develop resilient staff who can adapt easily to change, and to help boost productivity through increased motivation and engagement.

Challenge of Change

Archive for March, 2008

Happiness of New Zealand Survey - Lies, damn lies and statistics?

In a quote variously attributed to Mark Twain or Benjamin Disraeli, lies are described as lies, damn lies and statistics.  In fact, statistics are just numerical ways of expressing things and have no particular valence, but they can certainly …

Work-life balance?

To me, the phrase ‘work-life balance’ means that at work you don’t have a life.  Unfortunately this is a widely-held view - work is something you have to do to earn money, but while you’re there you have to …