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 June, 2009

Psychometrics: lies, damn lies and statistics?

An article written by Dr Derek Roger for HRINZ HumanResources magazine, June July 2009.

In a quote variously attributed to Mark Twain or Benjamin Disraeli, lies are described on a continuum: there are ordinary lies, there are damn lies and, worst …

The Challenge of Change: A New Zealand case study

One of the consequences of a recession is a greater need for evidence when making decisions about how to spend a diminishing budget.  It might require very little thought: someone comes up with a machine that produces the widgets you …