The Mindfulness trend was something I ignored for as long as I could. I felt sure it would require yoga pants and Birkenstocks. As it descended into the world of fridge magnets and miniature books full of quotes, I felt quietly justified that I had avoided another fad.
Observing the trial of Adolf Eichmann, Stanley Milgram, Professor of Social Psychology at Yale asked himself the question, could men like Eichmann be ordinary people who were simply following orders? How willingly would an ordinary human being obey an authority figure, if they were instructed to perform an act that conflicted with their conscience? In …
I once saw the perfect job advertised. It called for a Brand Manager for Tim Tams. I shouted ‘that’s mine’ in spite of the fact that I had not worked my way up through marketing in the fast moving consumer goods sector. But here’s the thing, I felt that I had been doing that role …
Is there still a place for self-actualization at work? Abraham Maslow’s name is forever associated with human motivation, thanks to his Hierarchy of Needs, but did you ever wonder, what inspired Maslow to look at motivation in the first place? Would you believe he was not remotely interested in workplace ambition or linking a theory …
It’s a good thing to have role models or mentors in our working lives, and indeed in our personal lives, but where do we find the decent ones? What if we pop our heads up like gophers in a cubicle prairie and find we are without the connections, relationships or basic confidence to ask someone …