psychology

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It’s taken me many years to figure out the difference between using positivity in a way that’s healthy versus a way that’s toxic. Like many things psychological it can be hard to wrap your head around, especially when it comes to applying knowledge to ourselves. It’s so nuanced which is why it’s really important to try to keep learning both for ourselves and in order to respond in the right way to people we care about and want to support. Understanding the difference between HEALTHY POSITIVITY & TOXIC POSITIVITY is critical to your well-being and resilience, improving your enjoyment of life and improving your relationships.

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The essence of sustainable high performance and meaningful growth lies not in tirelessly correcting our flaws but in embracing and cultivating our strengths.

You may well roll your eyes. Perhaps it sounds flaky or like a soft approach.
When working with leaders it often takes a surprising level of cajoling to get them to think about how their strengths can be the key to taking their leadership to another level.

We’re conditioned to think about what we can fix or what gaps we have rather than learning how to use our gifts to propel us forward. And do so in a way that’s far more enjoyable. Read the article to explore what this means……

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Venturing into the world of personal development is a bit like embarking on a journey through a maze. Some turns look promising, signposted by charismatic figure congratulating themselves over their life-changing revelations, but if taken will typically lead us to a dead end. Other turns look less exciting, such as the ‘science of potential’ but actually lead us to where we want to go. The question is which signpost should you follow if you’re female?

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The common thread whether it’s parenting, mentoring, managing a team or providing any other kind of developmental relationship is the need for patience. Patience and gentle guidance. Rather than seizing control and dictating the course (which is at times is very hard to resist) it’s about finding the strength to step back, let go and provide support only when it’s needed.

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The rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) seems to have taken hold of our inner most fears, accelerated recently by the introduction of ChatGPT. But do these recent leaps forward in AI mean that we are all doomed?  Recently a number of the leaders I work with have been asking my view, as a psychologist. This is not as crazy as it may sound after all psychology is the scientific study of human behaviour, cognition (aka intelligence), and emotions.

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