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Last week we looked at how our psychology gets in the way of effective responding to the challenges of global change. This week we look at how ACT might help us meet some of those challenges by helping us think … Continue reading →

Rob and I are very pleased to welcome Dr Paul Atkins as a contributor to the blog. Paul is Associate Professor in Organisational Behaviour at the Australian National University. He is doing some really cool work around compassion, mindfulness and … Continue reading →

Some of our subscribers have not had any updates from Rob and I for some time. If you are not in this group then feel free to ignore this post. We weren’t excluding you on purpose, it was all due … Continue reading →

How likely is it that your team would say ‘Yes’ in response to the following statement? ‘My supervisor, or someone at work, seems to care about me as a person’ If they do say ‘Yes’, would you be one of … Continue reading →

This week I will be presenting at the ANZ ACT conference in Brisbane. The conference is shaping up to be a good one with brilliant speakers and researchers  (e.g. Todd Kashdan, Frank Bond); wonderful clinicians (e.g. Robyn Walser, John Forsyth, Lisa … Continue reading →

On my career psychology blog I wrote about Ken Robinson’s excellent video about finding and connecting with your passion.  I love this talk, and his book ‘The Element’, but I think there are a number of problems with his viewpoint … Continue reading →

Rachel and I will shortly presenting at the World ACT conference in Parma, Italy. We’re jolly excited by it and have had a lot of fun working out our messages, putting our slides together and generally telling each other how … Continue reading →