Boss “phubbing” reduces trust
We’ve all seen people in groups looking at their phones rather than talking to each other. Now there’s a name for it – “phubbing”, short for “phone snubbing”, giving your phone precedence over the….
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Power and Gender
In a recent edition of the CIPD’s magazine “Work”, I was struck by two pieces of research about women as leaders. Both highlighted the tricky path women have to negotiate in how they use their “voice”, if they want to be seen as having leadership
Continue readingSocial media feeds our inner chimp
According to Tim Urban, being connected 24/7 feeds our “instant gratification monkey” (see his TED talk), or what Steve Peters would call our “inner chimp” – we react to events too quickly, making snap decisions…
Continue readingSchool holidays – to be busy or not to be busy?
The Easter holidays are upon us and for parents, especially for working parents, school holidays can be a tricky time. Sometimes we feel our children should be busy, their lives filled with activities, and if we are working too, then holiday play schemes are a godsend. But holidays are also….
Continue readingSpring’s the time for New Year’s resolutions
The clocks have at last gone forward, the days are getting longer, the sun is warmer and the birds are singing. Spring is an optimistic time of year, with the promise of the summer ahead. The change of seasons is a good time to make
Continue readingPersonality, social media and video games
How do preferences for introversion or extraversion impact how teens and pre-teens use social media and video games? Parents often worry that their children spend too much time
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