Christmas is the perfect time to rest, recharge, and reset for the new year. Learn how to prioritise rest, set boundaries, and embrace imperfection while savouring the small joys of the season. Practical tips and reflections to help you start 2025 refreshed and ready.

The dynamics within a workplace—whether between colleagues, managers and their teams, or even with clients—are deeply influenced by interpersonal relationships. While professional settings are often discussed in terms of strategy, communication, and performance, one key to fostering a more harmonious and productive workplace lies in understanding something much deeper: attachment styles.

In the digital age, time seems to both speed up and slow down simultaneously. Our smartphones, laptops, and other gadgets have become constant companions, shaping not only how we interact with the world but also how we perceive time itself.

In today's global landscape, where businesses transcend borders and diversity thrives, cultural intelligence emerges as a cornerstone of organisational effectiveness. It's not merely about acknowledging cultural differences but embracing them to foster innovation, collaboration, and sustainable growth.

In the dynamic, and often unpredictable, landscape of corporate life (and life overall!), the ability to adapt and evolve is paramount to success. Yet, despite the constant flux of economies, markets and technologies, many organisations find themselvesentrenched in the grip of status quo bias. This phenomenon, rooted in human psychology, poses a significant barrier to innovation and growth. In this blog,we delve into the intricacies of status quo bias within organisations, its impact, and potential strategies to overcome it.

Will your job be replaced by AI? As technology improves every day, how can you keep your job safe? We look at emotional intelligence vs AI & which matters more

Emotional intelligence is the secret growth weapon your business needs! Emotionally intelligent leaders, teams & businesses are able to grow fast - here's why...

What does work life balance mean to YOU? How can you achieve work life balance? Is it achievable? Here we look at all of that so you can find work life balance!

What is psychological flexibility? How can it help in the workplace? How can psychological flexibility be developed? All of this (& more!) is just a click away...

Are some people destined to be great leaders? Or is every ‘born leader’ a work-in-progress? Read our thoughts about what makes a successful leader here!

Managing remote workers in a hybrid workplace is a challenge facing many leaders - but when 60% of UK managers say they haven't had adequate training in managing remote teams, what can we do to close the hybrid knowing-doing gap?

The statistics around mental health at work speak for themselves. But we spend 85,000 hours at work, so how can we improve mental health in the workplace?

Managing workplace stress is TOUGH. But in this blog post we explore the causes of workplace stress & 4 ways leaders can help relieve workplace stress. Read now!

What is employee engagement? Why does it matter? How can employee engagement be increased? Read on to find out 3 ways to increase employee engagement.

What does leadership look like in 2023? We look at the leadership skills that will be most in demand in a hybrid workplace & what skills great leaders need

Not already using psychometric testing in recruitment? You should be! Here are 4 reasons why your 2023 recruitment strategy NEEDS to include psychometric tests

Are psychometric tests really worthwhile? Yes! In this article we explore 3 common objections to psychometric tests & show how reliable, valid & useful they are

What makes an effective leader? Emotional intelligence! Here we explore the 3 leadership traits that help leaders be emotionally effective in the workplace.

As business psychologists, we use psychological tests all the time - but how do they work? What do they measure? How are the results calculated? Find out here!

If you’ve not yet seen The Wellbeing Project’s 2022 Wraw Resilience Report, where have you been?! We’ve been reading, re-reading, highlighting and absorbing every tiny nugget of information we can for the past few weeks, so that we can bring you the most important insights about workplace resilience discovered by The Wellbeing Project team over the past year.

Identifying the best people for leadership positions is one of the most critical tasks facing business owners – because those people can make or break a business!

We’re taking things back to basics today and asking the important questions: What are psychological tests? How can psychological tests help in selection and recruitment? How can psychological tests help in people development?

What is risk? How does your brain handle risk? How does your risk disposition affect your decision making? These are all BIG questions. Because the psychology of risk is a pretty huge topic!

What is emotional intelligence (eq) – and how does it help at work? Emotional Intelligence is a phrase that gets thrown around a lot – particularly when we’re talking about leadership, retention and hybrid or remote models of working.

We talk about business psychology day in, day out. We’re a business psychology firm, so it’s hardly surprising that it bleeds into everything we do.

Whew. We made it to the end of the year. The past 21 months (has it really been that long?!) have been tough on so many of us – but one thing that has kept us going throughout has been the insights, the conversations and the community we’ve built up around the Dirty Salad Club.

DIY furniture assembly, make-overs and even dentistry; more and more people are opting to cut out the middle-man when it comes to making purchases for home or business. So what about psychometric assessments?

Interviews are among the most popular employee selection methods, with estimates suggesting that more than 87% of European organisations use them as standard.

Psychometric Assessments are rigorous, scientific measures of human psychological attributes, often used when hiring candidates or developing employees. They give insights into less “visible” qualities of a person including personality, mental aptitude, emotional intelligence, risk-orientation or motivation.

Emotional Intelligence has always been an essential set of skills required to be an effective leader. Being able to lead with self-awareness, recognise the feelings of others and build strong relationships, manage pressure, and use emotions in the decision-making process are challenges that leaders constantly face in their role.

The cost of a bad hire Poor hiring decisions can stem from a range of issues: employer branding or advertisement problems, poor interviewing or an absence of psychometric test training. But what’s the cost to the business?

What does the future of work hold for us? The pace of change in the world of work has never been faster, and is unlikely to ever be this slow again. Many experts make predictions about what’s in store for the future of organisations in terms of the technology we use and the skillsets we will need.

A robustly validated psychometric tool and survey, Wraw provides insight into resilience at every level of the organisation. It supports building sustainable, healthy high performance. Visit here for more information.

What is executive coaching, and is it right for you? Our executive coaches help individuals and teams unlock their potential and achieve goals through coaching.

Billy Byrne hosts this webinar to talk you through the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT™). This test involves answering objective questions and solving problems to assess Emotional Intelligence.

In this webinar, Tanya Hudson highlights how you can build and develop teams that are better able to adapt to stress and adversity, are less likely to suffer from burnout, and are more resilient to change.

Paper Planes, Inc. is a simulation that focuses on teamwork, collaboration, organisational effectiveness, breaking down silos, engagement, and customer service.

Alan talks with Dr. Roger Pearman about the role research in neuroscience and behaviour has played in development of the Pearman Personality Integrator.

Alan asks Dr. Roger Pearman what would most impress eminent personality type psychologist Carl Jung about the Pearman Personality Integrator

Dr. Stein on the increasing importance of emotional intelligence in the workplace.

Acclaimed business psychologist Alan Lyons uses engaging stories to give an account of optimism, resilience and how our own emotions can affect those of others.

Using examples and anecdotes we can all relate to, Alan introduces Positive Psychology, the scientific study of human strengths!

Alan gives us an engaging and witty introduction to how emotional intelligence skills are vital for professional development.

Irish out-half Johnny Sexton's super display of emotional intelligence in 6 Nations 2018!

Tanya asks Dr. Steven Stein about how leadership has evolved over time.

Tanya in conversation with Dr. Steven Stein about emotional intelligence and leadership in a digital world.

Billy and Dr. Steven Stein talk about emotional intelligence in a post-truth world.

Billy talks with Dr. Steven Stein about the role of emotional intelligence in influencing for leaders.

In association with the ICF, Tanya delivers an engaging webinar ‘Using Coaching to Navigate the Only Constant: Change’.

Sponsored by MHS, Billy delivers an insightful webinar on leveraging the EQ-i 2.0 to develop leadership capability.

Alan in conversation with Dr. Roger Pearman on the differences between the Pearman Personality Integrator and other personality assessments.

Alan talks to Dr. Steven Stein about the role of emotional intelligence in an organisational setting.

The Solution Turbine

Watch as Alan Lyons takes us through how we can use emotional intelligence to combat stress, tackle uncertainty and transform how we experience work for the better.