My Pocket Psych: The Psychology of the Workplace

Dr. Richard A. MacKinnon
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My Pocket Psych: The Psychology of the Workplace

My Pocket Psych is all about the psychology of the workplace. Each episode, we'll examine the world of work and explore a topic through the lens of psychology. We'll aim to give listeners tips to help improve their experience of work - moving from surviving to thriving! My Pocket Psych is brought to you by WorkLifePsych Ltd and hosted by Dr. Richard MacKinnon and Pilar Orti.

  1. 2 DAYS AGO

    Ep 176: Workplace wellbeing - the power of difficult questions

    What does it mean to be evidence-based when it comes to wellbeing at work? How do we know what works when it comes to wellbeing interventions? And does doing 'something' always beat doing nothing? In this episode, Richard is joined by James Carrier for a chat about the benefits of being more evidence-based when it comes to wellbeing and the importance of asking difficult questions.  Full show notes for this episode can be found at https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/176  Thanks for listening!

    51 min

  2. DEC 5

    Ep 175: Leadership, identity and thriving

    We continue our 'Thriving at Work' series with a look at leadership and leaders. Richard is joined by Leadership Development expert and executive coach, Dr. Wayne Mullen. They have a look at what it means to be a leader, why it's beneficial to challenge leadership stereotypes and explore some of the many challenges contemporary organisational leaders face. You can find full show notes for this episode at https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/175 Thanks for listening!

    36 min

  3. NOV 28

    Ep 174: Sleep, wellbeing and... thriving?

    In this episode, another in the Thriving at Work series, we take a look at how sleep contibutes to our wellbeing and performance at work and ask: can you really thrive when you haven't had enough sleep?  Full show notes for this episode can be found at https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/174  Thanks for listening!

    36 min

  4. NOV 14

    Ep 173: Are you having any fun?

    After a few 'heavy' episodes, it's time to turn to the lighter side of the workplace. Richard is joined by Dr. Mike Rucker for a discussion all about how to have more fun, inside and outside of work. Mike discusses his book about fun, the relationship between run, wellbeing and performance, the downsides of putting too much emphasis on 'future happiness'.  You can find the full show notes for this episode at worklifeposych.com/podcast/173 Thanks for listening!

    53 min

  5. OCT 31

    Ep 172: Re-thinking self-care

    In this latest episode of our 'Thriving at Work' series, Richard takes a fresh look at the concept of self-care. While it may conjure up images of bubble baths and cups or tea, there's a lot more to it than that. Richard outlines some quality markers to bear in mind when selecting self-care activities and flags some common pitfalls to avoid.  Full show notes for this episode can be found at worklifepsych.com/podcast/172  Thanks for listening!

    29 min

  6. OCT 10

    Ep 171 - Ostracism at work

    In this episode, which is part of our Thriving at Work series, Richard is joined by two experts in ostracism at work, to discuss what it is, how it impacts employees and what we can do about it. Dr. Ian Tyndall and Dr. Daniel Waldeck discuss their research and why they got involved in this specific topic. Unlike the loneliness experience we discussed back in Ep 135 with Dr. Sarah Wright, where people aren't feeling enough connection with others, ostracism centres of feelings and beliefs about being shut out from a team, group or community and involves uncertainty about the reason. Like loneliness, it can have a signitive negative impact on our wellbeing and our experience of work.  Richard, Ian and Dan look at the ostracism phenomenon through the lens of ACT and psychological flexibility, exploring some of the ways building psychological fleixbility can help employees overcome the experience.  Do get in touch with your questions and comment. And big thanks to Ian and Dan for their time.  You can find full show notes for this episode at https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/171   Thanks for listening!

    40 min

  7. OCT 2

    Ep 170: Thriving with Psychological Flexibility

    In this episode, Richard is joined once again by Ross McIntosh for a discussion about how increasing our psychological flexibility can improve our wellbeing.  This episode is part of our 'Thriving at Work' series, which focuses on wellbeing at work and what individuals and organisations can do to improve it. Richard and Ross look at what we mean by wellbeing, and explore how increasing psychological flexibility can make a positive contribution to our physical, psychological and social wellbeing.  As ever, you can get in touch with us about any aspect of this episode or the concepts we discussed via podcast@worklifepsych.com Thanks for listening!    RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE Find out more about 'Thriving at Work' and the resources that accompany the series here: https://www.worklifepsych.com/thrivingatwork  Find out about our new psychological flexibility course 'Thriving with Psychological Flexibility' here: https://www.worklifepsych.com/thrivingwithpsychflex  Book your place at our upcoming wellbeing and evidence-based practice workshop in London on October 24th here: https://worklifepsych.cademy.co.uk/wherestheevidence  Check out our Psychological Flexibility hub here: https://www.worklifepsych.com/PsychologicalFlexibility  Read Richard's recent blog post about the importance of self-care here: https://www.worklifepsych.com/self-care-what-is-it-and-why-does-it-matter/  Check out our resources on loneliness at work here: https://www.worklifepsych.com/connectandthrive

    43 min

  8. SEP 26

    Ep 169: Chronic Health Conditions at Work

    In this episode, part of our Thriving at Work initiative, Richard is joined by Dr. Rachael Skews for a discussion about employees with chronic health conditions. They look at what constitutes a chronic health condition, while employees may be reticent to speak up about their condition or ask for assistance, and the ways that organisations can unintentionally exclude people from the workplace due to inflexibility about how work is organised. They then explore how we can look at the experience of these employees through the lens of Psychological Flexibility. This includes the role of acceptance, clarity of values and taking action in the direction of what really matters. Do get in touch with your comments and questions about this key workplace topic. You can email us at 'podcast at worklifepsych dot com'. Thanks for listening! Resources for this episode Our Thriving at Work initiative: https://www.worklifepsych.com/thrivingatwork Rachael's online profile: https://www.worklifepsych.com/about-us/dr-rachael-skews/ Our Psychological Flexibility hub: https://www.worklifepsych.com/psychologicalflexibility Ep 130: ACT in practice with Dr. Rachael Skews: https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/130/ Ep 162: Coaching psychology - theory, practice and bots! https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/162/ Ep 101: Psychological safety: https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-101-psychological-safety/ Ep 102: Building psychological safety: https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/102/

    43 min
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My Pocket Psych is all about the psychology of the workplace. Each episode, we'll examine the world of work and explore a topic through the lens of psychology. We'll aim to give listeners tips to help improve their experience of work - moving from surviving to thriving! My Pocket Psych is brought to you by WorkLifePsych Ltd and hosted by Dr. Richard MacKinnon and Pilar Orti.

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