Lessons from Scotland
Golf teaches you very quickly that the competition is against yourself, not against others. You are your own worst enemy, be it the ego that picks a driver when an iron would do, or the ability to deal with anxiety making a clutch putt.
Lessons from India
I already covered Lessons from England, so some poetic license is due. I have tilted this post in memory of my father and his favourite hockey player, Babu Singh. Hockey runs in my family. My father played for New Zealand from 1950 to 1955, only missing the Olympics due to
Lessons from England
1982 All Whites football team. Source: nzhistory.govt.nz From the age of 7 to the age of 12, football (soccer) was my life. The time was the 1980’s in New Zealand, the glory period for New Zealand football. We had Wyton Rufer, we had Steve Woodin, and we qualified
Lessons from Bulgaria
Насила хубост не става. Translation: You can’t make something beautiful with force. 2020 was the year that we all learned about COVID-19. I must admit to being somewhat unscathed from a health perspective, but COVID’s disruption impacted my life like everyone on the planet. The most significant impact was my
Ipsative Testing: An Update
I recently received a reply to an old blog that I had on the OPRA blog. My response covers some of the nuisances to Ipsative testing that may be of interest to some. While my reading is now less in areas of issues of measurement, I do keep abreast on
Virtue Signalling, Diversity and Inclusion and the Modern Workplace
The push for greater diversity and Inclusion (D&I) in the workplace is one such problem and increasing D&I will require more than virtue signalling.
The Psychology of Success
Dr. Paul Englert speaks to Motivational Speaker and Self Leadership Coach Andrew Bryant about the psychology of success.
The Dirty Little Secrets of Validity Testing
One of the dirty little secrets in the assessment business is the way that assessments are validated. There are no formal systematic approaches for the validation of tests that are easy for tests users, not versed in statistics, to follow.
The Changing Nature of the Celebrity Psychologist
A recent article in 'Nature' highlighted the potential conflict of interest that may exist for psychologists who earn an income from public speaking on topics for which they are researching.
Positive Psychology Interventions Have Limited Impact, and It Is Time to Celebrate
A recent study published in PLoS ONE conducted a reanalysis of a meta-analysis on Positive Psychology Interventions (PPI’s). A meta-analysis is, in simple terms, a statistical means of combining data from a lot of studies, and is an analysis of analysis. The results of a meta-analysis are often more robust than single studies as they combine data from multiple sources.