In March this year we explained some of the current psychological thinking behind why some people can be “tricky” to work with, and to manage. Read the article here: http://umbrella.org.nz/why-are-some-people-more-difficult-than-others/ This is an area we are increasingly assisting our clients with. How do we help? We provide both individual psychological [...]
It’s that time of year when many of us are running out of puff and energy. Winter has set in and the pace and volume of work aren’t letting up. Ironically, while this is the time we most want to be actively using our recovery and resilience skills, running out [...]
Emotional agility is one of our core resilience skills. It encompasses the ability to experience emotions fully, to respond to them appropriately, and to use positive emotion to broaden and build our coping repertoire, as well as our “bounce back” when life is hard. The concept of agility is important. [...]
An exciting new study published recently in the journal Neuron has shown more specifically how the brain creates and breaks habits. Using a mouse model, the researchers demonstrated that there is a competition for control between the brain’s circuits for habitual (automatic) behaviour vs. goal directed action (deliberate decision making). [...]