A response to “Who am I”? (exploring identity for you, your organisation, and...
We often hear advice cautioning us against letting work define who we are. Research I did for a recent assignment turns that advice back on itself, as I discover that our interaction with others may...
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I recently launched www.mypizzapersonality.com to help you find your inner pizza and to help me answer a very critical question. This is the story behind the project. Captain Planet Back in 2006, I...
View ArticleTaking a break to take stock: What research tells us about workaholics,...
What causes burnout? Is being a workaholic bad? What are the variables to maintaining work-life balance? I find answers in research that points to play and personal projects as possible prescriptions....
View ArticleWhat do you mean? Exploring Joyce’s “underthought” and Wittgenstein’s meaning...
A beer-laden example We take much for granted in our everyday communication. Take for example a simple statement like “Let’s go for a beer”. Taken explicitly, you and I will not “go” for a beer per...
View ArticleFinding your organisational fit based on Holland’s vocational personality type
We spend much of our working lives finding our ‘fit’ in organisations. Those who feel misaligned can speak of feeling like a ‘square peg in a round hole’ or, alternatively, that they are in a role...
View ArticleFalling out of love with personality through the Enneagram
We love our personality, and so we should. Our personality protects us from real or perceived threats, helps us achieve our ambitions, and generally allows us to survive. Our personality keeps us...
View ArticleWhat do you mean? Exploring Joyce’s “underthought” and Wittgenstein’s meaning...
A beer-laden example We take much for granted in our everyday communication. Take for example a simple statement like “Let’s go for a beer”. Taken explicitly, you and I will not “go” for a beer per...
View ArticleFinding your organisational fit based on Holland’s vocational personality type
We spend much of our working lives finding our ‘fit’ in organisations. Those who feel misaligned can speak of feeling like a ‘square peg in a round hole’ or, alternatively, that they are in a role...
View ArticleFalling out of love with personality through the Enneagram
We love our personality, and so we should. Our personality protects us from real or perceived threats, helps us achieve our ambitions, and generally allows us to survive. Our personality keeps us...
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