Event Report: From Shakespeare to Gogglebox
Roy Childs - Team Focus 15th September 2020 This talk challenges some of the basic assumptions made by mainstream psychometrics when applied to self-report questionnaires. Some key questions that it addresses are: what is the real nature of the…
Event Report: What can Business Psychology learn from Donald Trump and the Dark Arts of Coercive Control?
The sinister art of coercive control is driven largely by narcissists who exploit it, human vulnerabilities of those who are controlled by it, and is fuelled by an explosion of information, disinformation and an increasing use of tools in deception,…
Event Report: Applying the Big 5 and Emotional Intelligence to Improving Workplace Cultures
Dan Hill, President, Sensory Logic Inc., Minnesota US Applying the Big 5 and Emotional Intelligence to Improving Workplace Cultures 8th September 2020 Most organisations with a company culture which fails to deliver on its customer and stakeholder expectations will…
Notice to Members on Annual General Meeting and Management Board Elections 2020
Following current government guidelines, we are still unable to hold a face to face AGM, but we are pleased to be able to now hold this year’s AGM virtually via Zoom on Tuesday 29 September at 6.00pm. This change to the norm…
The 20th Annual ABP Conference and Awards
It is just over 5 weeks to our annual ABP Conference. The theme this year is looking back over the last 20 years and looking forward to the next and covers 20 themes. This is in recognition of the 20…
Event Report: Routes to Diversity and Inclusion for Early Talent, Phil Wilson
Phil Wilson Chief Psychologist: Civil Service Fast Stream Routes to Diversity and Inclusion for Early Talent 21st July 2020 The issue of diversity and inclusion has rarely had a higher profile than over the last few months. Employers have…
Event Report – Culture Shift: Identifying and delivering Employee Led Best Practice, Sarah Clarke
"Two roads diverged in a wood - I took the one less travelled and that made all the difference". This quote from American Poet Laureate Robert Frost accurately describes the dilemma facing organisations as they strive to foster better working…
Would you like to support COVID 19 Business Psychology Research?
Henley Business School is researching the impact of COVID-19 on well-being at work, including the relationship between remote working and personality/EQ. The study looks to see how your personality/EQ, as well as measures of mental health, may have changed during…
2020 Workforce Experience Awards Shortlisted Finalists
Congratulations to all those who were shortlisted this year for the ABP Workforce Experience Awards. Given all the challenges companies are going through at the moment, the work of business psychologists is even more important, so it is fantastic…
Restoring Customer Relationships in a Post-COVID World
A Consumer Psychology Expert’s Guide for Retailers Christopher Gray, Psy.D. Founder & CEO Buycology www.buycology.com “In these uncertain times … “ It’s a phrase used so many times since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, that…
Event Report – Applying Behavioural Science for Business Success with Richard Chataway
If you are in business, you are in the business of influencing behaviour. However, there is insufficient understanding about what really changes behaviour, argued Richard Chataway, Vice President of the BVA Nudge Unit, at the May webinar hosted by the…
Event Report – The Manchester Careers Event 25th March 2020
The Manchester Careers Event has now been run every year at Manchester Metropolitan University since 2017 and has proved to be a popular event. Because of the current health emergency it was decided to run the event as a webinar…