Tag: psychology

Situated builds on the ideas explored in her bestselling book, Grit. While Grit focused on passion and perseverance, this book examines another factor behind achievement. Duckworth argues that success also depends on the situations people create around themselves. Her research challenges the popular belief that people should simply adapt to difficult circumstances.

Nearly seven in ten employees wait until the crisis point to seek help. Delays remain highest in male-dominated sectors. They remain lowest where support enables performance. Our data highlights a persistent gap. This gap exists between mental health need and help-seeking behaviour.

In business, figurative sticks and stones may break no bones. Yet, a few kind words can make a big difference. Profit is the lifeblood of business, and influencing employee behaviour is central to profitability. However, not all profitable behaviour change is positive.

Depth Leadership guides leaders in fulfilling their ethical responsibility to ensure that individuals, communities, and the planet co-exist as creatively, constructively and sustainably as possible. The book explores a transformative leadership approach. This approach is rooted in depth psychology and systems thinking.

What is the true story of our lives - and what should it be? In his newest revolutionary offering, We Who Wrestle With God, world-renowned clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson shares profound insights. He guides readers through ancient accounts of rebellion, sacrifice, suffering, and triumph. These stories have shaped the very foundations of the Western world, offering timeless lessons for modern life.

Con artists and scammers are becoming more skilled at manipulating bank details and private information from consumers. It is important to understand the risks and recognise the warning signs. Fraud and scam statistics in South Africa are alarming.

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of the international phenomenon Surrounded by Narcissists. Studies suggest two people who have never met before will tell three lies within the first five minutes. Astounding. But why?

From the author of Scary Smart, Unstressable applies Mo Gawdat's brilliant engineering mind and Alice Law's stress-management expertise to the 'stress pandemic'. This follow up to bestselling Solve For Happy will show you that chronic stress is not an unavoidable part of modern life, but a predictable – and therefore preventable – response, often as much to do with negative thought patterns as external circumstances.

Traders and investors must overcome many hurdles in order to succeed. Among the most common of these hurdles are emotional pitfalls such as fear and greed, and behavioural shortcomings such as impulsivity. Neuroeconomics – a relatively new discipline – may hold the key to understanding the neural processes that govern the way traders make decisions, and assist them in making the right ones.

In the early COVID-19 days, I had the misfortune to experience first-hand how it feels to be brutally attacked by people who believed that COVID-19 was a plot designed to destroy humanity. One of the results of this experience was my fascination with the process by which people adopt beliefs that are patently untrue about other individuals, the news, and institutions.