FEATURED TOPICS OF A MONTREAL PSYCHOLOGIST
Common themes of the workplace
Read more about some of the themes and services of my work in the Montreal psychology workplace
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Latest from the blog
- 17Apr2019
Rewards at work: a cautionary tale
I had the recent privilege of consulting to a company that specializes in employee recognition- the tangible kind of recognition where good performance is rewarded with personalized mugs, plaques or any number of concrete goodies from their expansive inventory….
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- 20Jan2019
Family Business Succession: conclusion
Start Early
As discussed in the previous post, most psychologists specializing in the area recommend thinking about succession as a long-term process rather than as a defined event, or worse, an anointment. Some even recommend that the process begin years…
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- 13Jan2019
Family Business Succession: the dance
Typically when I consult with family businesses thinking about succession, I first meet with the founder, then the aspiring members of the second generation – but very quickly I try to gather everyone in the same room. With the…
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FEATURED READINGS FROM DR. B
As part of my coaching, I make it a habit to loan books from my collection to address specific issues in the workplace. Here’s what on my shelf right now.
The Courage to be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga
I’m a skeptic at heart when I hear about exaggerated claims to psychotherapies be they old or new. This past week, two came into view. The first arrived in the form of a book from a client extolling Adlerian therapy -The Courage to be Disliked By Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga. The second, Compassion
Get the Truth
I don’t work for the CIA but… Following a client’s recommendation, I acquired, read and rather uneasily digested Houston and company’s recent bestseller on interview interrogation techniques -Get the Truth. The authors, ex-CIA agents specialized in integration-the verbal, not the water board kind-have written a highly readable and comprehensive “how-to-do-it” book to get the
