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
- 29Aug2021
Psychological Aspects of Persuasion
So many of our actions involve persuasion, be it bargaining for new house, convincing a voter, or more frequently, in my game, getting someone to change. Persuasion is simply a ubiquitous part of human nature.
“All…
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- 24Feb2021
Procrastination: why it doesn’t work.
People who come to my office to complain about procrastination invariably get it wrong.
The problem is not the 11th hour mad dash to pull an all-nighter to finish the report, nor is it the lost opportunity cost that would…
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- 29Jan2021
Ten Tips to Conquer Workplace Problems
Problems in business are the norm; however, accepted ways to solving those problems might be less obvious. I have assembled a 10-tip guide that follows a timeline from conceptualization of 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.
Mind Tools for Managers by Manktelow and Birkinshaw
I still remember the day when I came to work in my first managerial job as Chief Psychologist in large university-based health sciences center in Montreal. Youthfully naïve and thinking that the position was some celestially guided reward for being an effective and hard working clinical psychologist, I was woefully unprepared for what awaited me.
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
