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
- 11Aug2022
Job Promotions; a cautionary tale
The call came out of the blue from the secretary of a psychiatric director of a large and prestigious teaching hospital. The director wanted to see if I would be interested in applying for the recently vacated position…
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- 19Jul2022
Procrastination, three simple fixes
I don’t think that there many personal problems that triggers as much self-blame as procrastination. According to many of my procrastinating clients, they’re simply lazy and in need of better work skills or motivation. I try to dissuade…
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- 22Jun2022
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, trophies or any number of concrete goodies from their expansive inventory….
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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.