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Welcome to the Human Performance blog. Here you can read articles and essays on the psychology of Leadership, Motivation, Wellbeing, and Daily Work. The content is compiled from established theory and empirical research, spans several sub-disciplines of psychology, and dips a toe into philosophy. I hope you enjoy reading.

Primary Content Topics

Leadership

Coaching
Leadership Styles
Decision Making
Future Leadership
Ethics

Motivation

Happiness
Burnout
Goal Setting
Play
Work

Wellbeing

Positive Psychology
Flourishing
Emotion
Resilience
The Self


Recent Articles

9 Mental Skills A Framework For Success In Work & Play

9 Mental Skills: A Psychological Framework For Success In Work & Play

Steven C Hayes Psychological Flexibility

Psychological Flexibility in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Daniel Kahneman Systems Thinking

Dual Process Thinking In Peak Performance

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More Than Just A Number

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The Psychopaths Are Running The Asylum

The Mere Exposure Effect

The Mere Exposure Effect: How Unconscious Forces Shape Your Decisions

Growth & Fixed Mindset Carol Dweck

Fixed And Growth Mindset: Why Carol Dweck's Mindset Theory Matters In The Workplace

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What Is Psychometric Testing?

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The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI): Is It Personality Pseudoscience?

Psychological Resilience

Psychological Resilience: 7 Practical Ways To Build It

Maccoby Narcissistic Leadership

Maccoby on Narcissistic Leadership

The dark side of goal setting

The Dark Side of Goal Setting


Entire Archive

2025 • 2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019

2025
  • 25/04/25 - 9 Mental Skills: A Psychological Framework For Success In Work & Play
  • 24/03/25 - Psychological Flexibility in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
  • 23/03/25 - Dual Process Thinking In Peak Performance
2024
  • 11/11/24 - More Than Just A Number
  • 04/11/24 - The Psychopaths Are Running The Asylum
  • 01/10/24 - The Mere Exposure Effect: How Unconscious Forces Shape Your Decisions
  • 30/08/24 - Fixed And Growth Mindset: Why Carol Dweck's Mindset Theory Matters In The Workplace
  • 25/07/24 - What Is Psychometric Testing?
  • 11/07/24 - The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI): Is It Personality Pseudoscience?
  • 28/02/24 - Psychological Resilience: 7 Practical Ways To Build It
2023
  • 01/11/23 - Maccoby on Narcissistic Leadership
  • 25/08/23 - The Dark Side of Goal Setting
  • 15/08/23 - 5 Key Psychological Skills of Elite Performers
  • 13/05/23 - Transactional Leadership: Why Brutes Become Bosses
  • 21/04/23 - A Failure To Communicate
  • 25/02/23 - What Is Executive Coaching And How Can It Help Your Career?
2022
  • 19/11/22 - EP012 How To Build Self-Confidence
  • 06/11/22 - Does Free Will Exist? An Examination of Who or What Makes Our Decisions
  • 04/05/22 - EP010 Creating A Positive Workplace Culture
  • 24/04/22 - EP009 The Ugly Face of Unethical Leadership
  • 17/04/22 - EP008 Self Determination Theory: How Motivates Really Works
  • 07/02/22 - Dr Stuart Brown on The 7 Properties of Play
2021
  • 24/07/21 - EP007 For The Prize or The Love of It
  • 11/02/21 - EP006 Creativity & The Autotelic Personality
  • 04/02/21 - EP005 Becoming The Performatist
  • 27/01/21 - EP004 Developing Psychological Skills
2020
  • 08/09/20 - On Becoming The Performatist
  • 05/07/20 - Autotelic Personality: The Key To Peak Performance
  • 28/06/20 - The PERMA Model of Wellbeing
  • 27/06/20 - EP003 The PERMA Model of Wellbeing
  • 20/06/20 - EP002 An Introduction To Resilience
  • 16/06/20 - EP001 Introduction To Peak Performer
  • 15/06/20 - Peak Performer (Trailer)
  • 04/06/20 - What Is Resilience? The Definitive Guide To Coping
  • 23/01/20 - Creative Thinking: 9 Ways To Take Your Creativity To A New Level
2019
  • 31/12/19 - How To Find Happiness Through Daily Work
  • 18/12/19 - The Lifelong Struggle To Be Yourself
  • 01/09/19 - Peak Experience: Maslow's 16 Aspects of Superior Performance

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