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Articles on the psychology of work from Larry G. Maguire psychologist and lecturer in organisational psychology on the blog at Human Performance.

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The AI Bubble And What It Means for The Workplace

17 December 2025 By Larry Maguire READING TIME: 8 MINUTES

The AI Bubble & Work

When Softbank sells its entire Nvidia holding (Silicon Republic, 2025), JP Morgan's Jamie Dimon warns that tech stocks are overheated, and Jeff Bozo admits there's an AI bubble, perhaps we should pay …

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Monday Morning Work, Here We Go Again

8 December 2025 By Larry Maguire READING TIME: 11 MINUTES

Monday morning work Here we go again

Human beings have always worked and from it obtained meaning, purpose, and a sense of contribution. Work is not the problem, jobs are the problem. The daily grind under the weight of an autocratic …

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Does AI Make Clever People Stupid?

1 December 2025 By Larry Maguire READING TIME: 11 MINUTES

Does AI Make Clever People Stupid

I delivered a half-day AI session with Bernie Goldbach to a group of supply chain students in Kemmy Business School at UL during the summer. I stressed to them the fact that if they use AI to do the …

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Introduction To AI & The Future of Work

24 November 2025 By Larry Maguire READING TIME: 5 MINUTES

Cover image AI & Future of Work

Welcome to AI & The Future of Work, a weekly newsletter at the intersection between AI technology and people at work. I’m Larry Maguire, work & business psychologist, lecturer in work and …

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More Than Just A Number

11 November 2024 By Larry Maguire READING TIME: 3 MINUTES

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In the workplace, we encounter persistent yet subtle (sometimes not so subtle) power struggles that shape our experiences, growth, and well-being. These struggles revolve around personal control, …

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Transactional Leadership: Why Brutes Become Bosses

13 May 2023 By Larry Maguire READING TIME: 8 MINUTES

Transactional Leadership Transformational Leadership

Transactional Leadership is outcome-based. It is concerned with the end product rather than the process, and as such, it tends to find itself at odds with the outcome when it doesn't fit the …

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