Following on from last week’s column on how our brains assign positive and negative traits to men and women without asking us, we look at how we all hold bias ubiquitously. Or in plain English, women can be as sexist and upholding of the patriarchy as men. How does this play out in the workplace? […]
Recent revelations about banks paying women less for the same job seemed to surprise everyone, yet nobody, given the recent wake up call that we aren’t as avant garde on equality as we once thought. Let’s assume good intentions for now and review the brain science behind managers and leaders’ decisions to promote and pay […]
Visibility matters in your career. It is important for bosses, sponsors and even peers to know what you are capable of and see what projects you are working on. Externally it is good to be seen by people in other firms too as although you might choose to be a “lifer” in one firm, you […]
By Nicki Gilmour, Executive Coach and Organizational Psychologist Reading is the supreme life hack – medium.com recently declared gifting a list of psychology and philosophy books, a couple of which got added to my (long) reading list. Reading is an executive habit, with top executives reading at a much higher rate than others, with some […]
By Nicki Gilmour, Executive Coach and Organizational Psychologist The CEO Genome Project states that there are four behaviors that show up for senior leaders to set them apart. A Genome project on anything is fascinating to me as it of course only can replicate on what went before and I am interested in futurism in […]
By Nicki Gilmour, Executive Coach and Organizational Psychologist We all have tasks within our job that we like better than others, and most of us have some level of procrastination ability with the tasks we like less. So, I use a system that works for me and it may work for you depending on several […]
By Nicki Gilmour, Executve Coach and Organizational Psychologist (www.evolvedpeople.com) Let’s talk about stress. We all have it, but it’s how we deal with it that matters. Days can go past very quickly and the news cycle and social media only provokes our limbic reactions further. Are you getting good quality sleep? Are you actually benefitting […]
By Nicki Gilmour, Executive Coach and Organizational Psychologist This International Women’s Day 2018 has positive messages regarding professional women’s careers. Messaging that women can go far and fast has never been stronger and some companies are making strides promoting women. Work for good companies, functional teams and good managers as happiness can happen at work […]
By Nicki Gilmour, Executive Coach and Organizational Psychologist As a coach and organizational psychologist, I often work with companies and individuals to help people understand that we don’t all take in information the same way. Some people like to experience a case or task (usually observing or minimally touching -like residents in Greys Anatomy) and […]
By Nicki Gilmour, Executive Coach and Organizational Psychologist The Year of the Rooster is over and the Year of the Dog is beginning in the Chinese (lunar) New Year. So, if January did not feel as good as you would have liked it to, or if you are now ready to get what you want, […]