Developing Resilience in Uncertain Times
We recently conducted a series of Career Development Workshops for an NHS organisation in the North West of England. The aim of the work was to help employees to deal more effectively with the challenges they faced as a result of NHS changes; as well as to equip them with skills that would assist them […]
Evidence of ROI from Occupational Psychology Interventions
Organisations tell us that they want to see return on investment and to recognise the benefits they accrue from working with occupational psychologists. We have examined the impact on business results in five key areas. The most obvious benefits are qualitative e.g. increased motivation; however there are also considerable quantifiable benefits to profitability and bottom […]
Beating Anxiety
There is no doubt that anxiety is a major problem in the UK Workplace. According to the National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence, the cost of work related mental illness to industry is £28bn, a massive figure. More than 13 million working days a year are lost because of work related stress, anxiety and […]
“Leading Together” One Year Later – Clinical Leadership using a multi professional approach
Shelly Rubinstein, MD of Impact Consulting Psychologists, one of the collaborative of providers of the programme, presented her vision of clinical leadership in the future at the “Leading Together – one year later” follow up workshop. This explored the ongoing value of the Leading Together Programme; a multi professional programme aimed at developing leadership within […]
Strengthening our resilience using positive psychology
We recently worked with the sales management team of a worldwide electronics and manufacturing company. Our client wanted to provide development for their sales managers to help them work together more effectively in a more emotionally intelligent way. Emotional Intelligence is our ability to recognize and regulate emotions in ourselves and in others. Higher levels […]
How to get the most from a restructure
Impact Consulting has a wealth of experience in helping organizations to get the most from a company restructure. Using our psychological knowledge and expertise, we have helped staff and organizations to cope with the changes they face during a restructure, whilst also remaining positive and motivated. In this article, we explore a recent example, where […]
How to avoid paralysis through indecision
Coaching has been described as “The art of facilitating the performance and development of another-a facilitation approach” (Downey, 1999). Some people would argue that cutting the coaching budget is a quick way to save money during times of austerity. However despite the recession, we have found that coaching is actually one of the services that […]
GP Commissioning; Uncertainties and Opportunities
By now we are all aware, to some extent, of the various challenges and opportunities falling out from the proposed radical changes to NHS Commissioning. Impact Consulting work with leaders and teams from across a wide spectrum of NHS organisations, on both provider and commissioning ‘sides’, which helps us establish an overview of the background […]
Organisational Behaviour Audit (OBA) research yields insight into negative behaviour in the workplace
The Organisational Behaviour Audit (OBA) is a unique online survey instrument for ‘taking the temperature’ of your organisation. OBA explores occurrences of, and perceptions of, challenging behaviours. It is a completely anonymous on-line survey tool which encourages frank and honest responses. Analysis of the findings across a number of NHS organisations has recently begun. In […]
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