Beyond Words: The Power of Emotions in Teamwork and Strategies for effective collaboration

Team IIBP Anveshan, Business Psychology, Coaching, Emotional Intelligence, Employee Engagement, Employee wellbeing, Issue 35, Leaderhsip Development, Organizational Development, Talent Management, Team Effectiveness, Training and Development, Volume 4

Emotions illuminate various levels of human engagement. In daily life, human interactions are influenced by both positive and negative emotions. Interaction between humans requires the coexistence of emotions. Team building requires emotional intelligence, according to Randy Taran’s book “Beyond Words”. A team’s success is dependent on emotional intelligence, as demonstrated in the book “Beyond Words,” while the opposite can lead …

The Dangers of Groupthink: When collective intelligence leads to poor decision making

Team IIBP Anveshan, Business Psychology, Corporate Social Responsibility, Issue 34, Organizational Culture, Social justice, Volume 4

To be human is to be part of a group in one way or another. And in most cases, belonging to a group also means having to take some collective decisions. Have you ever observed people keeping their thoughts or opinions to themselves because they differ from that of the group? Have you ever refrained from challenging a certain decision …

The Psychology of Self-Handicapping: Why Intelligent People Sometimes Sabotage Their Own Success

Team IIBP Anveshan, Business Psychology, Corporate Social Responsibility, Issue 34, Organizational Culture, Social justice, Volume 4

The concept of Self Handicapping was introduced by Edward Jones and Steven Berglas in 1978 to answer the question of why people tend to sabotage success or outcomes they seem to value the most. It refers to putting a barrier to one’s own success where in an event of failure is attributed to a lack of ability being diminished because …

Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder and the Fear of Being a Fool 

Team IIBP Anveshan, Business Psychology, Corporate Social Responsibility, General Psychology, Issue 34, Organizational Culture, Social justice, Volume 4

Having an eye for detail puts the task in focus, but when the eye refuses to blink, the entire picture is blurred. This is a glimpse into how individuals with Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) struggle to finish tasks at hand. OCPD falls under Cluster C of personality disorders and includes symptoms that often tend to interfere with normal functioning, …

Emotions at Work: The IQ of Emotions 

Team IIBP Anveshan, Business Psychology, Corporate Social Responsibility, Issue 34, Organizational Culture, Social justice, Volume 4

We need people in our workplace who can connect with others, who display empathy and understanding, (and) who understand emotions. More than ever, emotional intelligence is  not just a ‘nice to have but a core capability for the future.’’   -Pip Russell, Strategy, innovation, and commercial operations vice-president, Schneider  Electric (Capgemini, 2022)  Intelligence is what helps us learn, process, adapt, and …

Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Social justice

Team IIBP Anveshan, Business Psychology, Corporate Social Responsibility, Issue 12, Organizational Culture, Social justice

Corporate social responsibility is a self-regulatory check for businesses to be socially accountable to their local and global community, customers, and stakeholders. It is based on the concept that businesses have a responsibility to do good. There are four main types of CSR activities; Environmental Responsibility: Research has found that just 100 companies are responsible for more than 70% of …

The Gig economy & Group dynamics

Team IIBP Anveshan, Business Psychology, Employee Engagement, Employee Selection, General Psychology, Organizational Culture, Talent Management, Team Effectiveness

The Gig Economy has been placed on number #4 on the Society of Industrial &  Organizational Psychology’s (SIOP) Top 10 Workplace Trends. Internet, the sophistication of digital tools, shift in the nature of career aspirations, values, etc. of the Millennials & Gen Z, people not being bound by geographic locations are some factors leading to this boom of the gig …

Wellbeing in Workplaces for 2022

Team IIBP Anveshan, Business Psychology, Employee Health, Employee wellbeing, General Psychology, Issue 13, Mental Health, Occupational Health

This article addresses the need for well-being initiatives in the workplace as a silver bullet for thriving organizations. It covers highlights from 2021 that lay the ground for setting processes in organizations supporting positive mental health as an outcome. Lastly, I offer suggestions on creating a baseline to address these issues. 2022 is still a year of recovery from the …

Importance of Self Awareness in the Workplace

Team IIBP Anveshan, Business Psychology, General Psychology, Issue 13, Leaderhsip Development, Mental Health, Training and Development

Self -Awareness is our recognition of ‘SELF’, our Character, our Strengths and Weaknesses, our Desires, and our Likes and Dislikes. Socrates once said: ‘To know thyself is the beginning of wisdom.’ “The capacity to be aware of, control, and express one’s emotions, and to handle interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically.” Self-awareness is having a clear perception of who you are, …