Exploring the Dark Triad: Understanding Manipulative Personalities in the Office

Team IIBP Anveshan, Business Psychology, Employee Health, Employee wellbeing, General Psychology, Issue 37, Leaderhsip Development, Occupational Health, Training and Development, Volume 4

Over the last 20 years, there has been a growing fascination among scholars and aware human population in studying “Dark Behaviours”. Many individuals have put their mind in rumination in order to be cognisant about their dark personality and dark traits. One taxonomy of dark traits that has sparkled particular interest is the “Dark Triad”, which consists of three toxic …

The Puzzle of personality disorders: Understanding the Blueprint of dysfunction

Team IIBP Anveshan, Business Psychology, Coaching, Emotional Intelligence, Employee Engagement, Employee Health, Employee wellbeing, General Psychology, Issue 37, Mental Health, Occupational Health, Organizational Culture, Organizational Development, Team Effectiveness, Training and Development, Volume 4

The ancient Greeks were among the first to elicit that certain personality traits are problematic. For instance, they described “melancholia” and “hysteria,” which can be seen as early descriptions of what we now know as personality disorders. Sigmund Freud and his psychoanalytic theory in the late 19th and early 20th centuries greatly influenced the understanding of personality disorders. Freud identified …

Managing a Remote/ Hybrid Work Lifestyle

Team IIBP Anveshan, Business Psychology, Emotional Intelligence, Employee Engagement, Employee Health, Employee wellbeing, General Psychology, Issue 36, Mental Health, Occupational Health, Organizational Culture, Volume 4

Managing a Remote/ Hybrid Work Lifestyle With remote/hybrid work environments, there is more time to enjoy a sip of our tea/coffee, spend that extra 10 minutes catching up on news/ social media, and an additional 15 minutes to be with our pets or children. And within a few minutes, we can quickly jump into a work meeting and shift context. …

The Power of Positive Feedback: How to Give and Receive Feedback For Better Performance Management

Team IIBP Anveshan, Business Psychology, Employee Engagement, Employee Health, Employee wellbeing, General Psychology, Issue 36, Occupational Health, Organizational Culture, Organizational Development, Team Effectiveness, Training and Development, Volume 4

“I think it’s very important to have a feedback loop, where you’re constantly thinking about what you’ve done and how you could be doing it better. I think that’s the single best piece of advice — constantly think about how you could be doing things better and questioning yourself.” – Elon Musk, CEO SpaceX, Tesla (2015) A positive feedback loop …

Building Emotional Resilience: Tools for Managing Stress and Overwhelming Emotions

Team IIBP Anveshan, Business Psychology, Emotional Intelligence, Employee Engagement, Employee Health, Employee wellbeing, General Psychology, Issue 36, Leaderhsip Development, Mental Health, Occupational Health, Organizational Culture, Volume 4

In our everyday life, we come across various life hassles that are a cause of stress for us. Some would cause minute inconveniences while some can have a profound effect on us. Emotional resilience helps us not only deal with these uncertain situations but also to come out of it as stronger individuals. Most of us must have heard of …

Beyond Disagreements: The Psychology of Conflict Resolution in Clinical Teams for Optimal Patient Care

Team IIBP Anveshan, Business Psychology, Employee Engagement, Employee Health, Employee wellbeing, General Psychology, Issue 35, Mental Health, Occupational Health, Organizational Culture, Organizational Development, Volume 4

Conflicts in clinical teams can be an enormous barrier to providing patients with optimum care. Not being able to resolve conflicts leads to anxiety and poor trust among healthcare practitioners, leading to more errors at work than professionals who do not have conflicts. This can lead to adverse outcomes and compromise their work and the quality of patient care (Sexton …

The Human Factor: Unleashing the Power of Psychological Factors for Effective Communication and Collaboration in Teams

Team IIBP Anveshan, Business Psychology, Coaching, Emotional Intelligence, Employee Engagement, Employee Health, Employee wellbeing, Issue 35, Occupational Health, Organizational Culture, Organizational Development, Talent Management, Team Effectiveness

Being a part of any work team, a certain amount of knowledge and skill set is required. But, it is not only limited to that. In this era of betterment mentally, the psychological aspects known as Human Factors are equally significant. These factors make working in collaboration with people more accessible and better, resulting in growing productivity, individually and as …

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 …

Announcing Dr. Nabhit Kapur as Vice-President & Head of Committee

Akshay Sharan Mental Health, News Corner, Occupational Health

Tweet IIBP appoints Prof. (Dr.) Nabhit Kapur as "VIce-President & Head, Committee for Accreditation of Occupational Health Services." On 6th April 2020, Prof. (Dr.) Nabhit Kapur was formally appointed as "Vice-President & Head, Committee for Accreditation of Occupational Health Services." This marks a landmark day in IIBP's history, as we strive to build a community of business psychologists & those ...