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

Team IIBPAnveshan, Business Psychology, Coaching, Emotional Intelligence, Employee Engagement, Employee wellbeing, Issue 35, Leadership 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 …

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The Curse of Knowledge

Team IIBPAnveshan, Issue 34, Volume 4

It happened four years ago. But I still remember it as if it is happening right now. Maybe I was so embarrassed that my brain captured a live video and saved it safely. I was working with a start-up company as an HR and I was sent to Delhi along with my IT team of seven people to pitch our …

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Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder and the Fear of Being a Fool

Team IIBPAnveshan, Issue 34, 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, …

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

Team IIBPAnveshan, Business Psychology, Corporate Social Responsibility, 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 …

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

Team IIBPAnveshan, Business Psychology, Corporate Social Responsibility, 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 IIBPAnveshan, Business Psychology, Corporate Social Responsibility, General Psychology, 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, …

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Emotions at Work: The IQ of Emotions 

Team IIBPAnveshan, Business Psychology, Corporate Social Responsibility, 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 …