Studies estimate that in one out of three dermatological patients report of psychological factors that underlie and exacerbate their dermatologic symptoms; thus efficacious care and management must consider psychosocial characteristics of the individual and other psychological factors in disease onset, prognosis, severity, and treatment. These factors are of particular crucial significance in individuals with chronic conditions like eczema, psoriasis, urticarial, …
ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOUR
Most employees understand that their primary duty is to do the work that is assigned to them, stay away from behaviors that could be deemed troublesome, and deliver work that is acceptable and beneficial to the organization. Organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) is an evolving concept concerning how and why people contribute positively to their organizations beyond defined work roles.The study …
ASPECTS OF NORMALITY
Recently, a person has committed suicide and his caregivers were claiming his behaviour quite normal. before the unfortunate incident. In another time, an occurrence of pandemic intensively affects our life and rapidly compels to live with a ‘new normal’ life style. Besides these situations, there are many reports which portray the lack of awareness about the pandemic among people even …
BE POSITIVE! REALLY??
Positivity can create wonders but how many wonders do we see happening in the world around us? Very few. This could mean that either positivity is not easy (very few could have it) or it is not working for the majority to do wonders. Or both (not easy and not working). What is positivity, then? Probably, thinking ‘All is well’ …
Combatting the stigma of mental health and vulnerability
We live in a time where many of us are just beginning to unlearn the stigma that was associated with mental health. We explore the idea around feelings in the workplace and how repressing them causing more daage in the long term than good. The idea that vulnerability can be viewed as a trend in the social sphere, is one …
Can we measure leadership?
In this video, Mr. Barrett explores the idea of measurement when it comes to choosing or developing a leader. He goes through the pros and cons of statistical measures and also provides us insight into how his time as an operational researcher helped his build the stance he has today on the idea. Watch the short clip to hear all …
Qualities of a healthy leader
After learning about what makes a healthy person and why it is important, we move on to the aspect of addressing what healthy leadership is. Mentalising is an important part of leadership, as it ensures that the workers are understood and FEEL understood, as well. Mr Barrett further goes on to explain what is charisma in a leader. The simple …
Are we moving further from the ideal leadership in corporations?
The idea of commercial success is one that becomes more and more allusive as the years pass. The cycle of making money, meeting targets and losing money is one that is constant in the lifetime of any commercial organisation. As the years pass by, the average leadership that is being seen on a global, religious or even corporate standpoint, is …
Importance of the wellbeing of your workforce
Having a healthy workforce is essential for a leader, otherwise, the money and resources invested in the human capital will overstate the performance of the company as a whole. The idea of a healthy worker is further divided into 3 principal ideas that drive a healthy human being: Attunement: Easily described as the feeling of connection; to understand others and …
Exploring attachment theory in coaching
Many times when counseling or coaching individuals, the right practice to help them the most could be to explore the attachment theory. But this is one that has very blurred boundaries and it is quite easy for it to go south, both by the responses of the counselor or the participant. While following the code of ethics is extremely important …