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Should coaching in the workplace be accessible for everyone?
As an organizational psychologist, I get asked a lot about coaching work. Many assume that only those high up in the corporate hierarchy...
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Dr Austin Tay
Oct 23, 20191 min read


Pride Month
As we celebrate pride this month, we still need to remember that some who identify as LGBTQ+ are still experiencing many forms of...
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Dr Austin Tay
Jun 14, 20192 min read


I am paralyzed by my own fear
Fear is one of those emotions that can be irrational. It can come from our own association of things, creating an emotion that can be...
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Dr Austin Tay
Apr 18, 20192 min read


Can being positive help you to become resilient?
Resilience has become such a buzzword and is often equated with positive thinking. Those who advocate positive thinking have their work...
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Dr Austin Tay
Apr 17, 20192 min read


The art of not listening to yourself
It must have looked ridiculous with a title advocating not to listen to oneself. Allow me to explain. It is not easy to do this, I can...
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Dr Austin Tay
Apr 16, 20192 min read


It is all about being kind to yourself
I hear it too often and also guilty of it myself for saying phrases such as: “I am not good enough”; “I wish I were as fit as ..”; “ I...
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Dr Austin Tay
Apr 16, 20191 min read


Saying goodbye to your internal monsters
It is not uncommon that everyone tends to get stuck with negative thoughts and emotions almost every day. Humans are good at allowing...
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Dr Austin Tay
Apr 16, 20193 min read


Millennials are just too hard to work with
Image from Canva Millennials – Some of us will shrug and recount our frustrations when dealing with Millennials, while others have no...
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Dr Austin Tay
Apr 16, 20193 min read


I read your profile.. you are a bully
Image from Canva They come with different labels: toxic leaders, unsavoury personalities, and the dark side of personality, but what do...
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Dr Austin Tay
Apr 16, 20193 min read


Emotional intelligence does not fuel emotional agility
First, the speaker showed us a version of the personality tool that his company provides, and he was successful in getting all the...
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Dr Austin Tay
Apr 16, 20192 min read


Conversations in Public – Are people listening to what you are saying?
As someone who works for myself, the wonderful thing about my work is that I can work anywhere. A café with free Wi-Fi and PowerPoint to...
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Dr Austin Tay
Apr 16, 20192 min read


Who is responsible anyway? Should the organisation do something about it?
Whose fault is it anyway when employees leave your organisation when they have been bullied? Time and time again, you hear people leaving...
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Dr Austin Tay
Jan 15, 20151 min read


Are we being fair and judicious in the way we assess people in assessment and development centres?
Recently, I attended a talk where the speaker advocated using a working sample in assessment and development centres. The reason behind...
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Dr Austin Tay
Jan 2, 20152 min read
Bullying in the workplace – Men get bullied too
Bullying in the workplace is an issue that is not often discussed. Men like anyone else can also be bullied.
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Dr Austin Tay
Sep 19, 20141 min read


9th International Conference on Workplace Bullying and Harassment
Last month I made a trip to the fashion city of Italy, Milan. No, I was not there for any fashion show but to attend an international...
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Dr Austin Tay
Jul 4, 20142 min read


Change Management
I attended a dinner talk, given by an internal HR Change Manager, that addresses managing change using culture, change theory and other...
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Dr Austin Tay
May 1, 20142 min read


Phrases, Phrases
Several articles recently stated that certain phrases should not be used in an organization. For e.g. ‘we have always been doing things...
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Dr Austin Tay
Mar 26, 20142 min read


Communicate with Precision and Stop Beating Round the Bush
I have been reading recently in some of the business magazines about how to make a killer presentation or to ensure that you engage your...
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Dr Austin Tay
Mar 19, 20142 min read


Should I stay or should I go?
Not wanting to sound like a fortune teller, if you are intending to make a move during this time, you might want to consider the...
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Dr Austin Tay
Jan 24, 20142 min read


Be A Diversified Psychologist
I used to believe that, like professions such as lawyers or accountants, being an IO psychologist, you stick to what you know –...
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Dr Austin Tay
Jan 16, 20142 min read
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