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Anna Sutton
Jan 28, 20202 min read
Electronic monitoring: good for some and bad for others?
Guest blog by Chris Robinson about his Master of Applied Psychology (Organisational) thesis project. Having walked through the local...

Danyon Doeg
Aug 2, 20172 min read
Motivation and job performance
With the majority of people spending about a third of their adult lives at work, it is important for us to understand psychology in the...


Anna Sutton
Jul 31, 20171 min read
Why use psychology at work?
We're a couple of weeks into our new semester at the University of Waikato and I've really enjoyed meeting the students who are taking...


Aimee McGall
Jul 31, 20172 min read
Quality of work and positive psychology
I work for a company as a retail assistant, and have learnt to believe that if the staff do not get along, we cannot do our job properly....


Bri Powell
Jul 31, 20172 min read
Positive psychology at work
“When well-being comes from engaging our strengths and virtues, our lives are imbued with authenticity.” Martin Seligman As many of you...


Yasmin Brinkworth
Jul 31, 20172 min read
Appreciative Inquiry and dealing with change
Recently my workplace switched from the software package staff had been using for a decade. My co-workers and I were all slightly...


Lynn Cunningham
Jul 31, 20172 min read
Shareholders, stakeholders and the wall of fame
I believe that using psychology at work is incredibly important to boost staff morale and increase productivity. Rather than treat your...


Tanya Tabuavou
Jul 31, 20172 min read
Is employee happiness possible?
I once walked into an organisation hearing an employee yelling, “I quit!” The room was tense. I became tense. My excitement for being...


Greg Holt
Jul 31, 20172 min read
Positive teamwork
Psychology can be used to explain why some teams are creative, efficient and productive, while others fail to perform well as a group....


Georgia Healy
Jul 31, 20172 min read
Rewards, loyalty and performance at work
After my first week taking Organisational Psychology, I have come to the realisation that psychology can be used in many ways throughout...


Josh Vossen
Jul 31, 20172 min read
Being proactive at work
It’s brought me great satisfaction over the past two months investing myself into a new role in my work at Zeal. This opportunity arose...
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