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PsychChat

Dr Austin Taywww.psychchat.me
Dr Austin Tay is an organizational psychologist. In each podcast episode, he will discuss work-related issues that matter in the workplace. Through the lens of a psychologist, Dr Austin will provide tips and advice to his listeners to help them navigate the complex world of work. Email psychchat@omnipsi.com or send via Twitter @psych_chat to send your comments or suggestions. Dr Austin Tay is the founder of Omnipsi Consulting (www.omnipsi.com). OmniPsi Consulting specialises in executive coaching, leadership assessment and development, career transitioning, training and workplace intervention.
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Episodes

Episode 023 - Gossips in the Workplace

If you have enjoyed this episode, kindly share this with your friends. For comments and suggestions, please write to psychchat@omnipsi.com or tweet to @psych_chat. If you are interested to know more about what OmniPsi Consulting offers, please click on the link www.omnipsi.com . If you are interested to help James in his validation study and you are based in Hong Kong, please contact James directly through the link below: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-morley-kirk-b244443/ References for the ...

Apr 30, 202152 minEp. 23

Episode 022 - Gender-Neutral Leadership

If you have enjoyed listening to this episode, please share this with your friends and colleagues. You can also put your reviews at Podchaser . For any comments and suggestions, please send them via email to psychchat@omnipsi.com or tweet to psych_chat. Remember to subscribe to PsychChat on all good podcast platform. You can now find us on Vurbl . Some of the research mentioned in this podcast are as follow: 1) Kets de Vries, M.F. (1998). Leadership in Organizations. INSEAD, Fontainebleau, Franc...

Feb 24, 202138 minEp. 22

Episode 021 - Is GRIT the only way to measure your goals and achievements?

If you have enjoyed listening to this episode, please share this with your friends and colleagues. You can also put your reviews at Podchaser . For any comments and suggestions, please send them via email to psychchat@omnipsi.com or tweet to psych_chat. Remember to subscribe to PsychChat on all good podcast platform. You can now find us on Vurbl . Some of the research discussed in this podcast as follows Duckworth, A. L., Peterson, C., Matthews, M. D., & Kelly, D. R. (2007). Grit: Perseveran...

Jan 29, 202128 minEp. 21

Episode 020 - A conversation with Dr Richard MacKinnon

I had the pleasure of recording this session with Dr Richard Mackinnon, Chartered Psychologist & Coach and Managing Director at WorkLifePsych. He shared his insights and tips on wellbeing. He can be contacted via https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardmackinnon/ If you have enjoyed listening to this episode, please share this with your friends and colleagues. For any comments and suggestions, please send them via email to psychchat@omnipsi.com or tweet to psych_chat. You can also now listen to P...

Dec 29, 202030 minEp. 20

Episode 019 - Whole person and psychological contract

Some of the references in this episode include: 1) Sheep, M. L. (2006). Nurturing the Whole Person: The Ethics of Workplace Spirituality in a Society of Organizations. Journal of Business Ethics, 66(4), 357–375. 2) "a psychological contract is a belief that an exchange partner is obligated to provide inducements, such as fair compensation, in exchange for one’s own contributions, such as loyalty or high quality work". (Lee, Liu, Rousseau, Hui, & Chen, 2011; Rousseau & McLean Parks, 1993)...

Dec 11, 202035 minEp. 19

Episode 018 - How much do we know ourselves?

“There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one’s self.” – Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard’s Almanac, 1750. Some to the references we mentioned in this episode include Brewer, M. B., & Hewstone, M. (Eds.). (2004). Perspectives on social psychology.Self and social identity. Blackwell Publishing. Mead, G.H. (1934). Mind, Self, and Society from the Standpoint of a Social Behaviorist. University of Chicago Press: Chicago. Erikson, E.H. (1968). Identity: youth and crisis...

Nov 27, 202048 minEp. 18

Episode 017 - More than motivation

We spoke a bit about Self Determining Theory. Below are some articles that you might find helpful to understand a bit more about the theory. Ryan, R. M.; Deci, E. L. (2000). "Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being". American Psychologist . 55 (1): 68–78. Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (2012). Motivation, personality, and development within embedded social contexts: An overview of self-determination theory. In R. M. Ryan (Ed.), O...

Nov 13, 202045 minEp. 17

Episode 016 - Motivation at Work

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Oct 29, 202041 minEp. 16

Episode 015 - Is coaching only for.....

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Oct 02, 202044 minEp. 15

Episode 014 - Procrastination

If you have enjoyed listening to this episode, please share this with your friends and colleagues. For any comments and suggestions, please send them via email to psychchat@omnipsi.com or tweet to psych_chat. Some of the research mentioned in this podcast are as follow: Self Indulgent Construal Sirois, F. M., & Pychyl, T. (2013). Procrastination and the priority of short-term mood regulation: consequences for future self. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 7, 115-127. Tice, D.M., &am...

Sep 11, 202037 minEp. 14

Episode 013 - Counterproductive Work Behaviour and Organisation Structure

If you have enjoyed listening to this episode, please share this with your friends and colleagues. For any comments and suggestions, please send them via email to psychchat@omnipsi.com or tweet to psych_chat. Some of the research mentioned in this podcast are as follow: Spector, P. E., & Fox, S. (2005). A stressor-emotion model of counterproductive work behavior. In S. Fox & P. E. Spector (Eds.), Counterproductive work behavior: Investigations of actors and targets (pp. 151–176). Washing...

Aug 07, 202029 minEp. 13

Episode 012 - Counterproductive Work Behaviour : Can we assess them using personality traits?

If you have enjoyed listening to this episode, please share this with your friends and colleagues. For any comments and suggestions, please send them via email to psychchat@omnipsi.com or tweet to psych_chat. Some of the research mentioned in this podcast are as follow: Spector, P. E., & Fox, S. (2005). A stressor-emotion model of counterproductive work behavior. In S. Fox & P. E. Spector (Eds.), Counterproductive work behavior: Investigations of actors and targets (pp. 151–176). Washing...

Jul 17, 202044 minEp. 12

Episode 011 - Conversation with James Morley-Kirk, China Select

If you have enjoyed this episode, kindly share this with your friends. For comments and suggestions, please write to psychchat@omnipsi.com or tweet to @psych_chat. If you are interested to know more about what OmniPsi Consulting offers, please click on the link www.omnipsi.com . If you are interested in my blog, you can click on this link www.draustintay.com As China Select has the publishing right for TD-12 in Asia Pacific regions, James is looking for collaborators for validation studies. If y...

Jun 25, 20201 hr 3 minEp. 11

Episode 010 - Systems Thinking and Systemic Leadership

If you have enjoyed this episode, kindly share this with your friends. For comments and suggestions, please write to psychchat@omnipsi.com or tweet to @psych_chat. If you are interested to know more about what OmniPsi Consulting offers, please click on the link www.omnipsi.com . If you are interested in my blog, you can click on this link www.draustintay.com To contact Jordi Escartin, Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour, University of Barcelona, please click the link below https://ww...

Jun 04, 202025 minEp. 10

Episode 009 - Skills to become Psychologically Flexible

If you have enjoyed this episode, kindly share this with your friends. For comments and suggestions, please write to psychchat@omnipsi.com or tweet to @psych_chat. If you are interested to know more about what OmniPsi Consulting offers, please click on the link www.omnipsi.com . If you are interested in my blog, you can click on this link www.draustintay.com...

May 25, 202020 minEp. 9

Episode 008 - Wellness Coaching

If you have enjoyed this episode, kindly share this with your friends. For comments and suggestions, please write to psychchat@omnipsi.com or tweet to @psych_chat. If you are interested to know more about what OmniPsi Consulting offers, please click on the link www.omnipsi.com . If you are interested in my blog, you can click on this link www.draustintay.com You can check out the details of Dr Clara To, our featured guest, below Company website - http://talentlink.com.hk/ Linkedin Profile - http...

May 05, 202025 minEp. 8

Episode 007 - Six Thinking Traps

If you have enjoyed this episode, kindly share this with your friends. For comments and suggestions, please write to psychchat@omnipsi.com or tweet to @psych_chat. If you are interested to know more about what OmniPsi Consulting offers, please click on the link www.omnipsi.com . If you are interested in my blog, you can click on this link www.draustintay.com...

Apr 21, 202024 minEp. 7

Episode 006 - The Importance of Written Communication in the Workplace

If you have enjoyed this episode, kindly share this with your friends. For comments and suggestions, please write to psychchat@omnipsi.com or tweet to @psych_chat. If you are interested to know more about what OmniPsi Consulting offers, please click on the link www.omnipsi.com . If you are interested in my blog, you can click on this link www.draustintay.com You can check out the details of Dr Simon Miles featured in this episode below Company website - https://mywritingcoach.org/ Linkedin Profi...

Apr 07, 202038 minEp. 6

Episode 005 - What can an individual do when you are being bullied at work?

If you have enjoyed this episode, kindly share this with your friends. For comments and suggestions, please write to psychchat@omnipsi.com or tweet to @psych_chat. If you are interested to know more about what OmniPsi Consulting offers, please click on the link www.omnipsi.com . If you are interested in my blog, you can click on this link www.draustintay.com Some of the references shared in this episode are as follow: Folkman, S., & Lazarus, R. S. (1985). If it changes it must be a process: ...

Mar 27, 202022 minEp. 5

Episode 004 - What can an organization do to prevent workplace bullying

If you have enjoyed this episode, kindly share this with your friends. For comments and suggestions, please write to psychchat@omnipsi.com or tweet to @psych_chat. If you are interested to know more about what OmniPsi Consulting offers, please click on the link www.omnipsi.com . If you are interested in my blog, you can click on this link www.draustintay.com To effectively prevent workplace bullying, organizations need to ensure that they have a clear policy against workplace bullying. It is als...

Mar 02, 202016 minEp. 4

Episode 003 - What are the antecedents and causes of workplace bullying?

There is a need for organisations to take an active role in the prevention of workplace bullying. They should not adopt a wait and see approach instead they need to re-evaluate their own policies and practices that perpetuate workplace bullying. Individuals in the workplace can be bullied for almost anything such as physical outlook, the way they speak or sound and their sexual orientation. Creating awareness is a start to make workplace bullying an important issue to be discussed in the workpla...

Feb 06, 202024 minEp. 3

Episode 002 - Why do I want to talk about workplace bullying?

In this episode, I will share with you the reasons why I want to talk about workplace bullying and what are the different definitions of workplace bullying. I will also touch briefly on legislation and the concept of intent as a way to determine workplace bullying. For more information on workplace bullying research, please visit https://www.iawbh.org/ Please find below the references for the research mentioned in the podcast. Balducci, C., Alfano, V., & Fraccaroli, F. (2009). Relationships ...

Jan 18, 202026 minEp. 2

Episode 001 - Is Goal Setting Really Useful?

This episode touches on what goal setting is and what are the tools you can use to help you set your goals. In the first part of the episode, a definition of what goal setting was introduced and also an introduction of the five basic principles of goal- setting as proposed by Edwin Locke and Gary Latham. https://www.amazon.com/Theory-Goal-Setting-Task-Performance/dp/0139131388 In the second and third parts of the podcast, the two models introduced are GROW - Goals, Reality, Options/Opportunities...

Dec 29, 201924 minEp. 1
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