Perspectives on Business Psychology

By Steve Carter. Thinking more ecologically about trust, agency and resilience The ABP Industry Insights Report on trust, work and organisational systems arrives at an important moment. Many organisations are operating in a world where trust can no longer be assumed, inherited or declared into existence. It has become more conditional, more localised and more dependent on whether people’s everyday

By Dr Jennifer Spencer. Across healthcare, education, and social care, a growing body of research points to a phenomenon distinct from, but often mistaken for, burnout: moral injury. Where burnout is typically understood as exhaustion resulting from chronic workplace stress, moral injury describes the deeper psychological wound that occurs when professionals are repeatedly unable to act in accorda

From The ABP Industry Insights Team. Most managers recognise physical tiredness. Fewer recognise decision tiredness, especially when it builds quietly over time. Decision fatigue debt is a useful way of describing what happens when people make a high volume of decisions, day after day, without enough genuine recovery. The result is not just momentary tiredness, but a gradual reduction in the quali

By Dr Peter Hughes.Our work with the West Midlands Combined Authority exploring the barriers facing unemployed young people has highlighted an emerging challenge that extends beyond employability. While today's young people are exceptionally digitally capable, they are also entering a world of work where artificial intelligence is becoming the first place they turn for ideas and reassurance.This i

By Dr Liz Wall.  In many organizations, busyness remains a badge of honour. Employees skip lunch, work through meetings, and answer emails long after the working day ends. While these behaviours are often viewed as signs of commitment, Business Psychology suggests a different conclusion: sustained performance depends not on continuous effort, but on cycles of effort and recovery. Breaks are not in

By Dr Kathryn Waddington. Gossip has traditionally been viewed in a negative light as something trivial or irrelevant to ‘serious work’. Something to be prevented or managed. However like it or loathe it, the picture is changing.The issue addressed in this article is how to harness the positive power of gossip in organisations. Anonymised case study material shows how gossip can be used in creativ

By Dame Neslyn Watson-Druée. In an era marked by rapid change, the need to foster environments characterised by open communication, psychological safety, and genuine inclusion has never been more crucial. These elements enhance team dynamics and drive innovation, ultimately leading to improved organisational performance.This article discusses the importance of connecting through effective communic

By Dr Liz Wall. Midyear represents a natural inflection point for reflection and recalibration within both personal and professional domains. Drawing on principles from Business Psychology, this article explores how structured midyear check-ins can support self-care, enhance performance, and facilitate strategic refocusing.Integrating insights from self-regulation theory, goal-setting frameworks,

Announcing the Association for Business Psychology (The ABP) Conference Celebration Summer Saver campaign to recruit new members.Business Psychology is evolving. Help shape what comes next.This year's ABP Workforce Experience Conference and Awards was our largest ever, not simply because more people attended, but because it demonstrated something much bigger.Across practitioners, researchers, coac

By Dr Dawn H. Nicholson. As the hopes and dreams of another England football team lie shattered after the World Cup semi-final defeat by Argentina, it’s worth reflecting on the immediate comments and reactions, which may offer valuable insights for those Business Psychologists working in the leadership space.Whilst the recriminations and analysis will undoubtedly go on for some time, one quote sto

By Dr Suhair Mereish and Dr Mona Abdelhady. As artificial intelligence technologies continue to advance rapidly, robots characterised by efficiency and rational decision-making have increasingly been applied in organisational management contexts to perform tasks, allocate work, and serve in leadership roles. In team environments, conflict remains inevitable, often arising from interdependent worki

By Ky Teasdale. Two people are having the same bad quarter. The work has slipped and a manager has noticed. One is offered coaching and a development conversation. The other is referred to occupational health and booked into capability. They are struggling in the same way at the same job. What changes is the label the organisation reaches for, and the second one is disabled. In the NHS, disabled s

By Shameen Mehta. Workplace wellbeing is not merely the absence of illness; it is the active and ongoing pursuit of physical vitality, psychological safety, and professional alignment. It requires us to view our mental health and physical health as interconnected assets.Taking a deliberate pause for mid-year reflection is an essential practice for thriving, rather than just surviving, in the compl

By Aya Jokub. We live and work in a business landscape that has fundamentally shifted. Today, our workplace ecosystems feel increasingly complex and unpredictable. For HR professionals, Business Psychologists, organisational consultants, and coaches, this shift changes the rules of engagement entirely. Now, a leader's primary challenge is regulating the profound psychological, emotional, and cogni

By Rani Okhomina. Most organisations know the kind of culture they want. They want greater collaboration, stronger accountability, more psychological safety, better inclusion, and healthier ways of working.  Yet despite investment in culture programmes and leadership initiatives, many struggle to turn these aspirations into everyday reality. Behavioural science offers a useful explanation. While o

By Dr Jennifer Spencer. Burnout has become a defining workforce challenge in service and care professions. Despite decades of research and wellness initiatives, rates remain high in healthcare, education, counseling, nonprofit leadership, and related fields, raising questions about whether current approaches address root causes rather than symptoms.Increasingly, burnout is understood not only as a

By Dr Peter Hughes. We live in a world obsessed with what we can measure, count, and display. More data. More systems. More noise. Yet some of the most important things shaping human behaviour, decision-making, and culture are often the things we cannot immediately see.What We Can Learn From The Little PrinceIn The Little Prince, the prince believes his rose is unique and special, until he discove

By Dr Liz Wall. June often prompts renewed organisational focus on inclusion, balance, and belonging. Yet from a Business Psychology perspective, justice is not seasonal.This article explores how perceptions of organisational justice intersect with identity, belonging, and work–life boundaries, particularly in the context of hybrid work and caring responsibilities.Drawing on recent research, it ar

This article was originally published on HRCurator.com on February 1, 2024 and has been republished here with permission following its transfer to our affiliate network.By Tarek Kamil, CEO and Founder of CerklAI is embracing our everyday working lives. One incredible benefit is it can have a powerful impact on employee engagement and retention. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the work

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