Psyched For Business: Recent Episodes
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Helping business leaders understand and apply cutting edge business psychology principles in the workplace.
Richard is joined by Bec McKeown from Mind Science, who is a chartered psychologist and Human Performance Expert.
In this episode, we'll learn more about cyber security and psychology plus what makes businesses more susceptible to different types cyber harm. We will also delve into cyber incident response, how data leaks can impact the reputation of a business and why aptitude and mindset are the most important factors when recruiting for cyber roles.
Richard is joined by occupational psychologist Paula Brockwell, from the Employee Experience Project, who specialises in helping Strategic HR improve culture.
In this episode, we'll learn more about how businesses can improve both culture and employee experience in 2023. We will also delve into how hybrid working has affected culture and what kills a business's culture.
In this podcast episode, Richard Anderson is joined by Ben Williams, a chartered occupational psychologist, assessment design expert and Managing Director at Sten10.
In this episode, we cover:
✅ How Ben got started in the world of occupational psychology and assessment
✅ A whistle-stop tour of the range of bespoke assessment projects that he gets involved with.
In this podcast episode, Richard Anderson is joined by Andrew Munro.
Andrew is a chartered psychologist with over 30 years experience in the corporate sector, a conference speaker, and author.
In this episode, we cover:
✅ intelligence and IQ testing
✅ the part that intelligence plays in overall success
✅ how intelligence can lead to poor decision making
For shownotes visit https://www.evolveassess.com/blog/psyched-for-business-podcast-episode-07
In this podcast episode, Richard Anderson is joined by Jackie Wade.
Jackie is founder of Flourissimo, and a positive psychology coaching practitioner.
In this episode, we cover:
✅ positive psychology - what is it?
✅ how to apply positive psychology to your business and life
For show notes visit
In this podcast episode Richard Anderson is joined by Jon Barnes.
Jon is a lecturer in organizational transformation, a regular TEDx speaker, and an author on the topics of human growth in the workplace.
In this episode, we cover:
✅ How to blur the lines between coaching and therapy in the workplace
✅ How to maximize professional performance by providing coaches who are qualified therapists
✅ Risks and fear of failure
For shownotes visit https://www.evolveassess.com/blog/psyched-for-business-podcast-episode-5
In this podcast episode Richard Anderson is joined by Kristian Lees Bell.
Kristian is a Business Psychologist, who is an expert in stress management.
In this episode, we cover:
✅ The ins and outs of what stress is
✅ The reasons that we experience stress
✅ Tips and tricks for dealing with stress in the workplace and beyond
For shownotes visit https://www.evolveassess.com/blog/psyched-for-business-podcast-episode-3
In this podcast episode Richard Anderson is joined by Amanda McNamee, Senior Mental Scientist at Fika.
Amanda is a Business Psychologist, who is incredibly passionate about Positive Psychology and Mental Fitness - both in and out of the workplace.
In this episode, we cover:
✅ What creates the foundations for a great company culture
✅ Why flexible working should be a non-negotiable for any business
✅ Advice to organisations on how best to improve on-boarding and productivity in a fully-flexible workplace
For shownotes visit https://www.evolveassess.com/blog/psyched-for-business-podcast-episode-3
In this episode, we cover:
✅ Our own experiences of working in B2B sales roles.
✅ The key behaviours required to be successful in any sales role.
✅ How anybody, even those who have never worked in sales before, can apply these behaviours to be successful in sales and client-facing roles.
In this our first podcast episode Richard Anderson is joined by Pavel Golenistsev from Business Purpose Coaching.
Pavel is an organisational psychologist specialising in people, analytics and talent management.
His goal is to make sure that organisations have healthy leadership practices and a sustainable talent strategy in place and works as a business coach and assessment expert.
Although Pavel has a wealth of experience working across large organisations with thousands of staff, he's incredibly passionate about supporting ambitious startup leaders as they scale their businesses. And that's what this episode is all about.
In this episode, we cover:
✅ The challenges startup founders face when their business starts to scale.
✅ How to establish and maintain a business culture when it grows.
✅ How to get into good habits when it comes to staff development, right from the outset.
✅ The benefits of working with a business coach
For show notes and resources visit: www.evolveassess.com