Psychology@Work

Jan 24 2025 249 ep. 15 mins 8

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Deep dive into strengths-based psychologist and Strengthscope founder, Dr Paul Brewerton's mind for insights on human behaviour in the world of work, helping you get the most from work and from life, every day. A series of bi-weekly podcasts to help you transform your understanding of individuals and how to help them reach their best performance.

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What energises leaders the most?

Jan 24 2025 15 mins

In this episode, Dr. Paul Brewerton discusses the findings from Strengthscope's latest research report, Team Effectiveness in the Workplace 2025. He highlights key leadership strengths, the perception gap between leaders and their followers, and the changes in leadership skills over time, particularly in the context of the pandemic. He also emphasises the importance of recognising

How strengths build agile, high performing matrixed project teams

Nov 28 2024 7 mins

In this episode, Dr. Paul Brewerton discusses the need for organisations and teams to be more agile in the face of rapid changes brought about by AI and the evolving workforce. He emphasises the importance of cross-functional collaboration and leading through influence rather than hierarchy. The discussion covers Strengthscope's five stages of team development, the significance of

Research alert: Embedding strengths development habits with strengths journalling

Nov 07 2024 37 mins

In this episode, Dr. Paul Brewerton and Claire Graham discuss the findings from The Strengthscope Research Team on the 8-week strengths journalling challenge, and the importance of strengths in the workplace. They explore how to make strengths stick over time, the methodology used for the challenge, and the significant positive shifts observed in participants' awareness and applica

Creating a culture of openness and feedback with the Radical Candor model

Oct 31 2024 9 mins

In this episode, Dr. Paul Brewerton discusses the complexities of giving and receiving feedback in organisational settings. He highlights the importance of constructive feedback, introduces the Radical Candor model by Kim Scott, and emphasises the need for a strengths-based approach to feedback. He also presents the Strengthscope360™ tool as a means to facilitate effective feedba

Strengths on World Mental Health Day – what’s the link and what can you do?

Oct 10 2024 6 mins

In this episode, Dr. Paul Brewerton discusses the importance of mental health awareness in organisations, emphasising the need for supportive workplace cultures. He highlights the alarming statistics regarding mental health issues among workers and the challenges in discussing these topics openly. Dr. Brewerton advocates for a strengths-based approach to enhance employee wellbein

How to use strengths in early careers and onboarding

Jun 18 2024 10 mins

Psychology@Work with The Strengths Guy! How can strengths be used to recruit and onboard early-career employees? The main difference when recruiting early-career professionals is their lack of direct work experience, but this is when strengths come in. Tune into this episode to learn about Dr. Paul Brewerton's 8 steps to have a successful recruitment and onboarding experience. ht

How strengths can help support teams to address Lencioni’s five dysfunctions

Jun 03 2024 15 mins

If you're not familiar with Patrick Lencioni’s model, it describes where leadership teams can go wrong. In this episode, Dr. Paul Brewerton breaks down the five dysfunctions and introduces the StrengthscopeTeam model, which offers practical tips to turn dysfunction into high performance. Hope you enjoy!

Strengths, business and neurodiversity with Nik Govier, Founder and CEO at Blurred

May 18 2024 60 mins

In this podcast episode, Dr Paul Brewerton and Nik Govier (Founder and CEO of Blurred) discuss why BCorp matters, neurodiversity, and how organisations can better help people with different neurodivergences thrive at work. Hope you enjoy!

Josh Allan Dykstra on the challenge of measuring impact in the HR world

May 05 2024 58 mins

For all of us in HR, L&D, OD, and all the subsets of the people professions, it’s difficult to measure the impact of our work in a credible, business-friendly, and commercially relevant way. So today, Dr Paul Brewerton invites Josh Allan Dykstra, CEO of #Love Work, to talk about all of this and more to provoke some thinking and discussion around the return on investment measu

Strengths and entrepreneurism with Rachel Carrell, CEO of Koru Kids

Apr 20 2024 53 mins

An insightful conversation between Strengthcope Founder, Paul Brewerton, and CEO of Koru Kids, Rachel Carrell, as they dive into the strengths within leadership and entrepreneurship. Hope you enjoy!