by Marc Rogatschnig | Jan 23, 2020 | consulting psychology, Strategy Development & Execution, Thought Leadership
There is no doubt that without pausing to reflect, we struggle to name and bank our learning. At worst, we become consumed in negative emotion and irrational triggers. Sometimes we need to arrest these struggles and, at best, reset the balance of how we interpret and...
by Marc Rogatschnig | May 24, 2018 | consulting psychology, Leadership and Skills Development, Thought Leadership
In my last post I pondered the state of leadership behaviour in the world, and how interesting it has been to see people tussling with what it all means. In most cases very little understanding emerges. We could pull at a hundred years of psychological theory and...
by Marc Rogatschnig | Apr 17, 2018 | consulting psychology, Leadership and Skills Development, Thought Leadership
There was a time when at social functions, I dodged having to tell people what I did for a living. I had early experiences in my career when the hush, pause and gulp at the dinner table was too awkward to bare. However these days, I feel quite cavalier with it all – I...
by Marc Rogatschnig | Mar 15, 2018 | consulting psychology, Leadership and Skills Development, Thought Leadership
When I was a teenager, I moved from a small, community oriented school to a large, bullring of boys. It was a leap into the big, real and rough world. I was joined by a mixed crew of newcomers. There was the worldly expatriate, the Korean, the first black pupils and...
by Marc Rogatschnig | Feb 20, 2018 | consulting psychology, Leadership and Skills Development, Thought Leadership
The phrase of my week is ‘Impression Management’. Oh and I love it, for how aptly it describes much of the superficiality in our society. It immediately reminded me of a story shared by an accounting executive who was rebuked for nestling his second hand, seven year...
by Marc Rogatschnig | Oct 31, 2017 | consulting psychology, Culture Evolution, Thought Leadership
There are two primary perspectives on culture, on the one hand there is a view that a culture can be broken down into its different components, and as a result can be built quite deliberately with a plan and focused execution. The other view is that it is a complex...