I’ve always been curious about why people behave the way they do. One of the earliest questions I remember asking about working life came from observing two colleagues. This was long before I knew I wanted to study organisational psychology. These two colleagues of mine were facing what seemed to me to be fairly similar stressful situations, yet they responded to it in completely different ways. I found that fascinating. Why did one person find the situation manageable while the other found it overwhelming? That curiosity eventually took me into psychology, research and a PhD exploring personality. My career has Continue Reading