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Ask questions, build trust

Alex Kristal

Starting to work with a client is all about building up that trust. But as our Behavioural Designer Alex Kristal describes here, that often means not being afraid to cause a bit of friction and to ask difficult questions.

November 14, 2024

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Understanding the psychology of change management

Richenda Sabine

Change management is as much about managing people as it is about managing processes. In this blog, we look at how to understand the psychology behind behaviour change and applying practical strategies in the workplace.

November 6, 2024

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Behavioural science in boosting compliance

Richenda Sabine

‘Compliance’ is now an industry in its own right, with professional services and jobs dedicated to the practice. Companies look to auditors, management consultants, behavioural scientists, and psychologists to understand how best to comply with regulations and reduce risk.

October 3, 2024

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Harmless banter or sexual harassment..?

Richenda Sabine

It’s essential to foster an environment where sexual harassment and discrimination, are unable to take hold. Dealing solely with the consequences of sexual harassment is not a solution to the problem because it wrongly focuses attention on individuals, rather than concentrating on the workplace culture that has allowed the behaviour to occur in the first place.

October 3, 2024

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BAD Partners with the University of Warwick to give 3rd year students an insight to applied research

In the Autumn of 2023 we were delighted to welcome two University of Warwick third year Psychology BSC students to our team. The second year we’ve been involved in the University’ placement scheme we were excited to see what they could achieve.

October 3, 2024

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The great resignation – what can organisations do to retain employees?

Richenda Sabine

It’s been coined the ‘Big Quit’ or the ‘Great Resignation’. Referring to the significant trend of employees voluntarily leaving their jobs in large numbers, this mass exodus began in around 2021 and has continued through the following years. Now more than ever, businesses must focus on building a positive, engaging company culture to retain their talent and reduce turnover.

October 3, 2024

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Ripe for a boost? Unlocking organisational behaviour change with ‘boosts’

Francesca Hazel

There are a range of techniques for shaping behaviour in organisations. Grounded in behavioural science and psychology, they focus on encouraging positive habits and actions. The concept of behavioural boosts target people’s cognitive and motivational competences. Boosts allow individuals the autonomy to make their own decisions, as they equip us with the tools to do so by ourselves, and on our own terms.

October 2, 2024

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Is it possible to make compliance training enjoyable?

Richenda Sabine

Compliance training doesn’t need to be boring or soul destroying. Is it possible to make compliance training engaging, maybe even enjoyable to complete? We are here to share that, yes, absolutely.

September 10, 2024

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The impact of social identity on workplace learning

Richenda Sabine

In the workplace, understanding social identities is important because of their impact on how we interact with each other and how others evaluate our work.

September 10, 2024

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