as featured in the Financial TimesI am a regular contributor to the Financial Times on psychological issues in business. I also frequently contribute features and articles for TV, radio and other printed media. Selected articles are reproduced below.
New job? Here’s how to manage the change
Change is confusing and makes us anxious. It is also ubiquitous. The world of work has been transformed by rapid and disruptive technological development, issues ...
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How our childhoods help us make sense of work problems
People who come to see me for work therapy are usually troubled by behaviour they know is damaging their career or business, but are unable ...
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FT business books: August edition
‘The Man who Mistook his Job for his Life’, by Naomi Shragai Naomi Shragai is a psychotherapist whose practice includes a lot of workplace therapy, ...
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How to deal with an abusive work situation
Anna’s attempts to seek help from her manager in dealing with an abusive colleague proved futile. “My boss just told me, ‘He’s an idiot — ...
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Resilience is essential to thrive in an unpredictable future
It is impossible to predict the future, but it seems reasonable to assume that disruption will continue apace. This puts humans under huge psychological strain: ...
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Why work is not the right place to seek intimacy
The bitter truth, and one that many people struggle to accept, is that work will never love you back. This can be a harsh blow ...
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What drives an overachiever at work
In an occasional series, a psychotherapist looks at the best strategies for navigating office politics We have all worked with — or for — over-achievers ...
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Loosen up, let go and other rules for new managers
Taking on an executive leadership role for the first time often means discovering the skills that led to your promotion do little to help you ...
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Lost in man space
Laura is confronted by a desperate paradox: she is married, but extremely lonely. Her husband Nick is not having an affair, nor is he working ...
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Is your diet ruining your relationship?
Many women secretly believe that being thin is the solution to finding and maintaining a good relationship. But when the obsession to lose weight is ...
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Free the body and heal the mind
The Alexander Technique in psychotherapy In our culture today the connection between physical and emotional problems is gaining currency. Surprisingly, the best answer to coping ...
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Love isn’t a game of two halves
Stuff the FA Cup. A psychotherapist knows what the score is in her relationship. At the ripe old age of 49, I have finally married ...
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First person
Naomi Shragai's Jewish father survived Auschwitz, he was there at the birth of Israel, then emigrated to live the American dream. So how did he ...
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Other Articles
Team angst
We are all taught to believe in the power of collaboration, but what really drives the relationships that create our built environment? (from The Possible) ...
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