Sharon De Mascia, Author at Cognoscenti Business Psychologists

Performance Appraisal Encourages a ‘Fixed’ Mind-Set

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Sharon De Mascia

Performance appraisals are carried out with differing degrees of success across organisations but they tend to follow the same formula. Employees are assessed on an annual/twice per year, basis against competencies agreed at the start of the financial year. This type of appraisal reflects a fixed mind-set approach and is likely to facilitate ‘Fixed Mind-Set thinking. What is a Fixed Mind-Set Approach? The concept of ‘Fixed Mind-sets’ and ‘Growth Mind-Sets’ comes from work carried by ...
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Political Leaders and Their Management Styles

Posted on January 27, 2017 by Sharon De Mascia

The media is alwasy full of anecdotes and information about what our top politicans are up to but what are they really like and what must it be like to work for them, day in and day out? Can you imagine being Donald Trump's PR Manager? Have you ever wondered what it must be like to work for a high profile personality?Have a look at this light hearted article by Georgina Fuller, where yours truly was asked to contribute a paragraph on what it might be like working for Donald Trump. https:/...
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Depression and Entrepreneurs: The Downside of Being Up (Video)

Posted on September 28, 2016September 28, 2016 by Sharon De Mascia

If you would prefer to watch the video rather than read the content of this blog, please click on the title: https://youtu.be/L-DRnPwTMhQ I attended a ‘Fearless Talks’ event last week, where Entrepreneurs (including our very own Andy Hall from Business Growth Hub) talked about their experiences of mental health issues. This event offered a very different view of what it means to be an Entrepreneur, which was worlds away from the sexy personas like Richard Branson t...
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Psychometric Testing Event

Posted on September 1, 2016 by Sharon De Mascia

If you or your organisation use psychometric tests or are thinking of doing so, then you should attend this unique event. Join The ‘Chartered Institute of People and Development’ (CIPD), The British Psychological Society (BPS) and the Association of Business Psychologists (ABP) for more Psychologists than you can shake a stick at. Organised by Sharon De Mascia, (Director of Cognoscenti Business Psychologists Ltd). Hosted by Naeema Choudry (Partner and Tribunal Judge) Eversheds LLP. 70 Great B...
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How to handle being ghosted after a job interview

Posted on August 29, 2016August 29, 2016 by Sharon De Mascia

So, you’ve just come out of a job interview and you’re feeling pretty positive and upbeat. You spent hours preparing – thinking of suitable examples of when you’ve been a brilliant team-player, gone above and beyond what was asked of you, demonstrated your flexible attitude and a short list of all your supposed weaknesses. You’ve got references from previous employers, polished your shoes and perfected the firm, non-sweaty handshake. Then – nothing. Not a call, not ...
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Improving Health and Safety Through Emotional Resilience

Posted on August 7, 2016August 20, 2016 by Sharon De Mascia

Life in the 21st century is pretty full on and we all experience pressure from a range of sources e.g. from our work lives, from our home lives and from our own expectations and aspirations. When the level of pressure exceeds our ability to cope, however, we become stressed and it has a negative impact on our physical and mental health and ultimately on our performance. The impact of these symptoms can be damaging enough for the average working environment but for safety critical environmen...
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MANAGING MENTAL HEALTH: THE WEAKEST LINK

Posted on July 26, 2016August 1, 2016 by Sharon De Mascia

I was recently at a client’s premises to help them with the implementation of their wellbeing strategy.. I got talking to Laura (a manager) about managing mental health. She told me a story about a staff member called Phil, that she inherited from another manager. Phil had a mental health condition, which the previous manager was aware of and had subsequently allowed Phil to come into work at his discretion. In addition, he did not worry or say anything, if Phil did not complete his work or...
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Managing Projects

Posted on July 18, 2016July 26, 2016 by Sharon De Mascia

Helping Mendas manage projects. Mendas Ltd, is a London, based Consultancy Company which offers business to business services. Mendas had expanded in recent times and the Directors were keen to carry on growing the business. When companies are small, everyone knows what everyone else is doing and it is easy to keep tabs on how projects are going and who is doing what. When companies start to expand however, it becomes more difficult to keep track of things. There are more people in t...
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