Institute of Management Studies, Goldsmiths, University of London

https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200121-why-procrastination-is-about-managing-emotions-not-time

Why procrastination is about managing emotions, not time Address the real reasons you procrastinate and you’re more likely to start achieving your goals.

https://digest.bps.org.uk/2020/03/10/these-two-revision-strategies-can-prepare-you-for-an-exam-much-better-than-just-restudying-your-notes/

These Two Revision Strategies Can Prepare You For An Exam Much Better Than Just Restudying Your Notes By Matthew Warren. Testing and question generation during learning improved university students’ exam results a week later

An interesting article on procrastination, and how it relates to how we feel, which draws in Acceptance and Commitment Theory (ACT). Students at the IMS may be familiar with ACT as we are a world leading institute in applying ACT in the workplace.

"Relevant here is cutting edge research that’s shown students who procrastinate more tend to score higher on psychological inflexibility. That is, they’re dominated by their psychological reactions, like frustration and worry, at the expense of their life values; high scorers agree with statements like ‘I’m afraid of my feelings’ and ‘My painful experiences and memories make it difficult for me to live a life that I would value’. Those who procrastinate more also score lower on ‘committed action’, which describes how much a person persists with actions and behaviours in pursuit of their goals. Low scorers tend to agree with statements like ‘If I feel distressed or discouraged, I let my commitments slide’."

Why procrastination is about managing emotions, not time Address the real reasons you procrastinate and you’re more likely to start achieving your goals.

Graduation for the Institute of Management Studies is about to start.

Congratulations to all our graduating students!!

Come and join us for Dr Annie Gascoyne's guest lecture on Organisational Flexibility on Monday 20th January. Professor Stuart Hall building 326.

All are welcome!

Organisational Flexibility: From Theoretical Model to Workplace Application Dr Annie Gascoyne is an organisational psychologist who uses behavioural science to help organisations pursue their aims with a greater sense of wellbeing, meaning & purpose.

Must watch.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Reduces Mark Zuckerberg to Stuttering in a Congressional Hearing The Facebook CEO had a tough time answering why a white supremacist-affiliated website fact-checking for the social networking site.

A massive WELCOME to our new postgraduate students!! 🤩

Huge congratulations to all our students who graduated yesterday!!

When we are trying to understand leadership, it might be useful to look at findings from sister disciplines. Evolutionary psychology could shed light on how leaders develop and which are successful, as well as how groups develop.

This study looked at prestige and dominance based social hierarchies in real life situations, and got different results to lab based studies.

Testing An Evo Psych Theory Outside Of The Lab: Prestige And Dominance-Based Social Hierarchies Emerge Even Amongst Cornish Choirs And Chess Clubs By Matthew Warren. A reputation based on prestige seemed to have less influence in the real world than in lab research.

Job searching is hard work. It can also have a big impact on our wellbeing. This article covers some of the reasons why and what can be done to support people when job searching.

How to Deal With Job-Search Depression So much of who you are is wrapped up in work, but you are more than your job.

Has neoliberalism given way to the far right? Or are neoliberalism and a far right ideology compatible, maybe even mutually reinforcing? Join our discussion!

'Neoliberalism and the Far Right - Old and New' - 6th June - Political Economy Research Centre Neoliberalism and the Far Right - Old and New 2.30-4.30pm, 6th June Goldsmiths, RHB 251 Has neoliberalism given way to the far right? Or are neoliberalism and a far right ideology compatible, maybe even mutually reinforcing? Quinn Slobodian and Joshua Rahtz will give papers shedding light on thes