Help Needed: Change Resistance Research at UWE Bristol

Most of us regularly do things that we know aren’t great for us, whether it’s eating more than we should, not exercising enough, drinking too much, too much time on social media etc. We know it rationally and yet our behaviour doesn’t always match our good intentions. So what’s stopping us making those behaviour changes, despite knowing they will be good for us?

Our insights explore the psychology, leadership practices and execution strategies that create momentum, embed new behaviours, and turn strategic intent into measurable outcomes. If you’re leading ambitious change or facing execution challenges, you’ll find practical…

When delivering change, focusing too much on schedule and budget tends to take our attention away from the only factor that will ensure success.

Paying attention to our physical wellbeing is considered normal, yet our mental wellbeing receives far less attention for most people, despite powering everything we do. And when it works against us the results can be catastrophic.

We go through life thinking we’re acting logically and based on the information presented to us. In this funny TED talk Dan Gilbert shows us just how easily our judgement is distorted and that leads us to making decisions sometimes that are not as good as we think they are.

How often have you made judgements about people or a situation that turned out to be completely different to what you thought at the time? Ever wondered why in some cases the person you are talking to you just doesn’t get where you are coming from and vice versa? This article explores why that is.