Richard A. MacKinnon
- CPsychol - Chartered Occupational Psychologist (BPS)
- CSci - Chartered Scientist (Science Council)
- AFBPsS - Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society (BPS)
- Registered Psychologist (HPC)
- Head of Learning and Development Solutions at Talent Q
- Specialist in work-life balance, psychometrics and talent management
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- Chartered Psychologist and Head of Learning & Development Solutions at Talent QHuman Resources | United Kingdom, GBSummaryI have worked as an Occupational Psychologist in the UK for the past 12 years, serving as both an in-house and external consultant, in public and private sector environments.
I am Head of Learning & Development Solutions with Talent Q, a specialist in online assessment solutions and talent management consulting.
Learning & Development Solutions provides clients with BPS-accredited practitioner training in the use of psychometric instruments and practical talent assessment skills.
We assist organisations in identifying development needs in their employee populations, conducting analyses in an objective and science-based approach, underpinned by Talent Q's suite of psychometric assessments.
We then develop and deploy bespoke training and development programmes that address both technical and "soft skills" development needs, with in-built evaluation and ROI assessment.Specialties: Psychometric testing, 360 Degree Feedback, Assessment Centres, Training, Training Evaluation, Employee research, Organisational Surveys, Work-Life Balance, Ergonomics, Organisational Change, Employee EngagementExperience- Apr 2010 - PresentHead of Learning & Development Solutions / Talent Q
- Apr 2008 - Apr 2010Senior Consultant / Talent Q
- Sept 2005 - Mar 2008Consultant / Kenexa
- 2003 - 2005Director / MacKinnon Consulting
- 2000 - 2003Consultant / Royal Mail
Education-
2007 - 2012University of East LondonD.Occ.Psych in Professional Doctorate in Occupational Psychology
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2004 - 2005University of SurreyPG Dip. in Ergonomics
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1999 - 2000Goldsmiths College, U. of LondonMSc in Occupational Psychology
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1994 - 1998Trinity College, DublinBA in Psychology
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1989 - 1994Blackrock College
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Interests:Talent Management, Work-Life Balance, Psychometric Testing, Ergonomics, Technology in Assessment
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- May 20, 12
Another article pointing out the downside of “always on” communication technology. In the old world of desktop PCs, you could at least leave it behind when you left the office. But the advent of the smartphone changed all that. Email has … Continue reading
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• Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • Digg • Google Buzz • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS - May 13, 12
I love this – and it needs repeating: The impulse that you must answer anything that rings dates back to olden times when people had to answer the phone as there was no other way of knowing who was calling or whether it was … Continue reading
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• Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • Digg • Google Buzz • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS - May 13, 12
I presented at this year’s Association of Business Psychologists (ABP) annual conference last week on the topic of what practitioners can do to help corporate clients with employees’ work-life balance. I set out to challenge some of the dated thinking … Continue reading
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• Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • Digg • Google Buzz • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS - Apr 10, 12
I came across this interesting piece from Fast Company this morning, which includes an interview with an extremely successful business executive. The reason I found it so interesting was her reference to how firstly, she doesn’t believe in the concept … Continue reading
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• Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • Digg • Google Buzz • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS - Jan 08, 12
There has been lots of press attention on a major European corporation’s announcement that email access will be turned off at night, to improve employees’ work-life balance. On the face of it, this is a positive, employee-centric move by a … Continue reading
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• Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • Digg • Google Buzz • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS - Dec 21, 11
A timely piece of research here! My friend and colleague Almuth McDowall at the University of Surrey is supervising an undergraduate research project into the stresses and strains of the Christmas period. If you have 10 minutes, why not participate … Continue reading
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• Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • Digg • Google Buzz • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS - Dec 17, 11
A humorous perspective on home-working from Lifehacker. It’s true however that a move from being office-based to spending more, or all, of your working time at home can be difficult for the person you share your home with. When you … Continue reading
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• Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • Digg • Google Buzz • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS - Nov 27, 11
I enjoyed this piece by Douglas LaBier in the Huffington Post. He looks at how dissatisfaction with work and an imbalance between work demands and our personal lives impacts both the individual employee, but also the wider organisation. He argues … Continue reading
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• Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • Digg • Google Buzz • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS - Sep 25, 11
Several press articles over the past few months have highlighted the potential for increased flexible working arrangements for employees impacted by the upcoming London 2012 Olympics. Politicians, local and national, have suggested that employers should give additional flexibility to their … Continue reading
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While few people would still argue that childcare is the only consideration when examining employees’ work-life balance, having a baby obviously has a major impact on any individual and their experience of the interface between work and home. One issue … Continue reading
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Tweets
- @DrSimonFletcher Agreed. A supportive environment/culture is key.
- Time to switch off the smartphone? http://t.co/z4AqbWQY
- @triz_uk Humour always wins out. Good luck!
- @triz_uk How about calling it a "Workshop Contract" - less...threatening? Unless they're the kind of group that needs threats of course...
- @marthawright Congrats on the new job!
- RT @thejuggle: Balancing Work and Family Hard for Dads, Too http://t.co/4UxvTZWz
- @xSafia2x Thank you! Much appreciated.
- I'm running the Edinburgh half-marathon for @EpilepsyAction. Text MACP76 £1 to 70070 to sponsor me just £1. Thanks! And please RT.
- RT @Psych_Writer: Worth a look - New blog devoted to qualitative psychology, by Sydney Uni psychologist Paul Rhodes: http://t.co/fzhi5Oy5
- RT @BPSOfficial: From our Occupational Digest: A case for putting guilt-prone people in charge http://t.co/07sSPtVs
- You only get answers to the questions you ask: http://t.co/zSO4zGNV
- Flexible working - what can we do as psychologists? http://t.co/Yr5pPffj
- @Ozbilgin Good luck with surviving the footie!
- Thankfully I have a weekend to recover from #ABPconf!
- Interesting post-presentation chats about #flexibleworking and who it's for. Hint: everyone! #ABPconf #WorkLifeBalance
- RT @ABPsychologists: In scandanavia working 24/7 is seen as being inefficient... Not the same in the UK #abpconf
