I’m Adrian Furnham
Professor of Psychology, author and academic
An approachable, practical, academic insight into business issues
I’m Adrian Furnham
Professor of Psychology, author and academic
An approachable, practical, academic insight into business issues
Choosing and changing different jobs.
The consequences of job fit and misfit.
Passion at work.
How to define and measure intelligence?
What is EQ?
Which is more important when and why?
How many styles are there?
Are some “better” than others?
Can you change your style?
How to describe the different generations.
The “problematic millennials”.
The aging process.
Workshops
Business Psychology: Talks and short practical courses
Half-Day Workshops.
But it was just “workplace banter”! Another pale, stale, frail male attempts to defend himself against a range of accusations of “inappropriateness” in the workplace. Do you dare to tell a joke, make a pun, offer a witty observation in the office? You have to know the company you keep well before offering a clever witticism or topical joke these days.
ow have technical, social, economic and legal forces influenced the business of people assessment? New technologies used in assessment include smartphone and mobile sensing, ambulatory assessment and ecological momentary sampling, text mining, sensors and wearables, as well as virtual and augmented reality. Gone are the old days of application form, interview and references. Exploiting and scraping the web are in.
Leaders – Born or Made? Or a bit of Both?
Can you turn a brilliant technical person (accountant, engineer, lawyer) into a manager and a competent, even inspirational, leader of that function?
For many organisations customer disgruntlement at waiting times is a serious issue that demands solutions. It leads to “queue rage” which is physical and verbal abuse as a function of even minor delays.
“Professor Adrian Furnham is one of the world’s most productive psychologists and one of HR Magazine’s 20 Most Influential People in HR.
Approachable, well-informed and engaging Adrian is an accomplished speaker sure to deliver.”
Still Waiting: some unfulfilled promises of AI in psychological assessment
What’s the most effective way to motivate your workforce?
Blackberry Addiction
Debunking the myth that intelligence is gender-based
Past Academic Positions
Lecturer
Pembroke College Oxford
Professor
University College London
Awards & Recognition
Elected Fellow of the Leadership Trust
Elected Academician of the Learned Society of the Social Sciences
British Psychological Society Academic Contribution to Practice Award
Lifetime Achievement Award