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Corporate gaslighting, absentee leadership, and the emotions of work
Check out Laura's new article, which is also the cover story of the December 2023 print edition of The Psychologist, the magazine of the...

Dr. Laura McHale
Nov 6, 20231 min read


The new corporate gaslighting
In an article for the British Psychological Society's magazine, Dr. Laura McHale asks whether the inability to ‘manage ambiguity’ is a...

Dr. Laura McHale
Jul 24, 20231 min read


ChatGPT: A Communicator's Friend or Foe?
As AI has burst onto the scene, no one has missed the fact that it will have huge ramifications — not only in our work lives, but for...

Dr. Laura McHale
Jun 5, 20231 min read


Podcast: The Menopause, with Celebrate Living...FWD
On this podcast, for FWD Celebrate Living, Dr Laura McHale explores how menopause impacts brain function and how menopausal women can be...

Dr. Laura McHale
Feb 21, 20231 min read


Where's the boss?
In this article, for Korn Ferry, Laura discusses absentee leadership— one of the most common types of destructive leader behavior, but...

Dr. Laura McHale
Dec 16, 20221 min read


Re-entry after COVID is a rite of passage. Why don’t we treat it like one?
In a column for Korn Ferry, Dr. Laura McHale asks: can rituals from other re-entry programs help organizations define the rules of the...

Dr. Laura McHale
Oct 14, 20221 min read


The surprising neuroscience of pronouns
In this article for IABC Catalyst, Dr. Laura McHale shares how pronouns produce big changes in the brain but can impact people from...

Dr. Laura McHale
Oct 12, 20221 min read


Text mining may be one of the most powerful risk management systems we have
In her inaugural column for the Institute for Public Relations, Dr. Laura McHale explores how text mining can provide early warning of...

Dr. Laura McHale
Aug 19, 20221 min read


Podcast: Neuroscience for Organisational Communication
In this podcast, for The Big Picture People, Dr. Laura McHale explores how the use of emotion in communication is a very powerful device,...

Dr. Laura McHale
Jun 6, 20221 min read


How to recover after leaving a toxic job
Making the decision to leave an oppressive work environment is hard, but there is a smart way to heal and regain your footing. As the...

Dr. Laura McHale
Apr 20, 20223 min read


Did Will Smith’s apology work? Some lessons on the art and science of apology and forgiveness
Like many people who watched the events at last Sunday’s Academy Awards with my jaw on the floor, I was interested to see Will Smith’s...

Dr. Laura McHale
Apr 2, 20224 min read


The politics of pronouns
The British Psychological Society's magazine, The Psychologist, published a chapter from Neuroscience for Organizational Communication: A...

Dr. Laura McHale
Jan 6, 20221 min read


Talking about menopause at work might be a game changer for women’s leadership
Check out Laura's op-ed in the South China Morning Post:

Dr. Laura McHale
Sep 3, 20211 min read


How to help leaders manage the shift to the “new normal” of permanent flexible working
Managers’ fear of loss of control is real and should be handled with care

Dr. Laura McHale
Jul 20, 20215 min read


Covid as a crucible of leadership
About 15 years ago, when I was still living in New York, I went on a long, extended business trip to Europe and Asia. The trip lasted a...

Dr. Laura McHale
Mar 23, 20216 min read


Three tips for reducing “Zoom fatigue,” based on neuroscience
With the advent of coronavirus and many people and teams now working remotely, recent articles in the popular press have drawn attention...

Dr. Laura McHale
Jun 9, 20204 min read


Why is teamwork so hard? And what you can do about it
Team psychology has been studied since the 1940s, and we’ve learned a lot over the years. We know that we need teams to survive, and most...

Dr. Laura McHale
Aug 6, 20193 min read
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