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Adrian Furnham
Professor Adrian Furnham is one of the world’s most productive psychologists and one of HR Magazine’s 20 Most Influential People in HR. Educated at the London School of Economics, Adrian obtained a distinction in an MSc Econ., and at Oxford University he completed a doctorate (D.Phil) in 1981.
About Adrian Furnham
Adrian was previously a lecturer in Psychology at Pembroke College, Oxford, and he was Professor of Psychology at University College London from 1992 to 2018. He has lectured widely abroad and held scholarships and visiting professorships at, amongst others, the University of New South Wales, the University of the West Indies, the University of Hong Kong and the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He has also been a Visiting Professor of Management at Henley Management College. He is currently Professor of Management at the Norwegian Business School in Oslo.
He consults to many organisations in various different sectors (particularly airlines, banks, civil service), military and in many different countries (particularly continental Europe and Asia). He is also an experienced conference speaker delivering keynote speeches around the world.
He has written over 1300 scientific papers and 95 books. He is on the editorial board of a number of international journals, as well as the past elected President of the International Society for the Study of Individual Differences. He is also a founder director of Applied Behavioural Research Associates (ABRA), a psychological consultancy established over 30 years ago.
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Adrian’s speech topics include, but are not limited to:
Vocational Preferences
The consequences of job fit and misfit.
Passion at work.
Cognitive Ability and Emotional Intelligence
What is EQ?
Which is more important when and why?
Learning and Thinking Styles
Are some “better” than others?
Can you change your style?
Generational Differences at Work
The “problematic millennials”.
The aging process.
Psychopaths and Narcissists
The dark triad.
The Psychopath next door.
Mental Health and Illness
Types and categories of illness.
Which therapies work and why?
The Psychology of Alternative Medicine
Who chooses it?
Does it work?
How to test it.
The Psychology of Happiness and Well-Being
Happy and unhappy people.
Ten myths and ten pieces of advice.
The Future of Work
New and old jobs.
Ten major world changes.
The Psychology of Teamwork
Team vs individual decisions.
Healthy and unhealthy team dynamics.
The Psychology of Office Politics
Savvy as opposed to politics.
How to measure it.
The Psychology of Persuasion and Negotiation
The phases of negotiation.
Nudging and tricks to use.
The Psychology of Money and Motivation
Money madness.
Financial literacy.
The Psychology of Time
Chronobiology.
Views of the past and future.
The Psychology of Shopping
Retail therapy.
The tricks of shops and websites.
The Psychology of Sigmund Freud
Psychology of dreams.
Oral, Anal and Phallic types.
The Psychology of Christmas
Present giving and receiving.
Eating and drinking.
The Psychology of Humour and Laughter
Types of humour.
The functions of humour.
The Psychology of Culture Shock and Travel
Cultural differences.
How to cope with culture shock.
The Psychology of Creativity and Innovation
The creative person and process.
How to increase creativity.
The Psychology of Body Language and Lying
Verbal, visual and vocal communication.
Cues to lying.
The Psychology of Love and Attraction
Can we define beauty?
What men look for in women and vice versa.
Types of love.
