Talking Tolerance by Coen Welsh

Inhumanity is made visible in a lack of tolerance, which has the power to destroy the peace of society. What tolerance is and why we need it, is what Namibian Industrial Psychologist, Coen Welsh, has outlined for us in his short guide to Tolerance. What Tolerance Is by Coen Welsh What is tolerance? According to Michael Austin on PsychologyToday.com, there …

Finding Success in Meaning

In life and in business, obstacles faced often weaken our resolve to continue. How does one re-energise in the face of setbacks, is what 99FM’s MYD Smart asked Namibian Industrial Psychologist, Coen Welsh, who prepared this short guide on how chasing success instead of meaning results in us losing both. Finding success in meaning by Coen Welsh This year has …

It’s Never Too Early or Too Late for Passion

“Our interests and tastes are as varied and unique as we are and the only way to discover them is by actually doing and trying.” Passion is a driver. It helps remove monotony from the workplace and what’s more, it’s a choice to work with passion. Yet, while studies show that a very small percentage of employees around the world …

How to Get Comfortable with Change

“The thought of making a life change can be so intimidating that even though you want to be the master of your own destiny you’ll end up doing nothing or settling for less than you deserve simply because you’re so afraid of that change.” This according to Catherine Pratt of Life with Confidence. To understand how change is actually an opportunity …

Why Failure is a Stepping Stone to Success

“A company or a person will have significantly stunted growth and development if they don’t learn to embrace their mistakes.” Say the word failure and most people want to run, hide and most certainly avoid ever even starting, for fear of failure attaching itself to you. However, the most successful people in the world today will tell you that in …

How To Negotiate Your Salary

We all have expectations when it comes to our salary, some realistic and others not. While most people will argue that salaries are something people are never satisfied with, without a clear approach to how you negotiate your salary with your employer, you run the risk of under selling yourself. Coen Welsh, a Namibian Industrial Psychologist, prepared a guide to better …

The responsibility of the company when talking Mental Health

“With the endless list of benefits to the organisation to ensure a mentally fit working environment, even an increase in profit margins, it most certainly pays to consider what your organisation is doing to be part of the solution.” Most companies know that a mentally healthy workforce is linked to less absenteeism, reduced medical costs and increased employee performance. All of …

Using Values to Be a Change Agent at the Office

“Everyone from the top to the bottom of the company needs to live and act out the values. It starts from the top though.” Every company has a set of values, whether or not they are written down. Values are what guide behaviours within an organisation yet more often than not the staff members of a company either don’t know …