Articles for tag: decisions, dynamics, dysfunctional, people, resources, team, teamwork

Dysfunctional teams

The concept of dysfunctional teams has been a topic of interest in organisational psychology and management research for decades. A dysfunctional team is characterised by a group of individuals who struggle to work together effectively, leading to suboptimal performance, decreased productivity, and a negative impact on the overall well-being of team members. The term “dysfunctional …

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Car repairs v human repairs

Today I was at my Citroen garage to have a malfunctioning driver’s side door handle replaced. I had problems getting in and out of the car. The problematic door handle should have been replaced 2 weeks ago when I and the car were present at the garage for other repairs. But on that occasion, I …

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Managing tail risk in psychiatry – collaborative mapping

Too often in psychiatry we are faced with the problem of tail risk. The basic idea is ‘low probability high impact‘ events. This commonly presents among relatively stable patients in contrast to patients in an acute phase of disturbance.  Some patients may have an established pattern of only one or two short-lived periods of disturbance …

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Disorders of intellectual development

Preamble The important words here are ‘intellectual’ and ‘development’. Many ordinary people are aware of a concept of delayed or arrested cognitive development that is referred to as learning disability. This article will abbreviate ‘disorders of intellectual development‘ to DOID. This article is not about acquired intellectual disability but some of the issues may apply. …

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