Episode 50: The man who mistook his job for his life with Naomi Shragai

Naomi Shragai, Author of The 'Man Who Mistook his Job for His Life' Executive Coach, Business Psychotherapist and Journalist; joins our host William Corless to discuss her book.

A quote from the book provides a glimpse of what to expect from this podcast.

"The workplace is a theatre where everyone is acting out their own unique family drama while simultaneously attempting to co-operate and deliver results."

In this podcast we cover topics such as:

• Workaholics
• Understanding emotions and behaviours in the workplace
• Being responsible for your behaviours in the workplace
• Enhance emotional intelligence by framing emotions as part of a continuum
• Dealing with a micro-manager
• Self defeating behaviours such as people pleasing

Naomi Shragai graduated from the University of Southern California and completed her training as a systemic psychotherapist at the Tavistock Clinic, London. She has more than 30 years’ experience as a psychotherapist and family therapist in private practice, as well as working in the NHS and private hospitals. She now specialises in helping businesses and individuals resolve psychological obstacles that cause work-related problems.

She practices from her consulting room in North West London, and is also available for consultations on video or at your place of work.

As a freelance journalist she has written for The Times and The Guardian and since 2008 has been a regular contributor to the Financial Times, where she writes predominantly about the psychological aspects of working life. Her first book, The Man Who Mistook his Job for his Life, is published in August 2021.