Psychological Capital – A Mindset Shift for HR
Published on: 11/03/2019
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Emer Hinphey Partner, AAB (Island of Ireland)
Emer Hinphey Partner, AAB (Island of Ireland)
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Emer Hinphey is an experienced HR and talent development professional. Based in Belfast, Emer Hinphey is a Partner in AAB People. Emer was the CEO and Co-Founder of Think People Consulting, which has become part of AAB. Emer's approach is the same as AAB People's: practical and pragmatic; bespoke to the size, culture, and objectives of each unique organisation. Emer works with the team to develop and implement business-propelling and culture solutions and sustaining lasting partnerships with clients.

I recently spoke at an event about retention calling the talk, ‘The Human in Human Resources’. Putting moral debates to one side, the increasing amount of information and evidence from social science on the psychology of behaviour and from applied neuroscience on the physiology of this behaviour, means we know more than ever before what people need to be engaged and to perform at their best in work.

In this article, I hope to increase awareness of the importance of the subject of Psychological Capital (PsyCap) to the HR community, how we build and implement our strategies, to summarise the HERO model and provide some questions to get you thinking about how to create truly engaging organisations that utilise the

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