We spoke with Naomi de Barra, a Chartered Occupational Psychologist and passionate advocate for neurodiversity, who is dedicated to helping both people and businesses become more productive by integrating psychology into the workplace.

Naomi delves into personal intrinsic and extrinsic factors, focusing on uncovering people’s motivations and aligning them with job roles and environments to maximise career trajectories and fulfilment.

Discover how understanding cognitive behaviour and integrating psychology can enable us to create positive, conscious, and sustainable change in both our work and personal lives.

The Switch is hosted by the St. James's Place Financial Adviser Academy, the UK's largest financial adviser training programme.

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Dr. Josephine Perry's mindset transformed after facing horrific waves during an Ironman in Melbourne. Although she couldn't control these waves, she realised she could control her reactions and perspective. This pivotal moment sparked her interest in understanding the brain's functions and triggers, leading to explore how psychology can enhance self-awareness and improve communication with others.

With a background in communications and behaviour change, she is now a Chartered Psychologist. She specialises in helping exceptional performers recognise and understand their cognitive behaviours, enabling them reach new heights of achievements and success.

Discover her inspiring story on her platform, Performance in Mind, and delve into her numerous books to uncover key philosophies, techniques, and strategies designed to unlock intrinsic motivation and achieve success, both in and out of the waves.

The Switch is hosted by the St. James's Place Financial Adviser Academy, the UK's largest financial adviser training programme.

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Katy Fridman’s career initially followed a clear traditional trajectory as she worked her way up the corporate ladder to become Acting Director of Trade Marketing, EMEA at Microsoft Advertising. However, after becoming a mother, her career path quickly became ‘squiggly’ as she experienced first hand the challenges mothers face in balancing work and motherhood, and the lack of flexibility provided in the workplace.

Her platform Flexible Working People has brought together over 90,000 women, all championing the same cause and message: flexibility in the workplace should be a standard for all, not a privilege for some.

Learn how by investing in yourself and playing to your strengths, you can create a positive and successful bounce back in the face of adversity.

The Switch is hosted by the St. James's Place Financial Adviser Academy, the UK's largest financial adviser training programme.

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