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Carl Beuke Ph.D.

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Carl Beuke, Ph.D., is a psychologist in management and leadership selection and development. He has worked with clients including the New Zealand Prisons Service, the New Zealand Transport Agency, the Ministry for the Environment, and the New Zealand Fire Service. He also trains HR professionals in assessment and test interpretation, and in conducting statistical and psychometric research and development. He earned his Ph.D. in psychology from Victoria University, where his research was on information processing in depression and anxiety. His Ph.D. research was published in Clinical Psychology Review. He previously worked for Australian Psychologists Press and the Independent Testing Service of Australia.

Recent Posts
How to Learn a Language Part 2
The language learning secrets of the man who invented one of the world’s best-selling language series have been hidden for years. Unveiled in this article are Paul Pimsleur´s principles for effectively learning pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary in a new language.
How to Learn a Language
The language learning secrets of the man who invented one of the world’s best-selling language series have been hidden for years. Unveiled in this article is the forgotten wisdom of the man who studied Russian with a martini in his hand.
Is Your Manager Killing Your Career?
One of the things that people with highly successful careers often have in common is a good manager, or a series of good managers. But how do you recognise the kind of manager who will boost - or kill - your career?
Why Didn’t I Get That Job?
In the aftermath of an unsuccessful job interview, most people are too busy being disappointed to ask the questions that can pave the road to getting the job they want. Here’s how to be different.
How Do Executives Survive?

Life as a senior manager is harder than most people think. Long hours, crushing workloads, multiple and constant pressures, and incessant conflict and unpopularity often come with the job. Yet executives are typically healthier and happier than the rest of us. How do they do it?

Life as a senior manager is harder than most people think. Long hours, crushing workloads, multiple and constant pressures, and incessant conflict and unpopularity often come with the job. Yet executives are typically healthier and happier than the rest of us. How do they do it?

Treat Your Baby Like a Monkey!

Think you're smarter than a chimpanzee? So why does your baby cry and scream so much more than her offspring? What can new parents learn from how non-human primates raise their young?

Think you're smarter than a chimpanzee? So why does your baby cry and scream so much more than her offspring? What can new parents learn from how non-human primates raise their young?

Getting Paid What You’re Worth

Around half of people consider themselves underpaid for the work that they do. But what do they mean by ‘underpaid’? Understanding the seven different ways of deciding what a fair pay rate is can help you understand how your boss thinks, and give you an edge when negotiating your salary.

Around half of people consider themselves underpaid for the work that they do. But what do they mean by ‘underpaid’? Understanding the seven different ways of deciding what a fair pay rate is can help you understand how your boss thinks, and give you an edge when negotiating your salary.

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The Limits of Ambition

What can rock climbers, All Blacks, dogs with silly hats, professional basketball players, and pharmacists teach us about successful goal setting?

What can rock climbers, All Blacks, dogs with silly hats, professional basketball players, and pharmacists teach us about successful goal setting?

Does Education Stifle Creativity?

Michael Michalko comments "Unfortunately, I've come to believe that education is a great inhibitor of our natural creativity... To me it seems that in the real world those who know more, create less; and those who know less create more". What's the evidence about whether this is true?

Michael Michalko comments "Unfortunately, I've come to believe that education is a great inhibitor of our natural creativity... To me it seems that in the real world those who know more, create less; and those who know less create more". What's the evidence about whether this is true?