Jay Barrett / Principal PSYCHOLOGIST
Masters in Psychology (Applied Organisational Psychology), Post Graduate Diploma in Psychological Practice
Member of New Zealand Institute of Safety Management NZISM, New Zealand Psychological Society, Health and Safety Association of New Zealand (HASANZ)
Jay’s passion is helping organisations and leaders build their ability to perform to their strategic objectives. Using evidence-based tools, he aims to enhance the capabilities of organisations by developing their culture, health, and safety in the face of challenging organisational issues.
Jay pulls his knowledge from a range of areas. From competing as an athlete on the world stage, working in high-pressure sports environments as a performance psychologist, and captaining commercial super yachts, Jay now supports small-large businesses and large corporate environments maximise their psychological health and culture through organisational changes.
Jay is a Registered Psychologist with the New Zealand Psychologists Board and holds a Masters Degree in Psychology. He is also a committee member for the Industrial and Organisational Psychology Special Interest Group and a member of the New Zealand Psychological Society.
HEY JAY,
TELL US SOMETHING ABOUT YOU!
What is the best book you have ever read? Can I please say the Lord of the Rings Trilogy? They are great.
What's your process of turning a bad day into a good one? I am a very structured person, so I like to be preventive (exercise every morning, surfing, reflecting, eating well, trying to do the stuff you get told is good for you ha!). But, when my outlook on the day is a bad one, I look for opportunities to have fun. For example, this could be anything from memes on Instagram, or, dear I say it, golf, or sometimes banter with a colleague about something irrelevant to help me take a perspective shift.
What is the best piece of advice someone has given you? Be too busy to work. This saying is about doing what you enjoy, and investing in creating a job out of what you enjoy. Adding to this, because you are so engrossed in what you enjoy, you don’t have time to show up for something that doesn’t add to you getting closer to your passions. Obviously there are exceptions, and I am extremely grateful to stumble into psychology (because working as a psychologist is not work for me). But generally, I think this really streamlines my thinking of how I can live the life I want to.