{"podcast":{"title":"Communication Psychology and HR – with Gerhard Ohrband","slug":"communication-psychology-and-hr-with-gerhard-ohrband-7155749","podcast_index_feed_id":7155749,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/f68ea69c/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.thegomethod.org/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/41265439/41265439-1777975091199-c1e7402ce7432.jpg","author":"Gerhard Ohrband, MA in Psychology (University of Hamburg/Germany)","episode_count":132,"summary":"I’m Gerhard, a communication psychologist and consultant from Hamburg, Germany, working with HR teams and leaders in Moldova, South Eastern Europe, and beyond. Here, we explore the psychological research behind everyday HR and workplace communication — without buzzwords and without pretending everything is easy. Each week, we unpack one topic that HR professionals often hear about but rarely understand from a scientific perspective.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/communication-psychology-and-hr-with-gerhard-ohrband-7155749"},"episode":{"title":"Numerology and HR — Dangerous or Useful Shortcut?","slug":"numerology-and-hr-dangerous-or-useful-shortcut","published_at":"2025-12-22T09:45:01+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/communication-psychology-and-hr-with-gerhard-ohrband-7155749/numerology-and-hr-dangerous-or-useful-shortcut","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/communication-psychology-and-hr-with-gerhard-ohrband-7155749","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gerhardohrbandenglish/episodes/Numerology-and-HR--Dangerous-or-Useful-Shortcut-e3cm8i5","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/f68ea69c/podcast/play/112975877/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-22%2F414822245-44100-2-365b892a3097f.mp3","summary":"I know this may be controversial, and some people might feel uncomfortableor even angry hearing this. But it’s worth asking: what happens when hiring,leadership, or team decisions are influenced by zodiac signs, numbers, or“energetic profiles”? In an increasingly complex world, shortcuts feeltempting. But what does science actually say — and what are the hidden costs ofputting people into neat but fictional boxes? #HR #psychology #numerology #astrology #leadershipdevelopment #decisionmaking#pseudoscience #workplaceculture #peoplemanagement #communication","meta_description":"I know this may be controversial, and some people might feel uncomfortableor even angry hearing this. But it’s worth asking: what happens when hiring,lead…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":700,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/communication-psychology-and-hr-with-gerhard-ohrband-7155749/episodes/numerology-and-hr-dangerous-or-useful-shortcut/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/communication-psychology-and-hr-with-gerhard-ohrband-7155749/numerology-and-hr-dangerous-or-useful-shortcut.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}