#008: Person-Environment Fit, The Big Five, Holland's RIASEC Model & Career Lessons

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I had the privilege of speaking with Professor Filip De Fruyt, who brings over 35 years of expertise in academic research and international business consultancy. 🎓 Filip is a Senior Full Professor of Differential Psychology and Personality Assessment at Ghent University and serves as International Relationships Officer at Low Lands Assessment Systems. This episode in English is a deep dive into Person-Environment Fit (P-EFit) - and why it’s central to understanding careers, performance, and employee retention. 💡 Key insights from our conversation: 🔹 For over three decades, Filip has studied the intersection of how people work and perform (Big Five personality model) and what they do (Holland’s RIASEC vocational interest model). 🔹 Fit can be supplementary or complementary — a crucial consideration when hiring. 🔹 Fit is dynamic, not static: your role at 28 may no longer be the right fit at 32. 🔹 Organisations often over-focus on performance, but should also align employees’ learning and development with their vocational interests - critical in today's fast-changing job market. --- Resources Referenced: - Low Lands Assessment Systems: https://lowlandsassessmentsystems.com/en - Lola-test: https://lowlandsassessmentsystems.com/en/explore-your-passion- The Big Five or Five-Factor Model: dimensions of neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness - John Holland's theory of vocational interests, the "RIASECmodel": interest domains of Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional --- Contact Filip De Fruyt: - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/filip-de-fruyt/ - Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=aqL24tgAAAAJ&hl=en --- Contact Heidi De Langhe - Evidence-based Coaching & Training: - Book a free discovery call here: www.heididelanghe.com/contact - Instagram: www.instagram.com/heididelanghe/ - LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/heididelanghe - Website: www.heididelanghe.com #CareerDevelopment #PersonEnvironmentFit #Psychology #FutureOfWork #BigFive #RIASEC #EmployeeEngagement

#010: Stepping into the Swamp: Psychological Flexibility & ACT for Career Transitions with Dr. Rachael Skews

How do you navigate career transitions when things feel uncertain and uncomfortable? In this episode in English, I’m joined by Dr. Rachael Skews — behavioural scientist, psychologist, coach, and internationally recognised expert in Acceptance & Commitment Coaching. We take a deep dive into career transitions and psychological flexibility & ACT (Acceptance & Commitment Therapy),exploring why uncertainty, fear, impostor thoughts, and self-doubt often show up when our work really matters — and how ACT can help us move forward. * TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Introduction to Choose Work 01:05 Career transitions, psychological flexibility, and why this episode matters 01:30 Meet Dr. Rachael Skews and her work in Acceptance & Commitment Coaching 03:10 What Acceptance & Commitment Coaching really is (and what it isn’t) 06:45 Impostor thoughts, self-doubt, and why high performers experience them 08:30 Why the goal isn’t to get rid of difficult thoughts and feelings 10:30 Rachael’s non-linear career journey: consultancy, academia, health tech, and entrepreneurship 15:10 Moving from academia to Headspace and working in behavioural science 18:10 Entrepreneurship, uncertainty, and psychological flexibility as a resource 20:00 Rest, recovery, and treating yourself like an elite performer 22:20 Self-criticism, overworking, and building self-compassion at work 23:40 Redundancy, career inflection points, and conscious career choice 25:10 Starting a business: loneliness, creativity, and stepping into the swamp 27:30 Values, meaning, and designing work that actually fits you 30:10 The “swamp” metaphor: discomfort as the price of meaningful work 33:00 Fear, uncertainty, and speaking outside your comfort zone 35:10 ACT in action: focusing on what’s on the other side of the swamp 38:00 Risk tolerance, uncertainty, and how personality shapes career choices 42:20 Case example: supporting a senior leader considering entrepreneurship 45:00 Scarcity mindset, money fears, and responsibility during career transitions 48:00 Why fear makes sense — and why it shouldn’t make the decision 50:30 Is it ever too late to build psychological flexibility? 53:10 Psychological flexibility as “conscious evolution” 54:20 Rachael’s upcoming book on Acceptance & Commitment Coaching 56:00 A practical reflection exercise for listeners navigating career transitions 58:10 Where to find Rachael and her work * Resources mentioned: - Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS) [https://contextualscience.org/] - ACBS World Conference 2026 [https://contextualscience.org/wc2026] * Contact Dr. Rachael Skews and learn more about her work: - Website: https://www.rachaelskews.com/ - The Coaching UnpACT podcast [https://www.coachingunpact.com/] * For show notes, please visit ⁠heididelanghe.com/podcast⁠ [https://www.heididelanghe.com/podcast] For feedback or suggestions for topics or guests, email me atcontact@heididelanghe.com Contact Heidi - Evidence-based Coach & Trainer: Book a free discovery call at ⁠heididelanghe.com/contact⁠ [https://www.heididelanghe.com/contact] Linkedin: ⁠linkedin.com/in/heididelanghe⁠ [www.linkedin.com/in/heididelanghe] Instagram: ⁠⁠instagram.com/heididelanghe.coaching/⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/heididelanghe.coaching/]

9. Feb. 20261 h 0 min

#008: Person-Environment Fit, The Big Five, Holland's RIASEC Model & Career Lessons - Professor Filip De Fruyt

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