David Holman is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Organisation and Innovation, which is part of the Institute of Work Psychology, University of Sheffield. he obtained his degree in psychology, diploma in personnel management and doctorate from Manchester Metropolitan University. His main research interest are job design, well-being and emotions at work, learning at work, and management education and development. He is the author of Management and Language: The Manager as a Practical Author and has published articles in the Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Occupational health