What makes a person a “success” at work? Consider the person who seems to get promotions, is likeable and appears to have it all together. What makes that person stand out? To answer this, I looked at the psychological research on workplace success. MacRae and Furnham at the University College of London identified six traits…

It’s the worse feeling to be unmotivated! No one likes to be a slacker! “I know I should do better at my job, but I just don’t feel very motivated.” “My wife is bugging me to work on my anger and I know I should. One of these days…” “My finances need to get in order, but I just…

There is always one toxic coworker that makes you crazy. It doesn’t seem to matter where you work. It could be that guy who always takes credit for other peoples’ work or goes behind your back and is passive-aggressive. Or how about the woman who looks you in the eye, smiles and then bad mouths you…

Gen Z (born 1995 -2007) is now entering the workplace and the way they approach things may surprise you. Forbes ran an article written by Remy Blumenfeld that is helpful in understanding the psyche of this group of new workers. In an interview he had with Jonathan Haidt, co-author of the “The Coddling of the American…

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