by karlyn | Oct 15, 2012 | All Articles, Exercises and Assessments, For Employees, For Employers & Leaders, Positive Psychology
We all have people in our lives who’ve hurt us, at work and in our personal lives. But carrying around that hurt doesn’t do you any good – it just gets in the way of experiencing all of the good things in life. Here’s an exercise to help you...
by karlyn | Oct 12, 2012 | All Articles, For Employees, For Employers & Leaders, Happiness, Making Good Choices
I saw this on Facebook this morning and couldn’t resist sharing: A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with...
by karlyn | Oct 9, 2012 | All Articles, For Employees, For Employers & Leaders, Professional Development
In his book How The Mighty Fall, Jim Collins tells the story of a group of Brazilian investors would bought a discount retail chain in South America. After their purchase, they sent letters out to 10 CEOs in North America asking to meet to learn about discount...
by karlyn | Oct 8, 2012 | All Articles, For Employees, Making Good Choices
Trusting your co-workers essentially means that you have confidence that your colleagues are competent and will act in a fair, reliable, and ethical manner. Toxic coworkers aside, the majority of people you interact with on a day to day basis are not out to cause...
by karlyn | Oct 2, 2012 | All Articles, For Employers & Leaders, The Narcissist, Toxic Working Environments
We’ve defined what a narcissistic personality looks like based on the the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders of the American Psychiatric Association. Then, we looked at what it’s like to work for a narcissistic boss. Next, we examined...
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