by karlyn | Nov 20, 2012 | All Articles, Exercises and Assessments, For Employees, For Employers & Leaders, Happiness
Job getting you down? If you find yourself less than thrilled with some aspect of your job, take some inspiration from Thanksgiving. Here are some quick exercises to help you focus on the positive: Write a Letter: Think of someone who has helped you that you ever...
by karlyn | Nov 19, 2012 | All Articles, For Employees, For Employers & Leaders, Happiness, Positive Psychology
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is a developmental psychologist who’s claim to fame is his extensive research into the idea of Flow – the state you achieve when you are completely immersed in something. What does Flow feel like? You’re completely focused,...
by karlyn | Nov 18, 2012 | All Articles, For Employers & Leaders, Leadership, Managing Employees
There was a great article in Harvard Business Review called When Your Manager is Afraid of You that tells the story of Kate, a young overachiever who’s done more before her one year anniversary with her company than her boss has done in the last several. In...
by karlyn | Nov 4, 2012 | All Articles, For Employers & Leaders, Managing Employees
If you’re in a leadership position at your organization, I want you to picture the people you consider your star performers. These individuals – who could be at any level in your organization – are the ones who’s talent is above and beyond what...
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...
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