by karlyn | Oct 1, 2012 | All Articles, For Employees, 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. Unfortunately narcissists come across as confident and hardworking, and they can usually get...
by karlyn | Sep 30, 2012 | All Articles, For Employees, The Narcissist, Toxic Working Environments
The narcissist is easily one of the most difficult personality types you can be confronted with in a working environment. They are also very tricky because at first, they are going to come across as amazing. They have great ideas, work long hours and have high...
by karlyn | Sep 30, 2012 | All Articles, For Employees, For Employers & Leaders, Making Good Choices, Positive Psychology
The biggest “ah ha!” moment I ever had was after I read the book Change Your Questions, Change Your Life by Marilee Adams. The premise of the book focuses on idea that you are in control how have you frame every decision you make by selecting which...
by karlyn | Sep 30, 2012 | All Articles, Exercises and Assessments, For Employees, Positive Psychology
It’s easy to focus on the negative aspects of our every day experience – the disagreement we have with a co-worker, the boss we don’t like, the project that has just gone downhill. It’s easy to let these experiences completely overshadow the...
by karlyn | Sep 29, 2012 | All Articles, For Employers & Leaders, Happiness, Positive Psychology
In writing a piece on the psychology of workplace happiness, it’s useful to think about what happiness means. Research shows that many think of happiness as an outcome of effort – it is something to be achieved. In this sense, it’s an emotional...
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