by karlyn | Nov 27, 2012 | All Articles, For Employees, For Employers & Leaders, Managing Employees, Working With Others, Workplace Bullying
Many of us grow up having the golden rule repeated to us over and over again: Treat others the way you would want to be treated. In theory, this sounds great. It creates a baseline of acceptable behavior with a yardstick that we all have at our finger tips – we...
by karlyn | Nov 26, 2012 | All Articles, For Employees, For Employers & Leaders, Happiness
With the holiday season upon us, I’m sure more than a few of you are considered what your new year’s resolutions will be. This year, don’t consider the tried and true resolution of losing those extra 10 pounds just because you want to fit into that...
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...
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