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Take a page from Olympic medalists: How you manage your expectations can boost your happiness. Athletes who win silver medals must be happier than those who win bronze, right? Not exactly. People in one...
Imagine almost any situation where two or more people are gathered—a wedding reception, a job interview, two off-duty cops hanging out in a Jacuzzi. What do these situations have in common? Almost all of...
As seen in “Contemporary Dialysis & Nephrology” magazine, September 1999 Employee satisfaction – or lack of it – hinges on a productive, fulfilling relationship between staff and management; indeed, the success of any organization...
Connection. That is the reason why leaving the military is so hard. It all stems from our biological and psychological need for belonging. How powerful is our need for connection? Brene Brown, renowned author,...
When you walk into the sun-soaked office of Deloitte CEO Cathy Engelbert, it’s impossible to ignore the view. From the 33rd floor of 30 Rockefeller Plaza, the Empire State Building is so close it...
In the late 1960s, I read a fascinating book that compared high IQ test scoring versus high creativity test scoring kids in a Chicago school (see J.Getzels and P. Jackson, Creativity and Intelligence, New...
Childhood environment is an important shaper of our creativity. Does a comfortable environment in the childhood breed creativity, or an adverse environment? A book of biographies of innovative shapers of our modern world does...
Entering the job market without industry experience is like boarding a rocket ship. You’re excited to take off, but nervous about where you’ll end up. I felt this way when I first joined Google....
Mentoring has been found to be useful for the organization, people who do the mentoring i.e. the mentors, and the people who are being mentored i.e. the protégé/mentee. Mentoring usually takes place when people...
The impact level of incremental creativity is not to be sniffed at. Many small innovations often turn, over time, into major transformations. Consider the chair as an example. The need for support while sitting...
