Workplace Issues

I enjoy reading the responses to my articles. Responses to the most recent one of Feedback: The Single Most Important Skill, focused on the complexity of giving and receiving feedback. ... Read More

New research explores the effects of women who display male behavior in the workplace. “Sometimes you need to be more extreme, depending on the situation. It’s not that aggressive ... Read More

“Mindfulness is a tool to get underneath our defenses. When we can observe ourselves closely, experiencing our feelings but not reacting to them, we don’t have to pretend that we don’t ... Read More

New research suggests that ADHD, at one time thought to only hinder one’s successes in life, may be responsible for creative achievement in adults. “For the same reason that ADHD might ... Read More

I love this quote: “I have to work so hard to play.” For many of us, play does not come easily. Do you find yourself with smart phone in hand at the dinner table, at your son’s ... Read More

Workplace stress influences performance at work and behavior at home as well as both mental and physical health. Awareness has been on the rise in recent months. Researchers have looked ... Read More

NOT power OVER, but power WITH! How often have you heard this phrase, almost a chant, seeming to clarify, simplify, and resolve issues about power with just these six words. I’d like ... Read More

Here’s some interesting new insight into the human mind: first perceptions are even harder to overcome than most people had realized. According to research conducted on an international ... Read More

“The phrase ‘working mother’ is redundant.” Jane Sellman   “Making the decision to have a child-It’s momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking ... Read More

As if there weren’t enough forces in our country and our world trying to get us to not feel . . . Ourselves, utilizing our own defenses to keep from feeling pain from long, long ago, ... Read More

Since many people spend more waking hours at their workplace than at home, the dynamics of the work environment can certainly impact their mental health. High-stress work environments increase ... Read More

With increases in cheerfulness paralleled by increases in stress, there’s no way to definitively call the holidays (or any other season) the “most wonderful” of all—at least, not ... Read More