As COVID-19 cases surged this spring, the pandemic led some people more than others to ponder their own mortality. A new study in China and the United States suggests that these people were the ones who showed the highest levels of stress and the least engagement at work. But the research also ...
Date Posted: October 13, 2020
Categories: Workplace Issues
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There will always be some people within a group who are more confident than others. But some groups as a whole tend towards modesty - as with the !Kung hunters of the Kalahari Desert, for example, who deliberately downplay their own achievements and ...
Aug 6
Categories: Self-Esteem, Workplace Issues
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Imagine waking up on Monday morning to an e-mail in your inbox that was written entirely in capital letters—an e-mail that jolts you awake far quicker than the cup of coffee in your hand: "IS THIS A JOKE??? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!" With the caps lock ...
Jul 28
Categories: Workplace Issues
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People who conduct meetings with their group members show lower IQ when solving problems. There is a correlation between gender and IQ decrease, where women are more vulnerable. Researchers hypothesize that this drop in IQ is due to social ...
May 30
Categories: Workplace Issues
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Super smart leaders suffering from too much of a good thing? New research investigates the curvilinear effect of intelligence on perceived leadership behaviour and finds evidence showing that too much intelligence harms leadership effectiveness.
Nov 15
Categories: Workplace Issues
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So far surprisingly little research investigated employee breaks at work, and even less research provided prescriptive suggestions for better workday breaks in terms of when, where, and how break activities are most beneficial. After analyzing data ...
Nov 1
Categories: Other, Stress Management, Workplace Issues
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Taking control of your work-life balance: Find out why it is important; whether you have a good balance; and how to improve it!
Oct 25
Categories: Happiness, Stress Management, Workplace Issues
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From crowded platforms to rush hour traffic, delayed trains to pouring rain – your daily commute can be stressful. So take matters into your own hands and use these tips to help make your journey a little easier.
Oct 23
Categories: Mindfulness, Relaxation techniques, Stress Management, Workplace ...
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From a traditional point of view, dedication to ones work life and sustaining a good work ethic are highly important to succeed in life, while playing around and lacking focus are portrayed as the enemy. Research, however, has shown that play can ...
Oct 17
Categories: Other, Workplace Issues
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Research has shown that transitioning improves trans people's mental health. Whether the physical change involves medical treatment or not, the effects have been found to be overwhelmingly positive.
Oct 7
Categories: LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender) Issues, Workplace ...
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…and the 12 linked to the least satisfaction with life. A large US survey found that clergy are the happiest and most satisfied workers in America, while roofers seem to be the least satisfied with their work.
Sep 26
Categories: Happiness, Workplace Issues
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Whether be it a law firm or mafia mob, every organisation has a boss. The boss is usually a person who started from the bottom and worked their way to the top. But do some leaders rise more easily than others because of their facial appearance?
Jul 12
Categories: Other, Workplace Issues
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During difficult conversations, it is not only the words that matter, but our non-verbal actions too.
Apr 12
Categories: Other, Workplace Issues
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People have struggled with habitual hesitation going back to ancient civilizations. The Greek poet Hesiod, writing around 800 B.C., cautioned not to "put your work off till tomorrow and the day after." The Roman consul Cicero called procrastination ...
Nov 29
Categories: Academic Issues, Other, Workplace Issues
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Places of work have become fairer thanks to their embrace of meritocracy: the idea that the best person for the job is the right person for the job. Formal assessment processes, for example, help ensure that interviews are granted on merit, rather ...
Nov 22
Categories: Workplace Issues
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In this era of increasing productivity and job efficiency, many of us often complain about being overworked. However, having too little to do at work may not be advantageous, and may even be bad for your mental health.
Nov 15
Categories: Workplace Issues
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