Monthly Archives: December 2016
These Buzzwords Make Smart People Look Stupid (Communication)
At first, euphemisms surfaced in the workplace to help people deal with touchy subjects that were difficult to talk about. Before long, they morphed...
Critical Things Confident People Won’t Do (Self-Awareness)
In The Empire Strikes Back, when Yoda is training Luke to be a Jedi, he demonstrates the power of the Force by raising an...
Telltale Signs That You Lack Emotional Intelligence (Self-Awareness)
When emotional intelligence (EQ) first appeared to the masses, it served as the missing link in a peculiar finding: people with average IQs outperform...
Surprising Things Every Type B Person Wishes You Knew (Values Differences)
Nobel Prize winner Edith Wharton once said, “There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.”...
Unmistakable Habits of Irresistible People (Builds Social Capital)
Too many people succumb to the mistaken belief that being likeable comes from natural, unteachable traits that belong only to a lucky few—the good...
Body Language Blunders That Make You Look Bad (Communication)
Our bodies have a language of their own, and their words aren’t always kind. Your body language has likely become an integral part of...
Surprising Things Ultra Productive People Do Every Day (Time Management)
When it comes to productivity, we all face the same challenge—there are only 24 hours in a day. Yet some people seem to have...
Critical Ways Managers Motivate and Demotivate Employees (Fosters Engagement)
Few things are as costly and disruptive as managers who kill morale. Demotivated employees underperform and then walk out the door at the first...
Traps You Fall Into That Limit Your Happiness
Almost every action we take in life is aimed at achieving or maintaining “happiness”—that elusive state where we feel contentment, satisfaction, and even bliss.
Still,...