by Madelaine Weiss | Oct 23, 2016 | Attention
“Unlike other animals, human beings spend a lot of time thinking about what is not going on around them, contemplating events that happened in the past, might happen in the future, or will never happen at all. Indeed, “stimulus-independent thought” or “mind...
by Madelaine Weiss | Oct 18, 2016 | Attention
“[P]sychologists have shown…better health and lower burnout….determined to a large extent by our social relationships in the workplace—and, more particularly, the social groups we form there.”* Good relationships are good for our health; while loneliness kills...
by Madelaine Weiss | Oct 9, 2016 | Attention
“It’s the person’s radical choice about the kind of person they are to be that should help him or her navigate through these various forces that tell us what to do”* Organizational Politics: Theory and Practice, Practice, Practice… is a training...
by Madelaine Weiss | Sep 29, 2016 | Work
“One VitalSmarts study of close to 1,000 managers found that 97% of us…have at least one career-limiting habit, a habit that keeps us from greater success or enjoyment in our career. Unfortunately, our research also shows that while most of us have been aware of this...
by Madelaine Weiss | Sep 12, 2016 | Attention
“What’s it take to become happy very quickly without dramatically changing your life…? The key to happiness really comes down to one word: Attention.” * “What are you going to do to make yourself happy today?” Years ago, someone who cared about me very much asked me...
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