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...
by Madelaine Weiss | Sep 4, 2016 | Attention
We often help others without weighing the costs and benefits…. People even risk their own lives for a stranger, acting without considering the danger. This presents an evolutionary puzzle, because such uncalculating cooperation seems to ignore self-interest. So why do...
by Madelaine Weiss | Aug 30, 2016 | Emotion
“…why do most people spend so much time working and doing housework when they could be engaging in leisure activities? And, perhaps more importantly, why do other people struggle to maintain steady employment and clean living conditions? The answers have a...
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