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...
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...
by Madelaine Weiss | Aug 21, 2016 | Work
People who are recipients of incivility at work feel mentally fatigued as a result, because uncivil behaviors are somewhat ambiguous and require employees to figure out whether there was any abusive intent….This mental fatigue, in turn, led them to act uncivil toward...
by Madelaine Weiss | Aug 15, 2016 | Emotion
“The most important characteristic of being human is that our lives are social,” says Oatley. “What’s distinctive about humans is that we make social arrangements with other people—with friends, with lovers, with children [with...
by Madelaine Weiss | Jul 25, 2016 | Eating, Love, Work
“How do you build rapport with a new employer or someone on a first date? It turns out that there may be a simple strategy that’s often overlooked: eat the same food as your companion.”* Who among us hasn’t heard that food is love and eating together is good for...
by Madelaine Weiss | Jul 19, 2016 | Attention
“People’s appraisal of their listening ability is much like their assessment of their driving skills, in that the great bulk of adults think they’re above average….While many of us have thought of being a good listener being like a sponge that accurately absorbs what...
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