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The ‘Deadly Sin’: The Positive and Negative Power of Pride
Pride is a complicated emotion. It can propel human beings to dizzying new heights, where the their accomplishments can spread beyond...
Nov 3, 2016


Why It No Longer Pays to Work for a Larger Firm
A job at a large company used to bring with it several advantages, not the least of which was generally higher pay than similar employees...
Nov 3, 2016


How Achieving Emotional Agility Can Help You — at Work and in Life
Just like physical agility, emotional agility is important to overall health, well-being and successful relationships at work. But in a...
Oct 27, 2016


‘Grit’: Why Talent Needs Drive to Succeed
What is grit? Angela Duckworth, a psychology professor at University of Pennsylvania’s School of Arts and Sciences, says it is the...
Oct 21, 2016


How Target and Amazon Are Changing the Rules of Retailing
The retail business is witnessing two potentially game-changing strategies: Retail chain Target is opening smaller stores in urban...
Oct 15, 2016


Solar and Wind Power Are Growing – but Won’t Solve Climate Change
It was a memorable conclusion to the now-decade-old movie An Inconvenient Truth: After former Vice President Al Gore finished explaining...
Oct 11, 2016


The Key Leadership Skill that Steve Jobs and Ben Franklin Share
Look at your iPhone and imagine your apps are gone. Facebook, Uber, the Weather Channel, the Huffington Post, Scrabble, Google Maps,...
Oct 8, 2016


Climate Change Could Sink Two Million Homes: Why Few Take Note
A recent report in The New York Times sounds the warning that havoc wrought by climate change looms closer than many of us think. “Now,...
Oct 7, 2016


Using Humor in the Office: When It Works, When It Backfires
Should you crack jokes in the office? According to Wharton research, a sense of humor, when deftly and appropriately used, can enhance...
Oct 5, 2016


The End of Annual Performance Reviews: Are the Alternatives Any Better?
When it comes to workplace events that produce resentment and anxiety, few score higher than the big annual performance review. Calls to...
Sep 20, 2016
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