Articles

5 Strategies from a Psychiatrist for Dealing with Difficult People

“Fine.” If you’ve ever used that word to end a conversation, then you have enough experience dealing with difficult people to know it isn’t enjoyable.

It’s no secret that one of the most cited reasons for disliking a job is the people we work with. But instead of leaving one job j…

Taming the Beast: Your Guide to a Consistent Decision-Making Process

Decisions. We make them all day long. What time to wake up? Which route to take to avoid the most traffic? Who to invite to the 2022 planning meeting? With literally thousands, if not millions, of decisions under your belt, you probably feel you have a solid mastery in the decision-making de…

How To Be A Good Leader In 2022

With the new evolving landscape, it is more important than ever to be a good leader to retain employees and keep them happy. With the new year coming sooner than later, now is a great time to consider additional steps that you can take to improve your leadership skills.That said, according t…

5 New Rules for Leading a Hybrid Team

In 2015, Laszlo Bock wrote Work Rules!, which laid out a set of guidelines for how to combine data analysis, academic rigor, and human resources best practices to create a world-class company culture, based on his time at Google. Six years later, he’s seen firsthand how experienced leade…

The Psychology Behind Meeting Overload

Bad meetings are the bane of the corporate world — and yet despite what appears to be an overwhelming consensus that they’re often unnecessary and unproductive, many workplaces continue to struggle to avoid them. In this piece, the authors discuss the psychological pitfalls that lead us …