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Would You Work If You Won the Lottery? 8 Aug 2013 | 01:08 pm
Photo Credit: Flickr The question is simple: If you were to win the lottery (also known as the lottery question), would you continue to work? The answer might surprise you because most people say yes...
Workplace Bullying: It’s Not Employee Dissatisfaction and Why It’s Different from Schoolyard Bullying 24 Jul 2013 | 04:08 pm
Photo Credit: Flickr This post is in response to an article titled “Thou Shalt Not Bully” that was posted on HCOnline, Australia’s online magazine for senior human resource professionals and corporat...
Industrial and Organizational Psychology’s Identity Crisis and How to Fix It 3 Jul 2013 | 11:00 am
Photo Credit: Flickr Recently, I’ve been struck by how “stuck” people and even organizations are in defining who they are and determining where they’re going. In particular, I have been very interes...
Leadership and Management: Are They Different? 19 Jun 2013 | 11:00 am
Photo Credit: Flickr Northouse (2013) wrote that leadership and management are similar in many ways. Both involve influencing, achieving goals, and working with people. However, while they may share s...
Locus of Control: Stop Making Excuses and Start Taking Responsibility 5 Jun 2013 | 11:05 am
Photo Credit: Flickr In my former career as a mental health counselor, I encountered many clients who struggled with taking charge of their own lives. While their struggles might have differed, the id...
Organizational Diversity Initiatives 26 May 2013 | 08:27 pm
Photo Credit: Flickr Diversity initiatives usually sound great on paper and on an organization’s website. However, upon closer inspection, it is easy to see that there often exists a huge gap between ...
Keeping Your Clients Informed and Providing A Timely Response Are Essential To Great Customer Service 13 May 2013 | 10:25 am
Photo Credit: Flickr I have written before about customer service on this blog (e.g., poor customer service hurts your business and customers leave you because of poor customer service). In this post,...
Strategic Leaders-Challenges, Organizational Abilities & Individual Characteristics 1 May 2013 | 12:30 pm
Photo Credit: Flickr I’ve written before about the challenges of successfully executing strategy. In this post, I’ll clarify the difference between leadership and strategic leadership. I’ll also discu...
Snakes in Suits? Maybe Not — Psychopathy According to DSM-IV TR 26 Apr 2013 | 08:44 am
Photo Credit: Flickr I thought I would repost my comments to a discussion question in the SIOP (Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology) group on LinkedIn about the notion of “corporate p...
Indecision and Fear of Failure-The Inefficiencies in a Bureaucracy 14 Apr 2013 | 01:10 pm
Photo Credit: Flickr Those who work for a government agency, a school system, a city government office, a nonprofit association, or even a church can understand this title and the point of this post. ...
