Personal Integrity Is Being Congruent; Not Hedging, Not Sidestepping, Not Misleading
"A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth." -Aesop In a 2015 Hallmark Christmas holiday movie called, "I'm Not Ready...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
- Jul 4, 2023
Don't Be Petty and Don't Delight in Other's Misery
Petty is an interesting word. The Collins Online Dictionary defines it as: mean or ungenerous in small or trifling things a petty person...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
- Mar 24, 2022
Employee Mental Health and the Return to In-Person Workplaces
I was contacted by a communications specialist for my thoughts regarding people who might be experiencing anxiety about having to go back...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
- Feb 8, 2022
Exploring Mindfulness, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), and The MBSR Online Course
To ensure that I don’t overwhelm the reader, I have divided the article into SECTIONS: In SECTION 1, I’ll talk about the concept, origin,...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
- Jun 1, 2021
Book Summary & Review — Anxiety at Work: 8 Strategies to Help Teams Build Resilience, Handle Unc
According to Adrian Gostick, one of the main reasons for writing the book had to do with his (now) 25-year-old son, Anthony (Tony)...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
- May 17, 2021
What Burnout Is and Why It Isn’t Confined To The Occupational Sphere
What Is Burnout? Burnout isn’t just being tired or “fed up” with work. “Burnout is far more than feeling blue or having a bad day. It is...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
- Apr 26, 2021
Self-Insight Is Sparked by “Crystallization of Discontent” Moments
“The twists and turns of your life can be so unexpected, and that’s a good thing to learn.” -Christina Baker Kline (American novelist) In...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
- Dec 30, 2020
Resilience Is Adapting Successfully to Adversity, Hardship, and Tragedy
“The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived.” -Robert Jordan, The Fires of Heaven Looking Back at...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
- Nov 5, 2020
Can video conferencing apps mimic or replace human-to-human connection?
I was contacted by a journalist writing a story about workplace communication, why human beings need human-to-human connection in the...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
- May 11, 2020
3 Reasons Physical Offices & Face-to-Face Meetings Are Not Going Away
The traditional, physical office is not going away any time soon despite advances in technology allowing people to work remotely, either...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
- Apr 1, 2020
How to Work Remotely During COVID-19 and Maintain Your Emotional Health
I have been asked about tips and strategies to help individuals be effective in working remotely during this COVID-19 (coronavirus)...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
- Oct 7, 2019
Coaching vs. Therapy – Referring Coaching Clients with Mental Illness
[Note: This post was updated July 2024 for freshness & clarity.] A recent article in the Wall Street Journal, titled “Executive Coach or...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
- Jan 1, 2019
Going Through Your No’s Before Getting to Your Yes
One year ago on December 20, 2017, I flew half way across the U.S. to interview for a position at a very famous tech company in northern...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
- Dec 3, 2018
Layoffs (Usually) Don’t Work and Why They Harm More Than Help
“Layoffs are mostly bad for companies, harmful for the economy, and devastating for employees.” -Newsweek (2010) In December 2017, I...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
- Aug 15, 2018
Self-Actualization: Realizing Your Potential
“For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: ‘It might have been!’” -John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892) When I read...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
- Jan 4, 2017
Results-Only Work Environment (ROWE)
Much of the original research on Results-Only Work Environment (ROWE) came from the field of sociology. Two sociologists from University...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
- Oct 12, 2016
Don’t Waste Time Trying To Discredit Others
Whether in my personal or professional life, when I observe myself and others around me, one of the biggest personal and professional...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
- Sep 30, 2016
Why It’s Necessary To Fight Work Stress And How To Do It
A writer asked for my thoughts about why it is necessary to fight work stress and how to do it. Here’s my response: Why We Must Combat...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
- Jul 4, 2016
Is The Cost of Stress on the U.S. Economy $300 Billion? I’m Not So Sure
In 2011, I wrote an article about the true cost of job stress. In that article, I cited Dr. Rebecca Goldin (a Professor at George Mason...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
- Aug 22, 2015
The Pitfalls of Telecommuting
[NOTE: This post was updated July 2024] I was contacted by a TV Producer at BBC News regarding my thoughts about the pitfalls of working...
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