Whether in my personal or professional life, when I observe myself and others around me, one of the biggest personal and professional...

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...

NOTE: For this book review, I intentionally and excessively quoted the authors throughout the post. I do this for two reasons: (1) I...

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...

About 15 years ago, I was enrolled in a counseling psychology Master’s program. It was quite good and I learned a lot back then and...

I’ve heard business professionals claim that listening to music while working made them more productive. While it’s true that music can...

In a previous life and time, I worked as a mental health counselor. I was trained in the art of listening and would periodically have my...

[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...

Is Thought Leadership Old Wine In New Bottles? There are certain words/phrases that irk me to no end — thought leader or thought...

Description (from a Lominger flyer): In 100 Things, three internationally-recognized experts in human capital management provide the...

[NOTE: This post was updated January 2017] JFK was wrong. On pinyin.info, a website about the Chinese language, Victor H. Mair, a...

As owner of the WorkplacePsychology.Net website (it's now defunct and is part of SteveNguyenPhd.com/blog), which continues to get a high...

In January 2009, Michael Hiltzik of the Los Angeles Times wrote: “No American CEO is more intimately identified with his company’s...

[Note: This post was updated July 2022 for freshness & clarity.] I believe leadership is important because, if we examine history, no...

This post is in response to an article titled “Thou Shalt Not Bully” that was posted on HCOnline, Australia’s online magazine for senior...

[NOTE: This post was updated February 2022 for freshness & clarity.] Recently, I’ve been struck by how stuck people and even...

[Note: This post was updated March 2021 for freshness & clarity.] Northouse (2013) wrote that leadership and management are similar in...

[Note: This post was updated March 2021 for freshness & clarity.] Diversity initiatives usually sound great on paper and on an...

My first job was working for a sporting goods store in a mall. I was really excited because it was a well-known company and had a sister...

[NOTE: This post was updated February 2021 for freshness & clarity.] In a Forbes article, Goudreau (2012) wrote about silly job titles...