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A Positive Mindset and Happy Attitude Help You Succeed at Work
In his book, “The Happiness Advantage” (2010) Shawn Achor asserts that happy employees can actually help improve an organization’s bottom...
Steve Nguyen, PhD
Mar 8, 2012


Bosses and Powerful People Do Not Listen
A recent study found that the more power people have, the more likely they will discount advice due to an elevated sense of confidence in...
Steve Nguyen, PhD
Oct 3, 2011


Steve Jobs Resigns – The Failure to Disengage and Price of Workaholism
[This article was written on August 29, 2011]: Steve Jobs, the charismatic and visionary founder of Apple Computers has resigned ( August...
Steve Nguyen, PhD
Aug 28, 2011


The Three Burnout Subtypes
[NOTE: This post was updated November 2016] Burnout is a prolonged response to chronic emotional and interpersonal stressors on the job,...
Steve Nguyen, PhD
Aug 19, 2011


Information Overload: Too Much Information Becomes Noise
[Note: This post was updated January 2021 for freshness & clarity.] In “Information Overload: Causes, Symptoms and Solutions,” an article...
Steve Nguyen, PhD
May 18, 2011


Creating an Ethical Organizational Culture
[NOTE: This post was updated October 2016] “Having an organizational culture that emphasizes ethical behavior can cut down on misbehavior...
Steve Nguyen, PhD
Feb 14, 2011


Workplace Incivility Causes Mistakes and Even Kills
Research on workplace incivility (for example, emotional abuse or rudeness in the workplace) revealed that if someone is rude to you at...
Steve Nguyen, PhD
Nov 5, 2010


Coaching and Mental Illness
“Coaching is normally seen as an activity to enhance performance and achievement of goals” (Buckley, 2010, p. 394). When coaches talk...
Steve Nguyen, PhD
Sep 3, 2010
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