Daylight Savings Time
In the past, I have had a hard time remembering how daylight savings worked. Why? Because I would always recall the time I insisted on wearing my tennis shoes to go bowling and I flew down the alley...
View ArticlePsychology of Performance – 39: Legalization of Marijuana
The states that passed legalization of marijuana in all probability made a good decision for all the well known reasons such as quality control, lowering prison costs (half of our world highest inmate...
View ArticleUnderstanding Your Personality Type
“When they discover the center of the universe, a lot of people will be disappointed to discover they are not it.” – Bernard Bailey In the workplace there are tasks and then there are people; research...
View ArticleHave a Happy, Healthy, Reasonable Stress Holiday from BizPsych
Happy Holidays from BizPsych! We typically have several requests this time of year to present our “Thriving with the Holidays” seminar for client companies. Surprisingly, this year we have had only one...
View ArticlePsychology of Performance – 40: Management of Chronic Illness
The expectations and beliefs we have about receiving a diagnosis of a chronic illness such as diabetes, heart problems, asthma, liver disease, addictions, depression, and so forth have a direct impact...
View ArticleGenerations Training Onslaught: Part One
At MINES, we have recently received an influx of generational trainings from workplaces of all sizes and industries. These trainings range from, “Appreciating Generational Differences in the...
View ArticlePsychology of Performance #48: Developmental Stages Versus Skills in Leaders...
A challenging question for every organization is: how do we develop/train our leaders at every level in the organization? There are assumptions that leadership is composed of a set of skills or...
View ArticleMarcia’s reFrame #6: Take Time to Pause – Expand Your Point of View
Last spring I attended the American Society for Training and Development International Conference in Washington D. C. It was an incredible experience and I felt like a kid in a candy store with so many...
View ArticlePsychology of Performance #51: Incivility & Bullying in the Workplace
Incivility and bullying at work can have a significant negative impact on work performance. It is still a significant problem in many organizations and in society at large. Just this morning in the...
View ArticlePsychology of Performance #57: 2016 Olympics
The Olympics have officially opened! This is a wonderful opportunity to get an in-depth look at a number of psychology of performance variables and factors in addition to the sheer joy of seeing...
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