A great place to meet someone special is at work! Two out of five of you reading this are likely in a workplace relationship. And of those, 27% are likely to, or have married – all according to a recent UK study. We spend so much time with our colleagues, it’s no wonder that a sneaky […]
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Do you work with someone with an inflated ego? A friend told me recently how her barrister friend was preening over a recent victory. She told told him that he is conceited. He replied: “Really? People have told me I’m arrogant, not conceited.” She went straight back to the dictionary; her hairsplitting friend was correct. “Conceit” is […]
Bias is usually a generalisation based on limited experiences or examples, and at work it can close us down to new experiences with people. We don’t always perceive bias. Sometimes it’s in ourselves or it may be lurking in the person right near you. It may be: an assumption voiced as fact an irrational or […]
Some British scientists recently released a study showing how sheepdogs successfully herd sheep. It’s simple: apparently sheepdogs dart around from behind, notice if there’s any strays from the clump, chase them into a cohesive whole and then drive the flock towards the preferred destination. The study actually forms the basis for an algorithm to be designed […]
Every now and then, I hear from clients and friends who experience a bad case of managers missing in action. This AWOL type is seldom there when needed, arrives late, disappears in moments of crisis (certainly when everyone else is under the pump), they don’t say that they’re going off somewhere, their underlings often cover […]
Corporate psychopaths are always in the news, and with the advent of social media and online forums, some employees have been getting their revenge. A bad boss can be named and shamed in seconds, and while our defamation and libel laws are catching up with the new terrain, lots of people are getting away with […]
When we think about human interaction we usually discuss what people say to each other. How you influence or affect someone usually comes down to a matter of discussion, but rarely do we take that awkward step in discussing how people affect each other via scent. Does smell really matter? In a word, yes. We just don’t talk […]
As many businesses are now embracing social media and trying to influence their customers in more varied ways, there is often an overlooked and very important element of business success: what your employees are saying to each other. The success or failure of a new initiative is always directly dependent on the people in charge […]
It is amazing how many things we do every single day without even thinking. So much of our daily lives are on auto-pilot, and despite all the efforts, New Year resolutions and wanting – we so often revert to our previous grooves, both good and bad. But how do we shift from our set ways? […]
