Business leaders seem to be reluctant to talk about the value of positive psychology in the workplace during the economic recession. On the one hand, it’s understandable to not be discussing happiness and positive things when people are losing their jobs. On the other hand, this is exactly the time for positive psychology to be used, to dispel the myth about “fluffy happy thoughts.”
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How to Get Taller Tips For Short People
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009The statistics tell us that taller people make more money, get the better jobs and have an easier time building relationships. Certainly, there are exceptions to the rule but hard numbers do not lie it is true that short people are looked down on. So I began searching for some how to get taller techniques that I could put into practice. Here is what I found.
How Much Time Should Everyday Tasks Take?
Friday, June 19th, 2009There are certain tasks that are daily tasks at any business usually and have to be completed on a daily basis. Many of these tasks for management are to keep the manager/director in the know for how the business, department, or team is doing. Some managers I have seen do this weekly and I have seen it go past weekly. Whether it is looking at hours worked, scheduling, reviews, handing out jobs to be completed, going over the accomplished work I have often seen a pile of this by the end of the week that has to be gone over. I’ll admit it, when I started managing I did it the same way. Come on, a lot happens during the day so things had to wait.
Prosperity Secrets
Sunday, June 14th, 2009Today, many are seeking financial security in their banks, stock market, business, investment companies etc. But I’m afraid to bring to your awareness that all these things are not secure. I don’t need to spend much time to explain this. The ongoing economic recession can do that better. The secret of Jobs financial security is in his God, not the number of his cattle, not the size of his bank account, not the quantity of his shares in the stock market. The very day his God backed off, his financial empire came crumbling down…
Who’s in Charge, Anyway? Part 5
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009Those with an internal locus of control see the world through a more adaptive perspective. They believe that hard work and personal abilities will lead to positive outcomes. They are therefore more likely to work hard, more ready to meet challenges – makes sense, because if you believe that working hard will payoff, there you are likely to do so The very belief of “Internals that their actions determine outcomes greatly enhances their psychological well-being, regardless of whether that actually happens in every instance. Internals are likely to respond to failure by trying harder. They are also more adept at living in the social world; they tend to be more achievement oriented and to get better paid jobs.
