Why Generic Products Can Make You Feel Bad About Yourself
From my Fast Company blog: People often buy brand-name products over their generic alternatives for fairly obvious reasons. They may trust high-end brands more, or feel that using them conveys to...
View ArticleWhy Ability Doesn’t Always Lead to Confidence: The Trouble With Bright Girls
Originally a guest post I wrote for WomenOnBusiness.com Successful women know only too well that in any male-dominated profession, we often find ourselves at a distinct disadvantage. We are routinely...
View ArticleThe Art (and Science) of Giving Your Kids Feedback: 3 Rules to Remember
From my Psychology Today blog: Giving your child feedback – both criticism and praise – is more than just useful, it’s essential. It’s hard for kids to get motivated, and impossible for them to stay...
View ArticleWhat the Science Says is Right, and Wrong, with “Chinese Mothers”
In her recent Wall Street Journal essay, Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior, Yale law professor and mother-of-two Amy Chua provides a recipe for the kind of parenting that produces “successful” children...
View ArticleToo Much Miscommunication At Work? A Simple Fix
From my Fast Company Blog: “I’m sure he understood what I meant.” “I’m sure it was obvious.” “It goes without saying…” The most common source of miscommunication in any workplace is a very simple one:...
View ArticleLonger May Not Be Better, But It Feels that Way
Thinking about trying to shake things up at work? Brimming with new ideas and strategies? Hoping to get your organization to try a new way of doing things, or maybe just get your family to alter...
View ArticleHow Long Will This Take? 3 Steps to Being a Better Judge of Time
From my Fast Company blog: Every Saturday morning, while my husband JD is eating his cereal and attempting to fully awaken, I ambush him with the list of household chores and errands I’ve been making...
View ArticleWhy Some Leaders Don’t Learn From Their Mistakes
In prepared remarks before the panel investigating the roots of the financial crisis, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan blames the subprime crisis on foreign investors, nonbank lenders,...
View ArticleFive Ways to Increase Your Productivity
From HRM Today You just have too much on you plate. Chances are, your employees do as well. You suspect that you could all be making better use of your time, completing more projects and achieving...
View ArticleYou Won’t Stick To Your Diet – Unless You Know These 3 Facts About Willpower
Most of our New Year’s resolutions have one thing in common: resisting temptation. Trying to ignore the powerful allure of the forbidden cigarette, doughnut, or latest budget-blowing buying impulse...
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