Authors

Judith Sills, Ph.D.

In a Work Rut?
When it comes to reinventing your career, anxiety can overtake ambition. How to summon the courage to chart a new course.
Criticism: Taking the Hit

Getting negative feedback never feels good, but you can learn to use it to your own advantage. Besides, it's usually a sign that you're moving up.

Catfight in the Boardroom

Do women hold other women back? Whether it's reality or perception, office pressures can make women uncooperative.

Love at Work

How to get away with an office romance. The potential for abuse isn't the only reason companies discourage office affairs, says Judith Sills, Ph.D.

Walking the Teamwork Tightrope

Today's work world demands that you polish your team-playing skills while making your own contributions shine, says Judith Sills, Ph.D.

Jump for Job Joy

When it comes to your career, leaving the comfort of your "lily pad" may be a tough decision.

When You're Smarter Than Your Boss

The really wise worker knows how to make the boss look good and lend a hand strategically.

How to Be a Rising Star

Getting ahead requires crossing boundaries. Just beware of the electric fence.

A Vacation From Your Dreams

There's a hidden bonus in our mass loss of net worth; It's a respite from ambition.

When Personalities Clash

One thing we all bring to the job is the self, making conflict inevitable. Seize it as a sign to look inward.

Lily Pad or Jump?

In today's market, there's a great deal of pressure to jump jobs to be successful. Judith Sills, Ph.D., advises when to stay, when to go—and how to know.

When Green Is Mean

Envy is common and corrosive—and usually denied. Most often, it stalks the office as a sense of unfairness.

Up Against The Wall

Sometimes the best thing you can do when you hit a career roadblock is nothing. At least at first.

How to Improve Your Credit Rating

The giving, getting, and taking of credit at work has its subtleties, says Judith Sills, Ph.D., and it's worth knowing how to navigate them well.

The Affect Effect

There's a warming trend in the office emotional code, says Judith Sills, Ph.D., and everyone benefits—as well as the bottom line.

Becoming Your Own Brand

Thinking of yourself like Coke or Wheaties, says Judith Sills, Ph.D., helps you take control of your future in a rapidly shifting marketplace.

Take This Job and Love It

Being an adult means that you usually have to work a bit at loving your job.

Kindness and Corporation

Workplace kindness can be hit-or-miss or a cultivated corporate value. When it's there, people work harder.

Hanging With the In-crowd

Every company will spawn a self-selected elite group of insiders. But whether it's a force for good depends on what draws them together.

How to Become Your Own Boss

Self-management works best when the goals are clear and the reins are loose.