Credit and Blame at Work

Exploring the psychological forces at play while you work.
by Ben Dattner

The baggage we bring to work each day

By Ben Dattner, Ph.D. on March 28, 2009 in Credit and Blame at Work

Henry Ford reportedly once complained that all he wanted from a worker was a pair of hands, but that he had to deal with the whole person instead. Each of us brings our whole self to work each day, regardless of whether we have a chance to express and actualize ourselves in our jobs. Read More

Some people are very

Submitted by Fred Smilek on March 31, 2009 - 1:29pm.

Some people are very different in a work setting.

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Ben Dattner

Ben Dattner, Ph.D., is a workplace consultant, an industrial and organizational psychologist, and an adjunct professor at New York University.

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