Work

Neurotics have one more thing to worry about - they may earn less money than their less neurotic peers. According to my current line of research where I examined the hypothesis that personality affects the motivation, work drive and salary of workers, Neuroticism had significant negative direct effects on salary (B = -.26, p < .05). Read More

2010 Resolution: Dress Like a Power-Player (Part II)

When there's a Part I, Part II will follow.  Here you go; a continuation of how to acquire and sustain power so your personal and professional goals don't languish, but produce results.  If your intent is to emit visual authority, here's a novel look at what you need to know.  Part I listed suggestions 1-5. Let's talk 6-10 and yes, pictures included. Read More

Drop down into a flow state, where your mind is so absorbed by what you're doing that time seems to stop. The clock will catch up with you later, of course, but meanwhile you won't feel constrained by its mocking tick-tock. Here are additional ways to free your creative mind from the confines of time.... Read More

Most companies have explicit and often espoused corporate values, usually containing notions of strong positive cultures. These are often formalized into mission statements, tag lines, and branding and marketing promotions. The problem is that most of so-called corporate values are not values at all. They are little more than a compilation of platitudes and slogans. Read More

I stayed at the Mandarin Oriental in San Francisco recently, where I got a personal reminder of the power of High Touch to sooth the client soul - in this case mine. Read More

How do we evaluate our leaders? Poorly. We glorify and overpay top-level leaders. We focus on financial gains, but neglect the other things that leaders should do. In order to be an effective leader, it is imperative to consider the triple bottom line: profit, people, and planet. Read More

"There are only two things anyone truly wants to know," said Grandma, "and that's whether they are loved and when they are going to die. That's not for you to say, even if you are certain you know the answers." Read More

Although the federal mental health parity law became fully effective January 1, work remains to ensure the law works as Congress and advocates intended.

At the end of last month, the three federal departments charged with implementing the law issued interim regulations. Read More

The coffee-shop waitress is a classic American icon -- for a reason. Coffeepot in hand, she is a surrogate mother or girlfriend or confidante, servile yet wise and eternal. Her very presence seems to prove that some things in the world, at least, will never change. But as she dashes and delivers, providing refills, what is she thinking and how does she feel? Read More