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The Peter Principle Explained: Why Promoting Top Performers to Leadership Can Backfire
In 1969, a professor of education, Laurence J. Peter, and a playwright, Raymond Hull, published a book entitled The Peter Principle [1], which described a management concept called the Peter Principle. It discredited the model of promotion in hierarchical organizations….
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The Psychology Behind Ignoring Facts: Understanding Human Biases
A simple question: is wine healthy? Yet your answer may not be so simple. It will not be based purely on facts but also on your personal point of view. If you love sipping wine, your brain will start to…
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Take Charge of Your Pay: 4 Steps to Negotiate a Higher Salary
Salary negotiation is something that repeats throughout your career and it’s also something that makes most people scared. The easiest time to get more money is of course before you’ve been hired. While you negotiate salary during interview. But sometimes…
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Fear of Negotiation Which You Need to Overcome
Typical job interview. You’re sitting in a room with a bunch of people. HR manager, technical recruiter and the lead of your future team. You’re talking about your education, past experience and your skills. They want to assess if you…
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Protecting Your Peace: How to Handle Toxic Individuals with Confidence
You walk into the office feeling energized. You drink a cup of coffee while having a delightful chit-chat in the social room. You’re about to start your daily duties feeling motivated and cheerful. But there is this one person or…
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Protect Your Team’s Spirit: How to Handle the 3 Most Demotivating Personalities
You probably actually met a few toxic people in your career. Those who were like the cancer of the workplace and disrupted your well-being, happiness and motivation at work. You avoided scheduling meetings with them, making eye contact with them…
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Is It Worth Hiring a Star? The Myth of Talent Portability
There are many companies which boast about hiring the best of the best. Looking for stars sounds like a great business approach to staffing your company. Who wouldn’t want to work with people renowned in their field of expertise or…
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The Hidden Influence of Body Shape on How Others See You
Have you ever made a snap judgment within the first few seconds of meeting a stranger? It might have been a conscious and deliberate response or just the opposite, subconscious and unintentional. Or maybe you’re not that type of person…
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Toxic Coworkers Can Be More Expensive Than Superstars
Leaders in companies like to hire the best people they can find in the market. In our success-oriented world nobody wants to work with mediocre employee. All-star teams only. They want to work with the best of the best so…
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How To Overcome the Dunning-Kruger Effect?
You must have read my previous article: what stops incompetent people from feeling embarassed describing how the Kruger-Dunning effect makes people confident enough to express their opinions on a particular subject even if they are not experts in that field….
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About Me
I’m an experienced manager who helps people become better communicators, leaders, and negotiators. I also work with companies to build stronger, healthier workplace cultures. This blog is where I share practical tips and insights.