Human Resources
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Why Is Praising People at Work So Important?
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Praising demotivates, slating motivates There are different approaches to praising people at work as well as plenty of myths regarding the issue. Some managers believe that praising can actually lower people’s performance. They argue that it doesn’t make sense to…
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Why Women Are More Prone to Impostor Syndrome
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Have you ever thought the following about yourself: “I’m definitely not as skilled as other people think” or ”I’m just a fake pretending to be an expert”? Did it cross your mind that the truth would come out and you’d be identified…
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Preventing Social Loafing: Build a More Engaged Team
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Social loafing, or freeriding, is the tendency to do less than someone’s potential allows them to do in a group setting. You probably had a chance to experience that phenomenon while working on a group project at school or, more…
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Social Loafing: Why Working in Groups is Bad for Productivity
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Do you remember group work at school? A teacher asked you to form a team, so you invited all your best friends to make the task as joyful as it could be. Obviously, you thought that working with your best…
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How to Talk to a Teammate About Low-Quality Work—Respectfully
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You consider yourself a hard worker. You’re responsible at work. Everything you do is high-quality, meticulous and very neat. When you have a task to complete, you are fully committed to finishing it even before the deadline. When someone asks…
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Team Building That Really Works
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Team building can sound scary to a lot of people. It’s typically associated with meeting your coworkers in order to do mundane or ridiculous stuff, like singing a song or holding each other’s hands. Something that is meant to be…
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Why Team Building Efforts Fail: Common Pitfalls to Avoid
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Team building exercises are one of the most commonly used group-development ventures in many organizations. However, not everyone is convinced of their value. Some people actually question whether those indoor or outdoor activities even work at all. Most of us…
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How to Spot a Lie at a Job Interview?
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We’re generally not good at spotting lies Let’s agree, people fail to spot lies. Studies [1] have shown that an average adult can distinguish fabrications from the truth only 54% of the time. That’s almost as good as a blind…
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Protecting Your Peace: How to Handle Toxic Individuals with Confidence
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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
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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…