Whitepapers

If you’ve ever watched The Simpsons, you may remember Grandpa Simpson. In one episode, he appeared on a newspaper’s front page, his fist raised to the sky, with the caption, “Old man yells at cloud.” At the risk of sounding like him, I’d like to discuss what drives me nuts about today’s younger professionals. If you want to be liked, stop saying “like” Please…

The past few years have been life-changing for most of us, prompting us to evaluate virtually all aspects of our existence. We’ve started questioning many facets of having a career, including how, when and where to work and what we want to do next. We’re mulling questions like: Do I really like my job? Where do I want to live? How do I do my best work? Am I living my values…

By now, you likely have heard the term quiet quitting, which went viral on TikTok about a month ago. Since then, quiet quitting has been debated, clarified, celebrated, and reviled. It seems to evoke strong, emotional reactions from individual contributors to corporate leaders and everyone in between. Because the original TikTok video about quiet quitting was posted by a Gen Zer, some have…

“Alone we can do so little. Together we can do so much.” This quote, attributed to Helen Keller, is as true today as it was in the 1920s. A cohesive team is one of the most effective ways to accomplish work and achieve goals. Virtual team-building activities for bringing remote teams and hybrid teams together encourage successful collaboration and employee engagement. Because…

Superstar workers aren’t always as good as they seem. When other high performers must compete with superstars, they can become demotivated. This is known as the superstar effect, and it can have a significant impact on teams and organizations. Recently on The Science of Personality, cohosts Ryne Sherman, PhD, chief science officer, and Blake Loepp, PR manager, explored the…