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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…

Historically, humanity’s largest steps have been accomplished not by individuals but by teams. When we look at what made teams successful in the past, we learn principles of teamwork to apply to teams today. Recently on The Science of Personality, cohosts Ryne Sherman, PhD, chief science officer, and Blake Loepp, PR manager, analyzed the traits of successful teams throughout history. Let’s…

This is a tricky career conversation that is high risk, high reward, so tread carefully. Your job is at stake. Feeling unhappy at work is an unfortunately common frustration many of us deal with in our jobs. The harder thing to decide is what to do about it. Telling your boss that you are frustrated or unfulfilled is a tricky conversation. A good boss wants to help you grow and be engaged with…

Perhaps one of the most common tools to inform hiring decisions is the job interview. There are a few likely reasons for this. To start, job interviews have been around since the 1920s. Second, people typically want to meet the person that they could be working with to determine whether they might be right for the job. In interviews, you get a sense for someone’s social style, likelihood of…

Be careful. Is your bad manager a rescuer, a people-pleaser or a numbers person? Bad bosses, unfortunately, are all too common and come in many types. Work long enough, and you are bound to have a bad manager. Unfortunately, they do not operate in just one manner. They can be aggressive, neglectful, ingratiating or just plain inept. And not all of them were bad to begin with. The very strategies…