Category: Psychology

  • How to be productive in a chaotic environment

    By Damon Brown | March 14, 2018 Being focused, creative and productive in your ideal work environment can be easy. Unfortunately, much of our environment is out of our control. Open-air offices and public areas are clearly a mixed bag, but even working from home or on the road can bring its own challenges. If you find yourself…

  • 7 habits for stress-free business travel

    By Peter Economy | April 11, 2018 While the jet-setting business life is often romanticized in Hollywood films, the reality of business travel is often quite different. Late flights, canceled flights, overbooked airplanes, lousy food, long lines, lost hotel reservations, nonexistent taxicabs, and all sorts of similar problems are something every business traveler has experienced at least once…

  • The Best-Kept Secrets of Exceptional Leaders (No. 5 Is Key)

    Article | Accountability Insights by Craig Hickman | Aug 22, 2017 Leaders who have the most impact know how to hold others accountable. But how? Here are five secrets they know (and you probably don’t). Read the original article published on Inc. Magazine: The Best-Kept Secrets of Exceptional Leaders (No. 5 Is Key) Accountability gives impetus to greater results. Getting accountability right can…

  • Laughter is the Best Medicine

    The Health Benefits of Humor and Laughter Sure, it’s fun to share a good laugh. But did you know it can actually improve your health? It’s true: laughter is strong medicine. It draws people together in ways that trigger healthy physical and emotional changes in the body. Laughter strengthens your immune system, boosts mood, diminishes…

  • Take it down a notch: How to spot and diffuse workplace stress

    By Jeanne Reynolds | April 18, 2018 If only our co-workers were more like cartoon characters (well, some are, but that’s a story for another day). It would be easy to see who’s stressed to the max and about to blow: the wide glassy stare, hair and clothes in knots, maybe some smoke rising from the brain. Outside…