Category: Workplace Culture

  • The Importance of Emotional Intelligence at Work

    Use These 7 Emotional Intelligence Tips to Be a Better Leader Mariah DeLeon • Guest Writer   Scholars may have coined the term “emotional intelligence” in the early 1990s, but business leaders quickly took the concept and made it their own. According to emotional intelligence, or EQ, success is strongly influenced by personal qualities such as perseverance, self-control…

  • Is it Legal?  The Key to Derailing Harassment Suits

    DECEMBER 21, 2015 BY TOM D’AGOSTINO   An employee gets a bad write-up – and then complains he’s being harassed. Does that sound familiar? If so, take a look at Goodale v. Landscape Forms, Inc., a favorable new ruling for employers. Took Complaint Seriously In Goodale, an employee in Michigan complained to human resources (HR) that his co-workers were making fun of him…

  • Are You Guilty of “Phubbing”

     By DARA KATZ OCT. 24, 2017 You’re Probably Guilty of ‘Phubbing,’ and It’s Bad for Your Marriage TWENTY20 You got a babysitter and made a reservation at your favorite Saturday-night spot. But every time you look across the table, your husband is staring at his phone, scrolling through ESPN. Um, hello?!, you were in the middle of a story. This…

  • How Power Changes People – the Paradox of Power

    THE PSYCHOLOGY OF POWER First there was Bill Cosby’s sexual harassment charges, then the Uber Crisis and CEO Travis Kalanick’s resignation amid an investor revolt and just last month, movie mogul  Harvey Weinstein was ousted from Miramax by his own board of directors in light of dozens of sexual harassment allegations. Some of these behaviours…

  • Are Millennials Really Job Hoppers?

    So the story that millennials job hop a lot is true, but they don’t really differ from previous generations…