Myers Briggs MBTI personality assessment is one of the most reliable and valid instruments on the market. Employers and job-seekers alike have found the results to be useful to explain personality preferences and match job applicants to appropriate positions....
Lesley Wright’s recent article in the Arizona Republic offered some insight into a new book by author and ASU professor Vincent Waldron. Waldron’s book, titled, “Communicating Emotion at Work”, due later this year, will include information from his 20 years of...
via google.com Did you know that our brains are actually shrinking? NPR.org reported, “Cro-Magnon man, who lived in Europe 20,000 to 30,000 years ago, had the biggest brains of any human species. In comparison, today's human brain is about 10 percent smaller.” The...
In 2010, research from Pew Center showed Millennials were not only the happiest of workers but they were also considered the most educated generation in history. JustMeans.com reported, “Approximately 1-in-5 Millennials are college graduates while 26% are in school,...
Have you ever wondered if you shared a personality type with a famous celebrity? While it is very important to learn about our own personalities, it can also be very helpful to learn about other people’s personalities as well. By looking at famous celebrities and...
In a fun, light-hearted manner, dynamic mother and daughter duo, Dr. Diane Hamilton and Toni Rothpletz, share with readers their insight on the importance of understanding personalities. People and their different personalities are what make the workplace fun. Using...
Check out why it is so important to understand how your emotional intelligence may impact your ability to get a job. If you are interested in reading the book by Daniel Goleman that I refer to here, it is called Emotional Intelligence: Why it Can Matter More than...
If you are having difficulty enjoying your job, recent research indicates that the problem may be due to your personality type. The research, in November’s issue of The Journal of Psychological Type, is based on the Myers-Briggs MBTI personality assessment instrument...
There was an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal today about why people can’t make decisions. Of interest was how some people are so ambivalent. Shirley Wang’s article in the WSJ stated: Now, researchers have been investigating how ambivalence, or lack of...
via womensissues.about.com Millennial women - born between 1980 and 1995 - are part of a generation that's bigger than the baby boomers and more influential. Studies indicate that millennial women believe work-life balance is achievable and don't see gender bias as an...
Our guest today is Ola Snow, Chief Human Resources Officer at Cardinal Health. Ola oversees the company’s Human Resources, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Community Relations, Communications, Environmental health and Safety, Security, Real Estate, Facilities and...
You can’t avoid negotiations in any line of work, especially in business. Whether it’s negotiating a business deal or negotiating your salary, you need to know how it works. You need to know how many questions you need to ask, how to get in their head, and more. Join...
Tom Peters illuminates this episode with his wisdom by sharing his new book, which was inspired by Excellence Now: Extreme Humanism. Tom, the co-author of Compact Guide to Excellence, shares the guidebook for leaders in the workplace to urge them on what truly matters...
Our guest today is MetLife EVP and Chief HR Officer Susan Podlogar. In this episode, our discussion focuses on MetLife’s wellness programs and initiatives. Susan provides actionable steps you can take to start building your own company’s wellness culture, which is...
Our guest today is DocuSign’s Chief People Officer, Joan Burke. In this episode, we discuss DocuSign’s unique core company values: Trusted, Loved, and Responsible. Joan tells us how and why these values are kept top-of-mind for every decision around how they treat...