For all its popularity, the handshake is not well understood. According to one poll, some 70% of people don’t feel confident about their ability to give a proper handshake. The mass ignorance is startling, given that the handshake is “one of the most crucial elements of impression formation,” according to University of Manchester psychologist Geoffrey […]
Americans are stressed in general, but according to the American Psychological Association’s annual Stress in America survey, released Feb. 4, no generation feels those effects more than millennials (though Gen Xers are close). Across generations, concerns about money and finances are the biggest cause of stress. “Money and finances have remained the top stressor since […]
Tons of research shows that our adult behavior stems from what we experienced as kids. If you’re extremely sneaky or suffer from obesity, it’s probably an issue you can trace back to your younger days. To help you make connections between now and then, we’ve compiled 14 childhood experiences that shaped who you are today. […]
President Obama only wears blue or gray suits. As he tells Vanity Fair, it’s a way of managing his willpower. “I’m trying to pare down decisions,” he says. “I don’t want to make decisions about what I’m eating or wearing. Because I have too many other decisions to make.” Obama’s focus on routine is backed up […]
Happiness–in your business life and your personal life–is often a matter of subtraction, not addition. Consider, for example, what happens when you stop doing the following 10 things: 1. Blaming. People make mistakes. Employees don’t meet your expectations. Vendors don’t deliver on time. So you blame them for your problems. But you’re also to blame. […]
Happiness: everyone wants it, yet relatively few seem to get enough of it, especially those in their early forties. (That’s about the time many of us start thinking, “Is this all there is?”) Maybe that’s because approximately 50% of your “happiness set-point” is determined by personality traits that are largely hereditary. In short, half of […]
Written by Brian de Haaff I will remember at least two people from my career until the day I die. The best boss I ever had and the worst. No matter how good or bad your memory is, I promise that you will too. A great boss makes every day terrific. And few things are […]
The world is full of difficult people — including me and you — at times. But when I wrote The One Sign Your Boss Fears You, I was not sure what to expect. I knew that it would resonate with lots of good folks, but was not sure that people would want to read it […]
David Beckham knows how to present himself. Do you? If you’re going to get anywhere in business, you need people to take you seriously. According to the research, you can increase your credibility with the right presentation, knowledge, and people skills. Let people talk about themselves. Flickr User Oli Young Here’s a secret to making […]
Some people are indeed born smarter than others — it’s genetics. But that doesn’t mean you can’t appear to look more intelligent. Don’t hold a beer. REUTERS/Michael Dalder People often do idiotic things after they’ve had too many drinks. No wonder that even holding a beer makes you look less intelligent, according to a joint study by […]