Use your team’s emotions to boost creativity
If you're putting together a team for a project, you might be inclined to pick people with cheerful, optimistic dispositions and flexible thinking. But a new management study indicates your
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‘Why you gotta be so rude?’ Study highlights ‘vicious cycle’ of workplace incivility
Workplace incivility is on the rise, and a new Portland State University study found that employees who experience or witness incivilities are more likely to be uncivil to others --
Why people snub their friends with their phone
Mental health conditions and certain personality traits play a role in ‘phubbing’Smartphones have made multi-tasking easier, more understandable, and at times compulsive. But in social settings, these devices can lead
To do or not to do: Cracking the code of motivation
Our motivation to put effort for achieving a goal is controlled by a reward system wired in the brain. However, many neuropathological conditions impair the reward system, diminishing the will
How market research reveals what you really think
Traditional market research, based on clipboards and questions, has a glaring weakness, according to Carl Wong, who has worked in the industry for more than 20 years.He says people cannot
Why artificial intelligence is being used to write adverts
What springs to mind when you think of advertising? Don Draper in the TV show Mad Men sipping a cocktail? Or perhaps trendy people swapping catch phrases in a converted
How your personal data is being scraped from social media
How much personal information do you share on your social media profile pages?Name, location, age, job role, marital status, headshot? The amount of information people are comfortable with posting online
Would you let a robot lawyer defend you?
Could your next lawyer be a robot? It sounds far fetched, but artificial intelligence (AI) software systems - computer programs that can update and "think" by themselves - are increasingly
Why the worst parts of work can’t easily change
The pandemic was a golden opportunity to fix the most toxic parts of work culture – yet we made many worse. Why?In July, Mark, who works for a small technology
How to ask your boss for a hybrid-working set-up
If you want to ask for a hybrid schedule, there are ways to make it more appealing for your boss.Millions of people have found advantages to home working, swapping the