About 15 years ago, I was enrolled in a counseling psychology Master’s program. It was quite good and I learned a lot back then and...

[Note: This post was updated July 2020 for freshness & clarity.] One consistent and recurring theme keeps appearing over and over again...

I’ve heard business professionals claim that listening to music while working made them more productive. While it’s true that music can...

In a previous life and time, I worked as a mental health counselor. I was trained in the art of listening and would periodically have my...

[NOTE: This post was updated July 2024] I was contacted by a TV Producer at BBC News regarding my thoughts about the pitfalls of working...

In his book, Drive (2011), Daniel Pink wrote that one of the motivating factors for employees is having the autonomy over four areas of...

Is Thought Leadership Old Wine In New Bottles? There are certain words/phrases that irk me to no end — thought leader or thought...

Description (from a Lominger flyer): In 100 Things, three internationally-recognized experts in human capital management provide the...

[NOTE: This post was updated January 2017] JFK was wrong. On pinyin.info, a website about the Chinese language, Victor H. Mair, a...

“People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world...

In his book, The Happiness Advantage, author Shawn Achor talks about how by first limiting our focus on small, manageable goals, we can...

As owner of the WorkplacePsychology.Net website (it's now defunct and is part of SteveNguyenPhd.com/blog), which continues to get a high...

[Note: This post was updated July 2022 for freshness & clarity.] I believe leadership is important because, if we examine history, no...

The question is simple: If you were to win the lottery (also known as the lottery question), would you continue to work? The answer might...

This post is in response to an article titled “Thou Shalt Not Bully” that was posted on HCOnline, Australia’s online magazine for senior...

[NOTE: This post was updated February 2022 for freshness & clarity.] Recently, I’ve been struck by how stuck people and even...

[Note: This post was updated March 2021 for freshness & clarity.] Northouse (2013) wrote that leadership and management are similar in...

[NOTE: This post was updated June 2020 for freshness & accuracy] In my former career as a mental health counselor, I encountered many...

[NOTE: This post was updated July 2024 to remove and replace broken URL.] Politicians and car salesmen are notorious for being dishonest....

I’m a very picky book reader. Prior to reading “The Orange Revolution: How One Great Team Can Transform an Entire Organization,” I had...