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Steve Nguyen, PhD
Mar 8, 2012
A Positive Mindset and Happy Attitude Help You Succeed at Work
In his book, “The Happiness Advantage” (2010) Shawn Achor asserts that happy employees can actually help improve an organization’s bottom...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
Oct 3, 2011
Bosses and Powerful People Do Not Listen
A recent study found that the more power people have, the more likely they will discount advice due to an elevated sense of confidence in...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
Aug 28, 2011
Steve Jobs Resigns – The Failure to Disengage and Price of Workaholism
Steve Jobs, the charismatic and visionary founder of Apple Computers has resigned (August 24, 2011). Not to worry, he’s now assumed the...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
Aug 19, 2011
The Three Burnout Subtypes
[NOTE: This post was updated November 2016] Burnout is a prolonged response to chronic emotional and interpersonal stressors on the job,...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
May 18, 2011
Information Overload: Too Much Information Becomes Noise
[Note: This post was updated January 2021 for freshness & clarity.] In “Information Overload: Causes, Symptoms and Solutions,” an article...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
Feb 14, 2011
Creating an Ethical Organizational Culture
[NOTE: This post was updated October 2016] “Having an organizational culture that emphasizes ethical behavior can cut down on misbehavior...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
Nov 5, 2010
Workplace Incivility Causes Mistakes and Even Kills
Research on workplace incivility (for example, emotional abuse or rudeness in the workplace) revealed that if someone is rude to you at...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
Sep 3, 2010
Coaching and Mental Illness
“Coaching is normally seen as an activity to enhance performance and achievement of goals” (Buckley, 2010, p. 394). When coaches talk...
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