by jmalouff | Apr 7, 2019 | Human Thinking and Behavior, Organizational Psychology, Problem solving, Social psychology, Work
I learned about bullies at the same time I learned about algebra. When I reached six feet tall in year 9, schoolyard bullies stopped bothering me. I enjoyed life without bullies. Little did I know that bullying would return to my life in the workplace. The first time...
by jmalouff | Dec 14, 2018 | Work
Years ago management guru Laurence Peter said something profound: In organizations, employees rise to their level of incompetence and then stay there. This process now is known as the Peter Principle. You can picture how this process happens. An entry-level...
by jmalouff | Dec 4, 2018 | Well-Being, Work
Do you enjoy your job? If so, the job likely has most or all of these characteristics: Challenge. We want a reasonable amount of challenge in our work. Too much and we get stressed; too little and we get bored. We usually find new jobs challenging because there...