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Why Did They Think They’d Get Away With It?
Tiger Woods, Jesse James, John Edwards, Eliot Spitzer, Mark Sanford, Bill Clinton…. you get where I’m going. It’s only too obvious what these men have in common. Each of them cheated on his wife,...
View ArticleLonger May Not Be Better, But It Seems That Way
From my Fast Company Blog: Thinking about trying to shake things up at work? Brimming with new ideas and strategies? Hoping to move your company boldly into the future? Good for you. But if you are...
View ArticleThe Motivational Secret to Great Negotiating
From my Fast Company blog: Negotiating well is a powerful skill, and it doesn’t come naturally to most people. That’s because a negotiation is an experience that is rife with conflicting motivations....
View ArticleMake It Easier to Cut Your Losses
(From Fast Company) Sometimes, we don’t know when to throw in the towel. As a project unfolds, it becomes clear that things aren’t working out as planned, that it will cost too much or take too long,...
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The Top 10 Psychology Studies of 2010
The end of 2010 fast approaches, and I’m thrilled to have been asked by the editors of Psychology Today to write about the Top 10 psychology studies of the year. I’ve focused on studies that I...
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When Optimists Marry Pessimists
How to understand and appreciate what motivates your partner, and stop fighting over which one of you is really right. It can be very frustrating when two people who love each other find that they...
View ArticleHow To Recognize Motivational Strengths (Yours, and Everyone Else’s)
From my Fast Company blog: Why do colleagues working toward a common goal so often fail to see eye-to-eye when it comes to achieving it? At times, you feel like you aren’t on the same page, or even...
View ArticleWhy Letting Yourself Make Mistakes Means Making Fewer of Them
Think back to the last time your boss assigned you a new project or task at work, or the last time you tried to tackle something really difficult in your personal life. How did it feel? I’m guessing...
View ArticleHow Long Will This Take? 3 Steps to Being a Better Judge of Time
From my Fast Company blog: Every Saturday morning, while my husband JD is eating his cereal and attempting to fully awaken, I ambush him with the list of household chores and errands I’ve been making...
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