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What Motivates Employees to "Go the Extra Mile?"
A new study addresses this age-old management issue, and offers surprising answers.read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - December 5, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Victor Lipman Tags: Behavioral Economics Personality Relationships Work employee management motivate motivation Source Type: news

Just How Dark Is Your Dark Side?
When we talk about our dark side, we’re generally calling attention to our most aggressive, or lustful, anti-social instincts. Acting out impulses that would disrupt others’ lives—if not downright decimate them. But what I’d like to suggest is that our darkest fantasies might not be anywhere as demonic as typically supposed. read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - December 5, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Leon F. Seltzer, Ph.D. Tags: Ethics and Morality Evolutionary Psychology Personality Relationships Source Type: news

The Holiday Season
Thank God for holidays. They provide entertainment, enjoyment, and enlightenment. Their importance is best described by comedian Henny Youngman, “I once wanted to become an atheist, but I gave up—they have no holidays.” We love the holidays and we blame the holidays. Here are top 10 reasons that we blame the holidays for our misfortunes.read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - December 5, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Neil Farber, M.D, Ph.D. Tags: Cognition Happiness Health Personality Philosophy Self-Help binging blame game depression excuses responsibility stress during the holidays Source Type: news

What Should Be Your Theme Music?
A fun step toward identifying your essence, the core of who you really are.read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - December 4, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Marty Nemko, Ph.D. Tags: Personality identity music self-exploration Source Type: news

The Three Parts of a Meaningful, Heartfelt Apology
Most people don't even get one part right of the three parts to meaningful, heartfelt apology.read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - December 4, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeffrey Bernstein, Ph.D. Tags: Personality Relationships Self-Help Source Type: news

Don't Give Your Power to Others
To claim our power means learning to live consciously, taking responsibility for ourselves and choices, building self-esteem, and asking directly for our needs and wants. As we learn to express ourselves honestly and set boundaries and say no, we create safety and mutual respect, allowing our partner to do the same.read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - December 3, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Randi Kreger Tags: Personality Relationships Source Type: news

The Marshmallow Test, “Willpower” and ADHD, Part 2
Many think of motivation as a single power that each person tends to have more or less of.read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - December 2, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Thomas E. Brown, Ph.D. Tags: Cognition Personality Self-Help Source Type: news

The Marshmallow Test, “Willpower” and ADHD, Part 1
What made it possible for some preschoolers to wait longer for the bigger reward when others could not wait?read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - December 2, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Thomas E. Brown, Ph.D. Tags: Cognition Personality Self-Help Source Type: news

Write and Be Seen
You’re not big on telling everyone you meet how great you are? How about raising your visibility by writing—also without bragging? Let’s see what Jack Appleman, author of 10 Steps to Successful Business Writing and a fellow introvert, says about that.read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - December 1, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Nancy Ancowitz Tags: Personality Work 10 Steps to Successful Business Writing brand career e-mails introvert Jack Appleman promoting social media visibility Source Type: news

Why are There So Few Minorities in Management?
How you hire and promote employees may make a differenceread more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - December 1, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Eddy Ng, Ph.D. Tags: Personality Race and Ethnicity Work adverse impact human resource management selection Source Type: news

Be Quick But Don’t Hurry
Your pace can be key to success.read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - November 30, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Marty Nemko, Ph.D. Tags: Intelligence Personality Stress Work pace productivity work ethic Source Type: news

Passionate vs. Opinionated - The 7 Distinctions
Distinction 1: Passionate people are win-win. Opinionated people are “zero sum.” Distinction 2: Passionate people are focused on what feels true and right for them. Opinionated people are focused on being right more than what feels right to them.read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - November 29, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Mark Goulston, M.D., F.A.P.A. Tags: Personality culture of narcissism personality disorder Source Type: news

Are You a Narcissist? InfoGraphic
Does it seem like inflated self-esteem is getting a little out of control these days? Here is a chart to help you better recognize narcissism. But noticing narcissistic traits around us may be the easy part. The hard part is understanding why these traits show up and what to do about them. read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - November 28, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lisa Firestone, Ph.D. Tags: Happiness Personality ego narcissism narcissism epidemic narcissist self-compassion self-esteem social media vanity Source Type: news

Are You a Narcissist?: InfoGraphic
Does it seem like inflated self-esteem is getting a little out of control these days? Here is a chart to help you better recognize narcissism. But noticing narcissistic traits around us may be the easy part. The hard part is understanding why these traits show up and what to do about them. read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - November 28, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lisa Firestone, Ph.D. Tags: Happiness Personality ego narcissism narcissism epidemic narcissist self-compassion self-esteem social media vanity Source Type: news

How Impulsive Are You?
Did Black Friday prompt you to make an impulse purchase? Read this post and calculate your ‘dysfunctional impulsivity’ score.read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - November 28, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Alain Samson, Ph.D. Tags: Behavioral Economics Cognition Personality Self-Help Source Type: news