HowbeesempowertheirworkersBy MichaelO’Malley,Ph.D.Created Apr232010-12:44pmIfevertherewasanempoweredworkforce,itisinthehive.Coloniesmustbedecentralizedforthesamereasonswhymanycompanieswanttobe:organizationsthatpushdecision-making outintothefieldaremoreagileandresponsivetochangingcircumstances.ThatiswhyEdwardWhitacreJr.,theChiefExecutiveOfficeratGM,istryingtopushaccountabilityfordec...[
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By PaulDobransky,M.D.Created Apr232010-12:57pmManypeoplecanneverbequitesurewhethertheyhavea"goodthing"goingonintheirromanticlife,whetherthey'resingleormarried.Inthethickofthedesiresofa datinglife,theoccasionalemotionalupheavalofanunmarriedcouple,andinthenumerousstressesanddutiesthatneeda team approachinacommittedpartnership,onecanfindthemselveswishingforth...[
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TheEcstaticPossibilitiesofEverydayLife
By CharleyWininger,L.P.,L.M.H.C.
Iwanttosparkaradicallynewapproachtothatexperienceknownasjoy.Andtostartaprojectwithyouthatwillgiveusallthebest-andsurestways-togetthere.Areyouwithmesofar? Whatifweviewjoyasanecessity?And,atthistimeinourhistory,animperative?Whatifjoywasanevolutionaryurge,essentialtooursurvival?Apaththatbringsimmediateawakeningf...[
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TenderEmpathyBy T.ByramKarasu,M.D.Created Apr232010-12:30amIhavesubmittedtoanewemotion;
Anemotionthatdizziesmeofthought-
Unmanageableandunruly.
Thoughtsthatstoreendlessriddlesandrandom
Craters-unbraidedandvagrant-
Regalingonlyselfishness;
Theyharborquarrelsandarebent
Onmakingmy sleep fierceanddreamless,while
Renderingnothingbackexceptterror
S...[
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By RandiKreger
Whenwereadaboutcommunicatingwithsomeonewith borderlinepersonalitydisorder,weleanwhatwe'resupposedtosayandnotsupposedtosay.Asitturnsout,allthetechniqueswememorizemaymatterlessthanour bodylanguage,whichcommunicatesawhopping93%ofourattitudesandbeliefsaboutsomething. Backinthe1970sand1980s,pioneeringprofessor AlbertMehrabian conductedresearchthatwo...[
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ADecliningRelationship?RechargeItThrough"Indifference"By DouglasLaBier,Ph.D.Created Apr222010-2:08pmMypostsaboutbuildingtheNewResiliencyhavefocusedmostlyonrelationships-lookingatwhat'swrongwithour modelofadultlove;thepsychologyof affairs;healingempathydeficitdisorder;andcreatingatrue soulmate.Here'sonemoreinthatsametheme.It'saboutaparadoxI'vefoundthatcanrestorepa...[
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StudysubjectsscorednobetterthanthosewhosimplysurfedtheInternet
ByMARIACHENGLONDON-PeopleplayingcomputergamestotraintheirbrainsmightaswellbeplayingSuperMario,newresearchsuggests.Inasix-weekstudy,expertsfoundpeoplewhoplayedonlinegamesdesignedtoimprovetheircognitiveskillsdidn'tgetanysmarter.ResearchersrecruitedparticipantsfromviewersoftheBBC'sscienceshow"BangGoestheTheory."Morethan8,600peopleaged...[
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TheValueOfAGoodReputationByAlexLickerman,M.D.Areputationisananimaldesignedbycommittee:yougivebirthtoit,butthewayitdevelopsdependsontheactionsofothers.Yourreputationlivesaveryrealexistenceapartfromyou,representingthecollectivementalconstructeveryonebutyousharesaboutyou,aconstructbasedpartiallyonyourownactionsbutalsoontheperceptionsothershaveaboutothers'perceptionsofyouractions.Weonlyeverhaveinfluen...[
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SadomasochisticReenactments:WhatEveryWomanNeedstoKnow,Pt.2ByWednesdayMartin,Ph.D.GuestpostbyStephanieNewman,Ph.D.(withWednesdayMartin,Ph.D.)Withallthistalkaboutselfinflictedtortureandsuffering,onemightworrythattherecouldbedisastrousresultsforthoseinwhomthecycleisnotbroken.Andonemightask,Whoispronetothissortofself-sabotage.Theanswer:anyandallofus.Internaldilemmasandintrapsychicconflictarepartofbein...[
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SadomasochisticReenactments:WhatEveryWomanNeedstoKnow,Pt.1ByWednesdayMartin,Ph.D.GuestPostbyStephanieNewman,Ph.D.(withWednesdayMartin,Ph.D.)ThingswerefinallyfallingintoplaceforLucyafterseveraldead-endjobsandatleastasmanybadrelationships.Sheandherboyfriendoffourteenmonthswereinlove,startingabusinesstogether,evenadoptingapuppy.Lucywasoverthemoon.Yetsomehowshefeltuneasy.Shefoundherselfmostlyaloneonwe...[
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