By Alison Green — 2021
Help! My assistant is pushy and hard to work with.
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Sadness is a central part of our lives, yet it’s typically ignored at work, hurting employees and managers alike.
It’s natural to get defensive, but that only escalates the cycle of aggression.
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Figuring out what to say—or what not to say—can feel daunting.
By withdrawing from competition citing concerns over her mental health, Biles showed that resisting expectations can be more powerful than persisting through them.
Some people harbor the illusion that rest is a luxury they do not have time for, but the reality is that rest is a necessity.
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Many of us have thought of or dreamed about leaving that job to pursue our dreams, maybe start a business, or pursue our passion. While there are practical issues to consider, we also need to overcome the inertia that comes with the fear we experience when taking a major new direction in our lives.
If we can process our regrets with tenderness and compassion, we can use these hard memories as a part of our wisdom bank.
We’ve been taught to refer to people with disabilities using person-first language, but that might be doing more harm than good.
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The definition of emotional intelligence is the ability to recognize, differentiate, and manage our emotions and the emotions of others. The notion of emotions being important in our lives goes all the way back to the ancient Greeks.
Individuals with disabilities frequently encounter workplace discrimination, bias, exclusion, and career plateaus—meaning their employers lose out on enormous innovation and talent potential.