Articles in Managing Emotions

From relatives to co-workers, most of us know people who tend to pick apart and analyze what we do and say. Here are thoughts on effectively handling these situations and not becoming a victim when you are their target.

It doesn’t take long for a manager to bump into an employee with an “attitude.” Evaluating an employee as having an “attitude” also depends on what bothers a manager, as the same behavior may be just fine with another manager.

There are many types of people in the world. Unfortunately, the stubborn ones always seem to make up a major portion of the population. However, that doesn’t spell the end of humanity. There are effective ways of dealing with stubborn people. This article reveals 3 of them.

Become a pro at managing your own complaining and get serious about building a strategy for dealing with dedicated complainers.

In your employees’ eyes, the totality of your leadership is dependent upon the things that they see you do. That means things like your ethics, values, morals, attitude, beliefs, character, skill, knowledge, etc. are closely watched and examined by those you are leading. Your action as a leader counts a lot in achieving credible leadership.

Friday Video: TEDx Talk/ What motivates us to work? Contrary to conventional wisdom, it isn’t just money. But it’s not exactly joy either.

When a nasty dispute arises within a business environment, a friendship, a family or love relationship – even between nations – most of the time it could be avoided. That does not mean that everyone has to agree on everything or that some people have to give in to others…

Dealing with difficult people can make your life and your job miserable. Beyond a point, you cannot control difficult people.

TED Talk: Nancy Etcoff is part of a new vanguard of cognitive researchers asking: What makes us happy?

What if you stopped doing things in your life that really don’t matter? How would that change who you are? How much extra time would you have available to do things you really enjoy? How would this affect your health and well-being? And, what the heck does any of this mean?