SOCIAL psychology

SOCIAL psychology

 
Retiring the Generation Gap Deal, Jennifer J. Jossey-Bass , 2007 Diversity, Relationships

Conventional stereotypes believe that the generation gap runs deep, creating insurmountable misunderstandings and conflicts among colleagues. How is it possible for employees from different generations to work together...

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Strengths Finder 2.0 Rath, Tom Gallup Press , 2007 Personal Growth

It is a cultural norm to inspire children with the idea that they can be anything they want to be. The truth is, however, that every individual possesses both strengths and weaknesses that remain mostly consistent...

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Lift Quinn, Ryan W. | Quinn, Robert E. Berrett-Koehler Publishers , 2009 Relationships

More often than not, people in their day-to-day routines make decisions and act out of habit without reflecting on potential consequences. This pattern of unmindful behavior is what Robert and Ryan Quinn, the authors...

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Managing on the Edge Pascale, Richard Tanner Simon & Schuster , 1990 Management

It has become fashionable to accept ideas without in-depth knowledge of their underlying foundation and without any long-term commitment. Organizations need to move from the current either/or mindset to an and also...

 
 
Leaders Make the Future Johansen, Bob Berrett-Koehler Publishers , 2009 Business Strategy, Leadership

In the future, the world will be filled with volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity, or VUCA. Though the past has certainly seen its fair share of these things, the future will be more volatile, more...

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Just Listen Goulston, Mark AMACOM , 2010 Communication, Leadership, Personal Growth, Relationships

Though the seemingly simple act of communication is as natural to humans as breathing and eating, every individual occasionally runs across someone else who is not easily “reachable.” In Just Listen,...

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Social Intelligence Albrecht, Karl Jossey-Bass , 2006 Human Resources, Major Works, Personal Growth, Relationships

Having pondered why some people with very high IQ scores fail miserably in their personal lives, Harvard professor Howard Gardner, concluded that the concept of “intelligence,” as a singular measure of competence,...

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