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How to Evaluate a Company Culture

By Janet Scarborough Civitelli, Ph.D. Last updated on March 31, 2021

One of the biggest disappointments for new hires is to feel the excitement of starting a new job slowly devolve into frustration as they realize that much of what they promised in the recruitment process about the company culture is not accurate.… Read more... “How to Evaluate a Company Culture”

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Move Beyond Either-Or Thinking

By Janet Scarborough Civitelli, Ph.D. Last updated on March 31, 2021

When our minds and bodies experience stress, we can easily fall into a pattern of viewing our options as overly simplified “either-or” choices that are ultimately limiting and unsatisfying. You can tell that a choice is overly narrow if instead of feeling focused and relieved by deciding, you feel agitated, constricted, deprived, and/or unhappier.… Read more... “Move Beyond Either-Or Thinking”

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How to Get Credit at Work

By Janet Scarborough Civitelli, Ph.D. Last updated on March 31, 2021

How To Get Credit At Work

What should you do if your work accomplishments go unnoticed or unrewarded or worse yet, credited to someone else? Here are recommendations about how to get credit at work:

Document everything.

Your co-workers and boss are busy with their own work and won’t specifically notice what you are doing unless you tell them.… Read more... “How to Get Credit at Work”

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How to Delegate

By Janet Scarborough Civitelli, Ph.D. Last updated on March 31, 2021

How to Delegate

Learning how to delegate effectively is one of the first tasks for any new manager. While delegation is an important leadership skill, the psychology of delegation is challenging for many people. Here are some of the most common reasons for delegation failures and suggested solutions.… Read more... “How to Delegate”

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What Does Science Say About New Year’s Resolutions?

By Janet Scarborough Civitelli, Ph.D. Last updated on March 31, 2021

Science of New Year's Resolutions

I almost didn’t write this blog post because it is such a cliché for psychologists to write about New Year’s resolutions. However, my curiosity won out because I wanted to know what science says about New Year’s resolutions because there are so many articles claiming to offer good advice but providing no credible sources for any of the claims.… Read more... “What Does Science Say About New Year’s Resolutions?”

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