
Cooperationvs.Competition:Notaneither/orpropositionBy JohnTauer,Ph.D.
Severalyearsago,IwasagraduatestudentattheUniversityofWisconsinstrugglingtocomeupwithanideaformydissertationontheeffectsof competition onintrinsic motivation.Muchofmyinterestinmotivationstemmedfrommyownexperiencesinathleticsandacademics.Ihadlongbeenfascinatedwhysomeindividualshadtremendouspassionforwhatt...[
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Success:WinnersandLosersInaworldwhereeveryonewantstoshine,realchampionspossessastrongworkethicandacertainamountofhumility.Theysingle-handedlyaltertheplayingfieldbyelevatingeveryoneintheirmidst.By JeffPearlman,
The1986NewYorkMetsareoneofthemostlegendaryteamsinMajorLeagueBaseballhistory.Heck,theywon108oftheir162games,easilysecuringaplaceintheplayoffs,andboastedfiveAll-Starsplusalineuppowe...[
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Author: MatthewHutson [1]Mentalpracticemakesperfect.Howtoperfectyourgolfswingontheairplane.Justbecauseyou'restuckonanairplanedoesn'tmeanyoucan'tpracticeyourgolfswing.Orrehearseapianoconcerto.Orevenpreptoperformheartsurgery.Athleteshavelongusedmentalimagerytocomplementphysicalpractice,andresearchindicatesthatgoingthroughthemotionsonlyinyourheadcanenhanceperformancejustaswellas—and...[
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BendyourageBy RichardJ.Crisp,Ph.D.Created May12010-4:42amAfewyearsagoIaccidentallycaughtsightofthebackofmyheadinamirror.AtthatmomentIknewmytimehadcome.Malepatternbaldnesswasnotjustknockingonmyfrontdoor:Ithadburstin,raidedthefridge,andwassettlingdownonmysofaforthelonghaul.WeweregoingtobebuddieswhetherIlikeditornot.YearslaterI'moverit(really).Whatwasinteresting,Ithoughtasthe trauma...[
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By MariettaMcCarty
"Peoplehastentojudgeinordernottobejudgedthemselves."AlbertCamuspennedtheselinesin1956in TheFall.Whatmiserywepropagatewhenwepre-judgeothersandcurlupinthisfakecocoonofsuperiority.Let'sstop.Forovertwentyyearsofcollegeteaching, Ihave traveled throughthewrittenandverbaltestimonyofstudentsabusedbybrand-namelabelsofahideoussort.Dealingwithpre-judgmenta...[
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14TipsforHealth-FriendlyCleaningby Reader'sDigestMagazine,onFriApr30,20106:42amPDT26 CommentsPostaCommentReadMorefromThisAuthor»ReportAbuseFrom StealthHealth
Youmaynotrealizeit,butyourhouseishazardoustoyourhealth.
Insectdroppings,dustmites,spoiledfood--allcancontributetoaplethoraofhealthproblems.Infact,germguruCharlesP.Gerba,Ph.D.,aprofessorofmicrobiologyattheUniversity...[
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Toooftenweassume"CEO"and"leader"areoneinthesame,sayHBRbloggersSueAshfordandScottDeRueBy SueAshford and ScottDeRueWalkintoanyorganizationandaskpeopletonamealeaderandthemostfrequentresponsewillbethenameoftheCEO.Thisconflationof"leader"with"personatthetopofthehierarchyhasbeenreinforcedbylegionsofacademicswithaccesstosamplesofpeopleholdingsupervisoryposit...[
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BuffettIsExpectedtoFireatWillbyScottPattersonandSusanPulliam
Friday,April30,2010providedby
SoonaftertheSecuritiesandExchangeCommissionsued GoldmanSachsGroupInc.(NYSE: GS - News)allegingfraud,GoldmanChiefExecutiveLloydBlankfeinaskedWarrenBuffettfortipsonhowtohandletheexplosivesituation,accordingtopeoplefamiliarwiththe...[
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YourOfficeChairIsKillingYouMeetpublicenemyNo.1intoday'sworkplaceIfyou'rereadingthisarticlesittingdown—thepositionweallholdmorethananyother,foranaverageof8.9hoursaday—stopandtakestockofhowyourbodyfeels.Isthereanacheinyourlowerback?Alightnumbnessinyourrearandlowerthigh?Areyoufeelingalittledown?Thesesymptomsareallnormal,andthey'renotgood.Theymaywellbecausedbydoingpreciselywhatyou'redoing—sitting.N...[
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ByVictoriaOsteen
OnethingI'velearnedisthatinordertomakethemostofourrelationships,wehavetobalanceourexpectationsofotherswithGod'sgrace.Inotherwords,wehavetoallowotherstobewhotheyare,evenifit'snotthewaywewantthemtobe.Youmaythinkyouhavetheperfectsolutionforsomeoneelse'sissue,andbecauseyouonlywantthebestforthem,youfeeljustifiedintellingthemso.However,don'tfallintothetrapoffeelingthatyouneedto...[
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