It’s natural to want to be liked. It starts in childhood. As we become more self-aware, we also become aware of others. We begin to crave attention and approval from our parents, teachers and friends. This same need follows us into adulthood and the workplace. We...
Even before the coronavirus pandemic, most of us had read about, heard about or experienced a toxic workplace first-hand. Being exposed to coworkers who spread poisonous rumours, or interacting with unsupportive or mean-spirited colleagues and managers can make us...
Less is More: Maintaining Workplace Boundaries Maintaining boundaries in the workplace doesn’t come naturally to everyone. What’s common sense to one person can be like learning a foreign language to another. With four generations now working together in the same...
It’s counter-intuitive. Your PhD should be an invincible asset, yet without some finesse, it can become what this science-career website says is more like a problematic hiring detriment. Over 6,000 people graduate with PhD degrees in Canada every year. Only 10-20...
Have you ever been lured into accepting a promising job that ended up being entirely different once you got started? It’s a common concept that cuts across domains. It’s called ‘the workplace bait-and-switch.’ Bait-and-switch originally described retail...
As a Work and Business Psychologist (officially known as an Industrial and Organizational Psychologist), I have seen countless pensive looks on people’s faces as they say some version of: “But you’re a psychologist – doesn’t that mean you need to see people for...
