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From Pestering to Perspective: Applying Positive Psychology
By Sherri Fisher  
March 10, 2010 – 3:39 pm | 2 Comments
From Pestering to Perspective: Applying Positive Psychology

This academic year, I met a student who I will call James.  He is one of several high school and college student clients that were referred to me with new diagnoses of attention deficit disorder …

Surprised (pleasantly) by College’s Service Culture
By Christine Duvivier  
March 9, 2010 – 10:00 am | No Comment
Surprised (pleasantly) by College’s Service Culture

When my daughter, Lauren, chose her college, she picked-up on an aspect that didn’t jump out at me. I guess I was the only one surprised at how that played-out four years later and it made me curious: how does a college foster a service culture that stands out to a high school student?

Becoming an Excellent Manager: Where to Start and 12 Clues
By Kathryn Britton  
February 10, 2010 – 12:45 pm | 14 Comments
Becoming an Excellent Manager:  Where to Start and 12 Clues

Let’s assume you were just promoted into a management job. You know that you got the promotion because you were an excellent performer on your previous assignment, but it used your technical skills. You are worried that you do not have all the skills you need to be an excellent manager. How do you go about learning them? Where’s the best place to start?

No Worries, Andy! Immunize Yourself Against Job Anxiety
By Christine Duvivier  
February 9, 2010 – 11:45 am | 10 Comments
No Worries, Andy! Immunize Yourself Against Job Anxiety

Dear Student,
Don’t worry when people tell you it will be hard to find a job. What the doom-and-gloom folks don’t understand is that they have something as contagious as the H1N1 virus– anxiety. Like the flu, they are probably “carriers” without even realizing it. You can innoculate yourself.

Strengths – for what Purpose?
By Denise Quinlan  
February 7, 2010 – 7:28 pm | 2 Comments
Strengths – for what Purpose?

What do you use your strengths in service of? Linking strengths to purpose may help you refine and clarify your own sense of purpose in life. It may also expand your sense of what your strengths can be used for. It may also increase the priority you place on strengths development and strength-related goals, and thus it may increase goal-striving and achievement.

Empowerment at Work
By Amanda Horne  
February 3, 2010 – 10:19 am | 4 Comments
Empowerment at Work

Are there positive ways to combat employee negativity? Are you interested in improving personal and organizational performance and at the same time personal and organizational well-being?
Over the long Christmas / New Year / …

(Book review) Positive Motivation: A Six Week Course by Dr. Kennon Sheldon
By Sean Doyle  
January 28, 2010 – 9:51 am | One Comment
(Book review)  Positive Motivation: A Six Week Course by Dr. Kennon Sheldon

How do we choose our goals? How do we decide how to spend our time and energy and where to direct our attention? These are the topics covered in another workbook in Robert Biswas-Diener’s …

How to Maintain High Energy throughout the Holidays
By Marie-Josée Salvas  
December 16, 2009 – 8:35 pm | 4 Comments
How to Maintain High Energy throughout the Holidays

Article roughly 925 words.  Reading time 4 minutes.
Three years ago, “the most wonderful time of the year” became a much dreaded time of year for me. New family dynamics required 5 Christmases (tell me about …

Performance Reviews that Energize
By Margaret Greenberg and Senia Maymin  
December 14, 2009 – 3:00 pm | 7 Comments
Performance Reviews that Energize

It’s that time of year again, and we’re not talking about the holidays. It’s the time of year when most employees have their annual performance review. If you manage employees and are responsible for conducting …

To Boost Your Teen’s Brain, Try Success
By Christine Duvivier  
November 9, 2009 – 1:10 pm | 25 Comments
To Boost Your Teen’s Brain, Try Success

Failure does not breed success when it comes to the brain, according to MIT scientist Earl Miller whose study of monkeys is cited in the Boston Globe article of August 3: “Why success may breed …

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