What are your assumptions about difficult people at work? Considering their possible motivations can change your perspective.

In the workplace, appearances can carry more weight than actual productivity and performance. Some people go above and beyond to create the perception that they are successful at what they do, possess ...

A few weeks ago, I wrote an article with pictures of entitled employees, customers, and bosses. People who read that post shared their own stories of dealing with entitled people at work. The bar for ...

I grew up in a family of talkers who drove our teachers crazy. I remember sitting in my English 102 class during college with just two weeks left in the semester. My professor looked at me and said, ...

A strong work ethic shows up in ways that go far beyond productivity or long hours. These traits shape not just careers, but character, influencing how people handle setbacks and everyday ...

I wrote more than my share of group papers in my university courses because many of my teammates never showed up to meetings, and when they did, their work was usually poor. I didn’t want to take over ...

Nobody sitting with perfect posture in a room of button-down shirts, looking at a slide that says “leverage strategic capabilities,” is doing their best work. They’re just not. You know what they’re ...