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Announcing a New Publication: Psychology of Workplaces
Announcing a New Publication: Psychology of Workplaces
Now accepting work stories with surprising yet meaningful insights
Bette A. Ludwig 🔍 PhD
Jun 4
How to write for Psychology of Workplaces
How to write for Psychology of Workplaces
Submission guidelines to be a writer for PoW
Bette A. Ludwig 🔍 PhD
Jun 3
Announcing the Unexpected: I’m a Boost Nominator Now!
Announcing the Unexpected: I’m a Boost Nominator Now!
Time to bring on your best, most interesting work stuff
Bette A. Ludwig 🔍 PhD
Jul 20
Psychology of Workplaces — New and Exciting Updates #3
Psychology of Workplaces — New and Exciting Updates #3
The official pub scoop with awesome info and advice
Bette A. Ludwig 🔍 PhD
Oct 5
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Looks Over Competence: Beauty, Bias, and the Corporate Battlefield
Looks Over Competence: Beauty, Bias, and the Corporate Battlefield
My journey through objectification in the workplace
Deanna Bugalski 💋
Oct 13
Is Agism Infecting Your Workplace Culture?
Is Agism Infecting Your Workplace Culture?
5 Practices to Protect this Class
Kimberly Monaghan
Oct 12
How To Spot and Avoid Scope-Creeping Freelance Clients
How To Spot and Avoid Scope-Creeping Freelance Clients
Clients who ask for more just make you earn less
CarolF
Oct 12
Being NICE is a business superpower
Being NICE is a business superpower
WWKD — What Would Keanu Do?
James Parkin
Oct 11
Microaggressions in the Workplace: The Maltreatment of Black Women
Microaggressions in the Workplace: The Maltreatment of Black Women
Death by a thousand cuts
Sarah Penn
Oct 11
Why Success in Fitness and Writing Comes Down to Attainable Goals
Why Success in Fitness and Writing Comes Down to Attainable Goals
From Push-ups to Paragraphs: How to Balance Pain and Gain
R. Klemek
Oct 10
Recruitment: Lessons I Learned the Hard Way
Recruitment: Lessons I Learned the Hard Way
Avoid these 4 recruitment pitfalls
Sophia
Oct 10
I Broke A Financial Rule In My Political Campaign, Or Did I?
I Broke A Financial Rule In My Political Campaign, Or Did I?
Money, life, and politics are sometimes intertwined more than you think
Tom Handy
Oct 9
Psychological Safety is Important — But So Are Boundaries
Psychological Safety is Important — But So Are Boundaries
I don’t want to bring my whole self to work
Mark Somerfield
Oct 9
Please Don’t Send Me Back to a Corporate Office
Please Don’t Send Me Back to a Corporate Office
Why I’m still clinging onto my remote writing career
Jeff Hayward
Oct 8
What You Need When Changing Careers and Going Solo
What You Need When Changing Careers and Going Solo
Hurdles I cleared on my way to set myself free
Nele 🍵
Oct 8
A Father’s Lifetime of Dedication — Lessons from Old Factory Floors
A Father’s Lifetime of Dedication — Lessons from Old Factory Floors
Nature vs. Nurture — How one man shaped our professional careers
Bette A. Ludwig 🔍 PhD
Oct 7
Stepping Down Helped Me to Step Up: The Power of Career Downgrades
Stepping Down Helped Me to Step Up: The Power of Career Downgrades
How ditching the career ladder can lead to personal growth
Lexy M.
Oct 6
When Firing Someone Is Their Best Pathway to New Opportunities
When Firing Someone Is Their Best Pathway to New Opportunities
How to create the best win-win-win situation for everyone
Christian Ruf
Oct 5
Do You Know What’s Driving Your Career?
Do You Know What’s Driving Your Career?
Take another look — it may not be what you think
Lisa Cunningham DeLauney
Oct 5
The Dangers of Alcohol in the Workplace
The Dangers of Alcohol in the Workplace
My sobriety story and a new way forward
Victor Yocco, PhD
Oct 4
Why Getting Bigger Doesn’t Mean Losing What Made You Special
Why Getting Bigger Doesn’t Mean Losing What Made You Special
Startup lessons learned from premature growth and gym chaos
Neela 🌶️
Oct 3
Why I Quit My Job After 10 Years
Why I Quit My Job After 10 Years
The Emotional Rollercoaster Ride
Sophia
Oct 3
Does Your Business Back You?
Does Your Business Back You?
The view from inside a toxic workplace
James Parkin
Oct 2
The Power of Salary Negotiation
The Power of Salary Negotiation
A practical guide to make sure you never leave money on the table
Sarah Cordivano
Oct 2
I Loved Hating My Old Boss
I Loved Hating My Old Boss
But it was time to let go of my negativity
Michael L. Maceira
Oct 2
Why One Manager Earned Our Respect — and the Other Lost It!
Why One Manager Earned Our Respect — and the Other Lost It!
Two Defining Moments That Reveal the True Test of Leadership
Ron Wise
Oct 2
Conversations that Click: How the Right Environment Makes All the Difference
Conversations that Click: How the Right Environment Makes All the Difference
How to choose the right environment for every conversation
Joshua Moore
Oct 1
DEI interview questions to steer clear of a toxic workplace
DEI interview questions to steer clear of a toxic workplace
How to stay safe as a job-seeker and member of a marginalized community
Janica kaneshiro
Sep 30
Does Chaotic Leadership Offer Value and Is It Helpful?
Does Chaotic Leadership Offer Value and Is It Helpful?
How to better understand leaders: Guns N’ Roses style
Bette A. Ludwig 🔍 PhD
Sep 30
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