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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 #2
Psychology of Workplaces — New and Exciting Updates #2
The official pub scoop with awesome info and advice
Bette A. Ludwig 🔍 PhD
Sep 11
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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
How to Take Charge at Work
How to Take Charge at Work
Handy guide to handling challenging coworkers
Sophia
Sep 29
What Happened After I Said, “I Don’t Care What You Pay Me!”
What Happened After I Said, “I Don’t Care What You Pay Me!”
If you ever choose to put money second, prepare yourself.
Chris Sush
Sep 28
Multi-Generational Corporate Morons© Skip to the Good Part
Multi-Generational Corporate Morons© Skip to the Good Part
Breaking down generational barriers so we can kick ass and have fun at work
Christie Hewlko
Sep 28
What Causes Someone to Be a Micromanager?
What Causes Someone to Be a Micromanager?
And how do we get them to see how destructive it is?
Ellen Eastwood
Sep 27
A Good Leader Knows They Don’t Know Everything
A Good Leader Knows They Don’t Know Everything
I wish someone had told my old sergeant this
Ali Hall
Sep 27
Another Death from Overwork and More Blaming Big Corporations
Another Death from Overwork and More Blaming Big Corporations
Because the alternative puts the onus on you and me
Pranshu "Maverick" Dwivedi
Sep 26
Hidden Leadership Lessons from Crushing Loss to a Competitive Cheerleader
Hidden Leadership Lessons from Crushing Loss to a Competitive Cheerleader
It took me 30 years to appreciate, but better late than never
Bette A. Ludwig 🔍 PhD
Sep 25
Opportunities in failing upward: When upper management gaslights you
Opportunities in failing upward: When upper management gaslights you
Dealing with the unfair blame game and being the scapegoat
Sarah Penn
Sep 24
I Failed Hard as a Tech Lead
I Failed Hard as a Tech Lead
I nearly quit tech altogether — but ultimately I bounced back
Mark Somerfield
Sep 24
Chairing a Voluntary Group Taught Me Leadership Skills I didn’t Know I Lacked
Chairing a Voluntary Group Taught Me Leadership Skills I didn’t Know I Lacked
And how organising a dog running club was more like herding cats
Ali Hall
Sep 23
Thriving Together: Empowering My Autistic Daughter in Her Job Search
Thriving Together: Empowering My Autistic Daughter in Her Job Search
Navigating my daughter’s independence and my fears of an uninclusive workplace
Deanna Bugalski 💋
Sep 22
What You Need As An Emerging Entrepreneur: Neurodivergence Edition
What You Need As An Emerging Entrepreneur: Neurodivergence Edition
Spoiler Alert — Community and financial literacy make you successful
Safir Boukhalfa
Sep 22
Subtle Ways to Be a Brilliant Boss
Subtle Ways to Be a Brilliant Boss
What two decades in the world of leadership’s taught me about what makes a leader great
Tobias Charles
Sep 21
How I Survived My First Year of Teaching
How I Survived My First Year of Teaching
And what I learned about being a lone wolf in the workplace
Michael L. Maceira
Sep 20
Does Freelancing Free You From Ageism Bias?
Does Freelancing Free You From Ageism Bias?
How age affects your success in the project economy
CarolF
Sep 20
My Staff Meetings Were Like Bad Reality TV
My Staff Meetings Were Like Bad Reality TV
On-the-job training for middle managers was woefully inadequate in the ‘90s
Debra G. Harman, MEd.
Sep 19
What Happened When I Told My Employee I Loved Him
What Happened When I Told My Employee I Loved Him
The surprising experience revealed why I was a successful leader
Kim Kelly Stamp
Sep 18
How I Burned My Resume and Built a New Career
How I Burned My Resume and Built a New Career
Breaking free: A survival guide for new entrepreneurs
Neela 🌶️
Sep 17
What Happened When I Worked for a Powerful and Corrupt Institution
What Happened When I Worked for a Powerful and Corrupt Institution
Wolves to the trough — Startling costs of fraud you need to know
Bette A. Ludwig 🔍 PhD
Sep 16
Working in the Media Industry with Social Anxiety
Working in the Media Industry with Social Anxiety
The socially awkward girl working within a team of extroverts
Kylie Parsons 🌞
Sep 15
Revealing Painful Experiences of a Toxic Work Environment
Revealing Painful Experiences of a Toxic Work Environment
What it’s like to be the target of a toxic manager
Sarah Penn
Sep 13
How to Deal with Being ‘Quiet Fired’
How to Deal with Being ‘Quiet Fired’
It can feel isolating and hopeless to be forced out
Janica kaneshiro
Sep 11
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