Praise can be a funny thing. When we’re kids – as a study published in Psychology Today shows – we can respond negatively to praise. The article provides examples of a 5-year-old who “burst into tears” when her grandmother looked at her school workbook and proclaimed, “It’s brilliant!”, and a 15-year-old boy who “blushed with fury” when his teacher said his English homework was “intelligent and sensitive.”
As author, Dr. Terri Apter, discovered while conducting [...]
by DONNA RONAYNE | Feb 11th, 2011 | Halogen News |
I am pleased to announce Halogen Software has been named a finalist for the 2011 OCRI Awards in the category, Company of the Year. The Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation is the city’s lead economic development agency, a non-profit who delivers its services through a unique partnership with the City of Ottawa.
The annual OCRI Awards acknowledge companies and individuals in the Ottawa region for their innovation and business excellence.
Being a named [...]
by MELANY GALLANT | Feb 1st, 2011 | Performance Management |
For Freud, the ego is the division of the psyche that helps us organize our thoughts and make sense of them and the world around us. For most of us today, the word ego tends to connote an “exaggerated sense of self-importance” and “an inflated feeling of pride and superiority to others”.
In a work setting, ego can be a very positive thing. That is, if we’re talking about functional egos. A person with a functional [...]
by MELANY GALLANT | Dec 21st, 2010 | Employee Engagement & Retention |
Motivation is the force that converts intention into action. In a work setting, it is the drive that helps maintain goal-directed performance. For over 40 years, scientists and business researchers have conducted numerous studies to determine what incentives help motivate employees. So many companies spend thousands of dollars hiring outside firms to give motivation seminars, realizing that by nurturing the talent of individuals and building stronger teams, they can help cultivate a happy work environment.
What’s [...]
by SEAN CONRAD | Aug 17th, 2010 | Employee Engagement & Retention |
Last week’s dramatic “I Quit” moment with JetBlue Flight Attendant Steven Slater has understandably sparked a lot of debate on a variety of topics. To date I’ve seen the story discussed in the context of workplace anger, dreams of quitting in style, airline rage, what’s wrong with air travel and much more.
