Why That Careless Comment Still Stings: The Brain Science of Workplace Rejection

Negativity bias makes our brains cling to workplace criticism. Understand the science and how to manage it.

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Study Links Receptivity to Corporate Buzzwords with Poorer Decision-Making and Analytical Skills

đź“° Original title: Workers Who Love 'Synergizing Paradigms' Might Be Bad at Their Jobs

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Study Links Receptivity to Corporate Buzzwords with Poorer Decision-Making and Analytical Skills

A recent study from Cornell University, led by cognitive psychologist Shane Littrell and published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences, explores how susceptibility to corporate…

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Study Links Receptivity to Corporate Buzzwords with Poorer Decision-Making and Analytical Skills

đź“° Original title: Workers Who Love 'Synergizing Paradigms' Might Be Bad at Their Jobs

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Study Links Receptivity to Corporate Buzzwords with Poorer Decision-Making and Analytical Skills

A recent study from Cornell University, led by cognitive psychologist Shane Littrell and published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences, explores how susceptibility to corporate…

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The article explores how employees who perceive themselves as physically attractive are more likely to speak up with new ideas at work, driven by a boosted sense of personal impact and social influence. The findings highlight that self-perceived attractiveness can function as a psychological resource that encourages employee voice, particularly for those who regard appearance as a valuable social asset.

This topic is of interest to psychology readers because it examines how self-perception and social cognition influence workplace behavior, including confidence, perceived influence, and the willingness to engage in promotive and prohibitive voice.

Article Title: Employees who feel attractive are more likely to share ideas at work

Link to PsyPost Article: https://www.psypost dot org/employees-who-feel-attractive-are-more-likely-to-share-ideas-at-work/

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Why Your Employees Aren’t Good Yet and How to Fix That - Zsolt Zsemba

Good employees are not born. They are built. This blog reveals the real habits and human behaviors that determine performance at work.

Zsolt Zsemba

Why Your Employees Aren’t Good Yet and How to Fix That

You Are A Terrible Boss!

You Think “Good Employees” Are a Myth? You’re Part of the Problem

You know how most companies complain about bad employees.

Managers blame slackers, talk about entitlement, or claim workers “just don’t care like they used to.”

Let’s be honest. That’s not the problem. That’s the excuse.

Employees are a mirror of your culture, your expectations, and your habits as a leader. 

https://www.amazon.com/How-create-good-employees-short-ebook/dp/B0B5P69J3Y?ref_=ast_author_dp&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.THn9woWSrMEJKzmgXHSdCmE6HG3Qcxr0F_KBBYr1eye9vRb_0PSA4J9zjwS1HMT9pTdYO67sqQVTVq61DF2zOgKyIqV0_onOO7eXitQCATks8UyiCMbn-2MRwtG6JmWm.4LuDweuUtGTyYI6R6UsSqMn4ChvE1jfI9VsbAayU4lE&dib_tag=AUTHOR

And if you are tired of mediocre performance, lack of initiative, or teams that only half show up, the answer isn’t magical recruitment. It’s learned, predictable, and yes — teachable.

Because the moment you blame luck, talent, or job descriptions, you give up control. You let chaos run the show. That’s not leadership. That’s avoidance.

Good Employees Don’t Happen by Accident

Here is the reality most leaders will not say out loud:

People perform the way they are treated, not the way you wish they would.

That means if your employees are disengaged, unclear, inconsistent, or avoid responsibility, your culture created that long before the person ever walked through the door.

The good news is this can be fixed. This book breaks down the exact behaviours that shape employees into contributors instead of wallflowers, clock-watchers, or passive participants.

Listening well matters more than training modules.

Vision matters more than pay grades.

Clarity matters more than enthusiasm.

Growth matters more than compliance. 

Good leaders do not hope for good employees. They create them.

Stop Waiting for Talent and Start Building It

You might think a good employee is someone you find. That is a comfortable thought because it lets you avoid responsibility.

Here is what actually works:

• Create space where people feel heard and valued.

• Set clear expectations and match them with real accountability.

• Teach employees what excellence looks like, not just what adequate is.

• Help them connect their work to a bigger mission.

• Build routines and structures that reinforce success, not excuses. 

These are not leadership hacks. They are behaviours.

Book knowledge without application gets you nice meetings and boring charts.

Applied knowledge gets you teams that perform.

Why Most Leadership Advice Fails

Most management books treat employees like widgets in a process. They talk about incentives, rules, and policies. None of that matters if the humans underneath never see alignment, purpose, or clarity.

People do not show up for paychecks.

They show up for why they matter.

They contribute when they believe they are seen, heard, and invested in. 

Your job as a leader is not to boss people around.

Your job is to create conditions where people want to show up and do great work.

That’s the difference between a workplace people endure and a workplace people thrive in.

This Book is Not Theory-It’s Practical Muscle

If you want philosophical leadership advice with 82 steps and 34 charts, this is not it.

If you want straightforward, no-nonsense strategies that help you:

• Turn inconsistent performers into reliable contributors

• Create clarity instead of confusion

• Build trust instead of transactional compliance

• Grow people instead of just managing tasks

…then this book gives you the language and the tools to make it happen.

Great employees are not born.

They are taught, coached, and created one principle at a time.

Your First Step Toward Better Employees

Click the link below and own the playbook that shifts responsibility from “They didn’t show up” to “Here’s how we make them show up.”

Because employees are not the problem. They are the result.

Your culture and your choices are the cause.

Change the latter and you get the former.

https://www.amazon.com/How-create-good-employees-short-ebook/dp/B0B5P69J3Y?ref_=ast_author_dp

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Which hidden habits quietly block your leadership?
Self-serving bias, scapegoating, rationalization… which of these traps do you fall into as a leader? Learn how to face them head-on in our latest episode.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6C1ljobZV10m4uvojzeBSF?si=QrsxH8YNSkmfgIR-iqHbDg
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When Leadership Turns the Mirror Away: How Psychological Patterns Block Change

Emberhart Podcast · Episode

Spotify

New research shows personal attitudes trump metrics. Three key traits predict remote work support:

- Internal Locus of Control
- Openness to Experience
- Emotional Stability

If mindset beats data, we need to rethink how we select remote team leaders.

Read our post on the Radical Inclusion Blog
https://www.radical-inclusion.com/what-we-think/the-mindset-matters-how-personal-attitudes-trump-data-in-remote-work-decisions
#RemoteWork #Leadership #WorkplacePsychology #HybridWork #Management #WorkFromHome #DistributedTeams #HR

"Be professional" often translates to: suppress your cultural identity, manage white comfort, conform to dominant norms.

These aren't neutral expectations—they're social control mechanisms that maintain power structures while appearing virtuous.

Women of color face disproportionate "likability" requirements that white men never encounter.

🎧 Essential listening: https://bit.ly/4ka6mK2

#SocialControl #WorkplacePsychology #Authenticity

🔥 Ever felt bulldozed by a leader who thrives on chaos? 🔥
My new Psychology Today article breaks down how to say no to dominant leaders like Trump—without becoming their next target.

🎯 Key Takeaway: You don’t need to out-shout them—just outsmart them.

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How to Say No to Dominant Leaders

High-conflict leaders exploit cognitive biases to dominate. Science-backed strategies reveal how to neutralize their tactics—without losing your cool.

Psychology Today