Polite words that diminish your importance. Let's figure out which polite words and in which case can put you in a vulnerable position
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We are unhappy with our appearance. No matter how similar your real figure is to your perception, your body image can affect
The gestures that betray us. When getting ready for an important meeting or interview, we are usually obsessed with what we are going to say, which
From small conversations to big relationships. How to have an inviting conversation even in an unfamiliar company. In English-speaking culture, it is customary to divide all situations
Why are we posting everything on the Internet ?! About social exhibitionism. Probably, today there are almost no people left who do not have an account at least
5 tips to improve your social life now. Lunch with friends is a classic. It is for food that we often meet with our company. We usually set up to cross with each other in the evening, but there may be inconsistencies due to training, road apocalypse on the way to the other side of the city, or working late. However, there are many different other windows in the chart where you can insert a social event
Sometimes, when we meet in negotiations with "friendly" organizations, business communication turns into a get-together. Continuous "poking" each other from top management, stories from life
Permission to mind | The coach, leader of trainings Leonid Krol, answers readers' questions
The boss's fear is one of the most understandable and simple. It can be identified by the excitement that covers in front of the door with a sign, by stuttering and clumsy wording, by the ingratiating tone
From childhood, your parents taught you that only back-breaking work can be earned, success comes only to those who day after day cultivate their garden or pore over textbooks at night, which, as you know, is nowhere without difficulty? And if suddenly you succeed in something easily, so - it's lucky! Congratulations! You can definitely be called an impostor
Dress for subpersonality. Maybe some have skeletons in the closet, while others have materialized ideas for glossy magazines, a working dress code
The image of a housewife - a caring, conscientious, economic woman - has become, in the modern sense, an indicator of the impossibility of being realized, a series of failures, and unattractiveness
How to work from home? Self-organization in conditions of self-isolation. If initially people were happy that they did not have to go to work, go out early in the morning
Three advanced ways to improve rapport. A typical complaint from those who seek advice from a family psychologist sounds like this:
A huge failure. How do you learn to lose? We have three success / failure stories. More than a relevant topic in our world
Gingerbread complex. How we want to be liked and what comes of it. "I want everyone to like it!" This can be secretly (or openly) confessed by a successful
At the mercy of fear. How to stop being afraid of the alarm clock, Monday, the boss. From call to call, "from 9 to 18", we work five days a week
How can you prevent stress? Step-by-step action plan. In the modern world, stress has become a common phenomenon, everyone encounters it more than once. Hustle and bustle, multitasking, solving emerging problems - all these are harbingers of a growing problem
How to build relationships at work? Anti-Leadership: 4 Bad Tips. Success and satisfaction in the professional field is highly dependent on relationships with the environment. Building relationships with bosses, colleagues, subordinates is a very difficult task. If you are just about to start a new job, then the tips below will help you a lot
Will the robots push you personally? Find out your chances for a job in the future. It seems that quite recently, a couple of decades ago, we just learned to send
How to take criticism? What to answer if you are criticized? Few are offended by criticism. Even those who say that they treat criticism well, it is also unpleasant to hear negative remarks, offensive epithets, devaluing expressions in their address
There is never a lot of money? One of the most pressing questions of a modern person is "how to make more money?" Even if the income is good, and even if it is very high, a person wants more and more
How to start learning English correctly. Psychologist's advice. The plans to learn a foreign language quickly and easily often remain unfulfilled, leaving in the mind a disturbing question - why couldn't I? Let's see what it means "could not?"
Who are "daffodils" and how to get along with them at work. There is a belief that narcissistic personalities are much more successful than typical personalities, despite the fact
How to change a profession in adulthood. A determined man of 40-45 years old bursts into my office. From the doorway, he declares: “I'm out of my mind! Everybody tells me that!"
Profession as inspiration. 5 questions to yourself to find a business you like. Sooner or later, each person finds himself at the crossroads of choosing a profession. Some listen to the call of the heart, others shift the responsibility to parents / friends / relatives
Temporarily unavailable. How to afford your vacation
8 basic communication skills and 3 tools to develop them. Try at least a little to change your usual (stereotyped) communication behavior and see what happens
Why a woman doesn't need a career. Once I saw a career as the only way to live a decent life. I dreamed about her, working hard and fruitfully. But at a certain moment … left the home stretch
How not to take work on vacation. Memo to workaholics. More and more modern people do not rest at all. Free time is spent on social media
How to help a child to decide on a profession in childhood. I am a mother of a two-year-old, at the same time I am a trainer in career guidance programs for adults. And, it is quite obvious that the question "Who will my child be in the future?" worries me now
Job search is like a game. How to search so as to find? How does the thought of looking for a job make you feel? The thought that soon you will have to draw up a resume, "surf" work sites, go through telephone interviews and go to interviews in companies unfamiliar to you … Do you feel joy in anticipation of the upcoming changes? In general, how do you feel about your job search with a “+” or “-”?
How do you know what your colleagues think of you? What methods are there for this? How obvious is this at all, or can you not even guess about your real reputation? And what if your reputation is unexpectedly shaken?
Sisyphus of our time. Let's talk about reproductive labor. The term is used in a narrower sense, meaning unpaid "housework" to provide for the life and raising children
Dismissal to nowhere: a sentence to yourself or a breath of fresh air? Since childhood, we are "brainwashed" with the need to study well, choose a promising profession and focus on professional growth. To this day, it is considered the key to a successful and happy life. If you have a good high-paying job, you will be happy
How stereotypes about women affect careers. Women in business, IT, and leadership positions still have to deal with prejudice at work. How acute is the problem of stereotyping and how to deal with it? Turning to Research and Business Experts
Should you reduce your age on your resume? What to do when the position is interesting and the competencies meet the requirements, and you are not old enough?
How to survive with credit and avoid neurosis? What happens to the psyche of a person - a debtor on a mortgage, on loans, if he reaches a dead end with payments?
First day at a new job. How to get comfortable? So, the interview was successfully passed, the offer was received, and ahead of it - a terrible first working day in a new team. And they are tormented by disturbing questions: "How will they meet me?", "Will I cope?", "What if they hate me or make fun of me?" All beginners go through a difficult period of adaptation, but the level of discomfort can be reduced
Is reluctance to pursue a career normal? Life gives us unexpected gifts, but we need an inner willingness to use them. If there is no readiness, then the source of resistance is our motivation system