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  Wednesday, October 8th 2008
Dealing with negativism at work
Author: Irina Ivan
Have you ever experienced working with a person grumbling about everything that happens within the team, the office, the organization... And who, when there's nothing to say about work, is complaining about the weather, the traffic, not getting enough sleep, family problems and so on.  ...
 
  Monday, October 6th 2008
The Pygmalion Effect
Author: Eric Garner
Read this article to find out how you can magically transform the performance of your team. A team does as well as you and the team think they can.This idea is known as "the self-fulfilling prophecy". When you believe the team will perform well, in some strange, magical way they do. And similarly, when you believe they won't perform well, they don't. ...
 
  Wednesday, August 27th 2008
Last comer, first leaver?
Author: Irina Ivan
Imagine you have been invited to someone's holiday house. How would you feel if, just coming through the door, you realize that everybody has forgotten about your visit, no one was there to welcome you and help you with the luggage and you have to figure out on your own how things stand? A first day of work where everybody seems not to care about a new team member is just as an unpleasant experience as the experience described above....
 
  Wednesday, August 27th 2008
Quit the job, but keep the bridges
Author: Irina Ivan
Times when people used to be working for decades in one company are far behind. Nowadays, staying a few years within a company is a rare case, while there is nothing unusual in changing jobs every few months....
 

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