Success and its subjects

I have noticed that most of the studies done nowadays have as subject the top management, successful people. Success is defined as being at the top of the food chain. Not too many places there, which imply that most of us are destined to fail from the start. Somebody said once success is to finish what you started. Now this is...

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The O.C.E.A.N.

An ocean of people, all different and special, has something in common: O.C.E.A.N. – Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism  – The Big Five. Openness – creativity and innovation vs. status quo Conscientiousness – responsibility and positive motivation vs....

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Team Cohesiveness

Cohesiveness is a characteristic of team that reflects no so much the unity of the group as it reflects the resistance to leave it. The survival instinct, even suppressed by social norms, will still make you less efficient if you do not like your work environment and the people you work with (social loafing – next post). A clue...

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