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Leaders, your mass layoffs may have an unintended side effect that hurts the company’s bottom line

  By Michael Grothaus April 28, 2023 Over the past several months, the tech industry has been hit by mass layoffs at nearly every major company, including Meta, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon, to name a few. And just in the last week alone, Dropbox and Lyft joined the fray with significant staff reductions.   But … Continue reading Leaders, your mass layoffs may have an unintended side effect that hurts the company’s bottom line

The dark side of the sales industry: It’s filled with Machiavellians, narcissists, and psychopaths

By Connie Lin August 03, 2022     Narcissism: excessive admiration of oneself. Psychopathy: a mental disorder marked by egocentric and antisocial behavior. Machiavellianism: rooted in the political theory of 16th century Italian philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli, who pioneered the idea that achieving a desired end result is justified by any means necessary—no matter how unscrupulous the … Continue reading The dark side of the sales industry: It’s filled with Machiavellians, narcissists, and psychopaths

Science explains that anger at work has a bright side. Here’s how to manage it

By Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic   May 16, 2022 Most of us prefer to avoid feeling angry at work (and, really, in any other area of life, such as relationships, family, sports, and even social media). However, this doesn’t help us in achieving that goal. In fact, unless you are not human, you will find that there … Continue reading Science explains that anger at work has a bright side. Here’s how to manage it

When Do You Need to Start Treating Your Side Gig Like a Real Business?

Devin Partida December 2, 2021 Even before the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many people used their free time to engage in their passions. Whether knitting scarves and selling them on Etsy or doing home repair work for neighbors, side gigs are becoming more common for people with standard, 9-to-5 day jobs. Side hustles are great options … Continue reading When Do You Need to Start Treating Your Side Gig Like a Real Business?

The Amazon Side Hustle: 3 Business Models to Help You Add a Second Income

Michael Ugino January 15, 2021 Think you have no chance of success on Amazon if you don’t run a full-time business? Good news: Over half of Amazon sellers run their business part-time—and 37% have full-time jobs. Maybe you want to build an online store that eventually frees you from your 9–5. Maybe you could really … Continue reading The Amazon Side Hustle: 3 Business Models to Help You Add a Second Income

Using Side Projects to Develop New Skills

Jonathan Crossfield January 12, 2021 It’s that time of year when people start throwing around mottos such as “New Year, new you” and announcing resolutions that will usually be completely forgotten by January 2nd. (Quitting sour gummy worms is hard, honest!) Many New Year’s resolutions fail because they’re more about “should” than “will”. I should … Continue reading Using Side Projects to Develop New Skills