Workplace Psychology PD Series: Workshop on Understanding Human Relations in the Workplace
Workplace Psychology PD Series: Workshop on Improving Team Effectiveness
Workplace Psychology PD Series: Workshop on Boosting Work Motivation
Workplace Psychology PD Series: Workshop on Improving Work Efficiency
Genes can shape workplace success
Many people love their work; some even find it hard to know when to stop. Others have a reputation as the office grinch – always complaining, never satisfied. Why might this be? Are we genetically pre-programmed to be happy or unhappy in our jobs? Studies in molecular genetics have found that many psychological characteristics can be inherited. For example, researchers have found that certain genes…
Work Environment Plays Key Role in Well-Being and Happiness
Researchers from the UK have found that the work environment has a significant effect on a person’s perception of well-being and happiness. Queen Mary University of London investigators discovered positive aspects of working life — such as high levels of control at work, good support from supervisors and colleagues, and feeling cared for — were linked to higher levels of life happiness. Researchers discovered higher…
Top 10 Most Depressive Professions
You think that you have the hardest job in the world and that other people love their jobs? Relax, it’s not true. The proof of this is the rating of the most depressive professions in which you will hardly find yours, which means that you’re luckier than many others. And well, if you can find there yours there’s nothing you can do about it. Either…