Psychology

Don't let the weight of your job squash your sense of self.

The primitive, emotional parts of our brains have a powerful influence on the choices we make. Now, neuroscientists are mapping the risk and reward systems in the brain that drive our best—and worst—decision making.

A study reveals the risks of helping your employees deal with personal problems.

Four tips to improve your follow through.

For the last decade, the Gallup Organization has surveyed the people of China, as both consumers of goods and employees of the companies that produce those goods. The data provide a unique picture of changing consumer attitudes, market opportunities, and management challenges.

In Conspiracy of Fools: A True Story, Kurt Eichenwald relates how Enron’s leaders engaged in massive book-cooking with little interference from the dozens of managers, lawyers, and advisers who had a pretty good idea of what was going on. Similarly, at Parmalat, employees not involved in the Italian dairy giant’s fraud apparently were aware of […]

Management theorists have long sought to identify precisely what makes some people flourish under pressure and others fold. But they have come up with...

The “bounded awareness” phenomenon causes people to ignore critical information when making decisions. Learning to expand the limits of your awareness before you make an important choice will save you from asking “How did I miss that?” after the fact.

Google, Goldman Sachs, and Medtronic have all introduced mindfulness practices.

Four new books investigate how language connects, differentiates, and enlightens us. Viorica Marian's The Power of Language explores the benefits of multilingualism....

Some leaders use humor instinctively; many more could wield it purposefully.

All the market research said that TF’s NextStage stores couldn’t miss. What went wrong?

It won’t solve every problem.

It'll take more than subsidizing mass transit or encouraging ride-sharing, according to new research.

Effectively leading others starts with acknowledging your own conflicting emotions.

“If you’re unhappy at work, you’re probably unhappy in life.”

Stop worrying about not being good enough.

Focus on your physical experience.

Why you should track employees’ feelings over time.

Research shows they prefer interactions that fuel their psychological needs — even if they require more time or cost more money.