| By Jesse Dougherty, The Washington Post | They watched the same episode of “Sesame Street” four times. He fed his baby daughter lunch while pacing around the house. The midday sun ducked behind a rain cloud, dimming the living room into a sort of sepia tone, and Les Williams, feeling restless and a bit bored, pointed […]
Study: LGBTQ Teens Feel Repressed in Athletics
| By Jeremy Bauer-wolf, www.insidehighered.com | Most queer teen athletes are not out to their coaches, and many transgender youth don’t feel comfortable in a locker room, according to a sweeping new survey. About 12,000 teenagers ages 13 to 17 were surveyed by the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer lobbying group Human Rights Campaign, which worked with […]
Legal Sports Gambling Could Put NCAA Athletes at Risk
| By Sean Isabella Cnhi, www.register-herald.com | Longtime Las Vegas oddsmaker Kenny White stumbled into the role he holds today. White, vice president of data integrity at Don Best Sports, whose clients include the Big 12 conference, owned Las Vegas Sports Consultants, a company that provided odds and betting information to sportsbooks. He began receiving complaints from […]
How To Create Working Relationships Even When Communication Seems Challenging
| By David Homan, www.forbes.com | We don’t choose our family, and we usually don’t get to choose our co-workers or our board members, unless we’re among top decision-makers. This can put us in a challenging position of finding ways to solve problems with others, as we might not always see eye to eye with those who […]
What Makes Us Feel Good About Our Work
| TEDTalks | What motivates us to work? Contrary to conventional wisdom, it isn’t just money. But it’s not exactly joy either. It seems that most of us thrive by making constant progress and feeling a sense of purpose. Behavioral economist Dan Ariely presents two eye-opening experiments that reveal our unexpected and nuanced attitudes toward […]
5 Types of Bad Bosses and How to Deal with Them
| By Paolina Milana, www.fastcompany.com | We’ve all been there. At one time or another throughout our careers, we’ve reported to somebody with a big title, fat paycheck, and reserved parking space only to wonder, “How did they get the job?” Incompetence and bad behavior often trump true leadership, and this unfortunately can affect our work lives. […]
How To Stop Taking Things Personally
| By Frances Bridges, www.forbes.com | When people disrespect you or do not treat you well, it is easy to take their behavior personally, to blame yourself and think you have anything to do with someone else’s behavior. Taking things personally is emotionally draining, and an unnecessary, constant reevaluation of your self-esteem. There’s a difference between being […]
Too Much Team Harmony Can Kill Creativity
| By Tomas Chamorro-premuzic, Darko Lovric, hbr.org | William Wrigley Jr., the American chewing gum tycoon, once noted that business is built by men who disagree, and that “When two men always agree, one of them is unnecessary.” Indeed, not just in business but also in politics, sports, and the arts, there is no shortage of real-world examples of successful […]