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Positive Workplace

Articles about positive psychology at the workplace. How to stay happy, energized and self-determined at work according to scientific research.

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How to Perform Assertiveness Training: 6 Exercises

A lack of assertiveness can leave you feeling like you are no longer living your own life and are nothing more than a puppet, at [...]

Assertiveness skills

How to Teach Assertiveness Skills in Therapy: 5 Techniques

Assertiveness is a skill we can learn. By getting better at it, we can improve how we communicate, relate to others, and ensure our needs [...]

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Helping a Workaholic in Therapy: 18 Symptoms & Interventions

Have you clocked over 50 hours at work this week? Are you a self-confessed workaholic? As it turns out, working long hours isn’t enough to [...]

Imposter Syndrome Books

10+ Must-Read Books to Overcome Imposter Syndrome

People from all walks of life feel like an imposter at certain points. As a medical doctor, I’m no stranger to this feeling. It often [...]

Assertiveness in Psychology

What Is Assertiveness in Psychology? 5 Practical Examples

In life, we all seek different outcomes. One employee wants a vacation, another a raise, and someone else wants flexible working hours to spend more [...]

Measuring Job Satisfaction

7 Best Job Satisfaction Scales, Questionnaires & Surveys

Throughout our careers, our feelings about our jobs change. Sometimes we feel very satisfied, other times we feel incredibly disheartened and unsatisfied. Measuring job satisfaction [...]

Team building exercises

Why Team Building Is Important + 12 Exercises

Team building. Two words that have the power to elicit a collective groan from your staff members. While some find team building exercises thrilling, others [...]

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Job Satisfaction Theory: 6 Factors for Happier Employees

The field of job satisfaction is rich and multi-layered, peppered with definitions, concepts, and theories drawn from several disciplines. But why is it important to [...]

Imposter Syndrome

How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome: 14 Tests & Worksheets

Haven’t we all had it? It’s that feeling that we have misled others about our abilities and don’t deserve to be here. Perhaps it’s not [...]

Negative feedback

How to Give Negative Feedback in a Positive Way (+ Examples)

Negative feedback can be hard to handle and, when poorly delivered, unhelpful. While we have all been on the receiving end of criticism – that [...]