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Archive for January, 2008

Walk, drink, live

Posted by Ricki Sharpe on January 25, 2008 
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We all know that exercise and a little alcohol is good for the heart. What we don’t know is whether one of these two factors may compensate for the other, or whether both of them are equally important for our health. That is, can you skip the exercise and just do the drinking? Or, can you skip the drinking, and just do the exercise? Now, a longitudinal study shines some light on these perplexing dilemmas.

Live longer with a good fight

Posted by Ricki Sharpe on January 23, 2008 
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A good fight with your spouse may be good for your health. Husbands and wives who suppress their anger die earlier than couples whose partners express anger and resolve conflict, a recent study has found.

Global differences in worker engagement

Posted by Ricki Sharpe on January 17, 2008 
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Workers around the world are fired up by completely different things. According to new research, a global, one-size-fits-all approach to employee engagement will almost inevitably fail. A study of workers in 22 countries by HR consultancy Mercer has found that people vary enormously in the value they place on their job.

CEOs with pretty faces perform better

Posted by Ricki Sharpe on January 14, 2008 
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Having a face only a mother could love may prove a disadvantage for budding CEOs. According to a recent study, the performance levels of America’s top companies are related to the appearance of their chief executive officers (CEOs).

Norway’s boards now 40% female

Posted by Ricki Sharpe on January 12, 2008 
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From January 1 all public companies in Norway are obliged to ensure that at least forty percent of their board directors are women. If they don’t measure up, they could be dissolved. Most firms have obeyed the law, which was passed in 2003, but a few are yet to do so.

How peer influence can backfire

Posted by Ricki Sharpe on January 11, 2008 
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Recently, I wrote about how the principle of Social Proof can promote compliance with a direction. Social Proof or Peer Influence (as some call it) occurs when people who are uncertain about a course of action look outside themselves and to other people for clues to the correct action. Sometimes, however, we can fail to appreciate the full power of peer influence — or we might neglect to anticipate its unintended consequences.

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