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Powerful postures vs powerful roles

Which has more effect on self-esteem – the way we stand or the status we hold? We know from previous research that good posture can make us feel good about our self (Good posture inspires confidence), but does it boost self-esteem more than the status of the position we hold?

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Going green improves employee morale

Does ‘going green’ improve employee morale? A new study suggests that employees are more likely to be satisfied with their jobs if they are working for a company that is perceived to be “green.” The financial performance of companies failed to correlate with employee happiness.

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Keep your fingers crossed

Superstitious thoughts or behaviours occur frequently and persistently in our current population. Typically, they are held or performed in the context of an important performance task with the aim to gain good luck or prevent bad luck. Some may regard this behaviour as irrational, but recent research suggests that superstitions can exert influence on task performance.

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Why we choke under pressure?

A star golfer misses a critical putt; a football team wins every game in the season, but lose dramatically in the final; a brilliant student fails to ace a test; a savvy salesperson blows a key presentation. Each of these people has suffered the same bump in mental processing: They have just choked under pressure.

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Why more harm is less noticed?

Joseph Stalin once claimed that a single death was a tragedy, but a million deaths was a statistic. New research from the Kellogg School of Management validates this sentiment, confirming large-scale tragedies don’t connect with people emotionally in the same way smaller tragedies do.

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