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Getting even

By Ricki Sharpe | Published: February 24, 2009
"If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink." Like hell, I hear you say. How we long for revenge. Everyone knows a disgruntled person secretly wants to commit a destructive, maybe even violent, act to seek revenge. It's just common wisdom. Or is it?
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Dispensing pain with kindness

By Ricki Sharpe | Published: January 1, 2009
Times are getting tougher - and so is the news that managers increasingly are going to have to deliver. And when they have to axe employees, announce that raises have been cut or curtail bonuses, most management theories would advise that the best approach is to stick to a script and check your emotions at the door.
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Happiness is catching

By Ricki Sharpe | Published: December 15, 2008
Happiness is like a disease, an infectious disease that is catching. Every time you smile at someone, you spread joy. And, if you're feeling really great today, you may inadvertently spread the joy to someone you don't even know.
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Gender, sexism and pay

By Ricki Sharpe | Published: October 25, 2008
When it comes to sex roles in society, what you think may affect what you earn. A new study has found that men who believe in traditional roles for women earn more money than men who don't, and women with more egalitarian views don't make much more than women with a more traditional outlook.
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The lie is in the e-mail

By Ricki Sharpe | Published: October 18, 2008
Workers are significantly more likely to lie in e-mail messages than in traditional pen-and-paper communications, according to two new studies. More surprising is that people actually feel justified when lying using e-mail, the studies show.
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