by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
When you Google the keywords “life balance goals” you get over 247 million results. Seems like a few of us have goals to be more balanced. Goal Setting Theory is one of the most well-researched models of human motivation. The theory explains that when we...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
Executive Function is not: A party for company leaders A measure of the success of an executive A new word for “job description” Executive Function is a set of important mental skills that help you set goals and get things done. Your Executive Function skills...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
I am my own worst enemy. I am also the person who pushes me toward excellence. I make me miserable some days with constant mental replays of my darkest moments. I set (and achieve!) goals for things I did not think were possible. I struggle...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
The word FOMO was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2013. The Fear of Missing Out is the uneasy feeling, sometimes escalating to an all-consuming fear, that your peers are doing something better than you, or that they have something you desperately want....
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
Work smarter…not harder. ~Allan H. Mogensen, the father of flowcharts, ca. 1930 For knowledge workers, “hard” work is often measured by time spent – an eight-hour day becoming a ten-hour one, for example. Hard workers put in extra hours, check their work email...
