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...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
In this video, Dr. Melissa Gratias tells the tale of a client who reduced her work hours from 75 to 50. There are things you need to do at work and home to achieve similar results. Don’t want to watch the video? A transcript is below. Transcript: Hi, my name is...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
Recently, I have a wave of eerily similar conversations with clients and potential clients. I’ve discussed the issue with people both during and after training classes. I’ve spoken with at least two potential clients about it during their initial assessment calls....
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
Fear. We all feel it. We are not weak due to our fear. However, making fear-based decisions in the workplace has impacts we’d rather not realize. In this video, Dr. Melissa Gratias discusses the outcomes of fear and the only three choices we can make....
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
I am a rule follower. To an annoying amount. I took my daughter to a music festival recently. Using a ruler, I measured the one-pocket string bag I procured to make sure it did not exceed the size limits posted on the festival website. As I sat on the grass...
