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East vs. West: Who wins in the office?
CNN Money: The banners have been unfurled, the trophies have been hoisted, and the NBA and NHL seasons have come to an end. Some say sports hold too much weight in the real world, but there is something to be said for how the team attitudes match the regional dispositions of their people. On the hardwood, the Western Conference's Dallas Mavericks used creative teamwork to defeat the result-oriented Miami Heat of the East. And on the ice, the aggressive Boston Bruins of the NHL's Northeast Division willed themselves to victory over a relaxed pack of skilled Vancouver Canucks from the Northwest. Likewise in the office, research is proving that these local temperaments are quite accurate.
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Distant female bosses may reflect a sexist workplace
Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel: She’s mean, she’s off-putting, she’s distant toward her female coworkers—and she’s the boss. Dutch researchers at Leiden University said that negative traits in a female boss may actually reflect how she copes with being a woman in power in a sexist environment.
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How words have the power to heal
CNN: The first thing I did after receiving what is surely one of the top two or three most terrifying medical diagnoses was pick up the telephone to call my husband to tell him to come home, and my brother to ask him to call my parents, because I couldn't bear their grief as well as my own. The second thing I did was open a document in Word and name it: The Second Half of My Life. And these are the words I wrote in those first few minutes: Read more: CNN
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Van seksistische werksituaties worden vrouwen âqueen beesâ
Nieuwsbank: Van seksistische werksituaties worden vrouwen âqueen beesâ Wil je als organisatie meer vrouwen aan de top, dan lukt dat niet door simpelweg een paar vrouwen op topposities te zetten, stellen Leidse onderzoekers. Beter verander je de seksistische organisatiecultuur, want die zorgt voor queen bee-gedrag: vrouwen vechten voor hun eigen positie en niet voor hun seksegroep. Seksistische organisatieculturen Read more: Nieuwsbank
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Food Cravings: Understand Them to Control Them
Huffington Post: We've all experienced food cravings, the feeling that we don't just want to eat something -- we want something very specific. Researchers at Tufts University found that the types of foods people crave are individual, but generally speaking, people crave foods that are high in calories. For a better understanding of food cravings, it's important to understand what influences our cravings and what we can do to control them. Read more: Huffington Post
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When Americans Think of Regrets, Love Tops List
MSN Health & Fitness: Whether it's the great guy who got away or the dead-end relationship that went on way too long, regrets involving romance are most commonly cited by Americans when asked about things they wish they'd done differently. Researchers at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign surveyed 370 adults aged 19 to 103 about their regrets. Each was asked to describe, in detail, one decision they came to rue. Read more: MSN Health & Fitness
