Conquering Burnout

In our cover story for the January 2015 issue of Scientific American Mind (Conquering Burnout), Christina Maslach and I reflected … More

The Person in Situation

It’s never entirely the situation and it’s never entirely the person. So much of what is truly interesting lies between … More

When the department manager left the company, Bill was confident that he would move into that position based on his … More

In the New York Times Alina Tugend recently wrote an article on job burnout. Alina and I had an interesting … More

A Starbuck’s in Arlington MA faces serious challenges in design. The challenge is that the café’s space is pie-shaped. Customers … More

Shortly before the opening game of each of the major American sports seasons (football, baseball, hockey, and basketball) Sports Illustrated … More

A workplace can be a community or a battleground. People do not simply co-exist; they interact. They can ignore one … More

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) was in the news a lot last week as they decided high … More

It is one thing to value collegiality; it is another thing to take action to support that value. One point … More

Organizations distribute power for a purpose. Whether people derive their power from their position, expertise, or their capacity to award … More