Civility at Work
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- 5 background questions that may reveal future bad behavior
In this article, we explore five essential background questions that may reveal future bad behavior, giving you insight into someone's potential actions. ... read more - Excessive Checking: A Safety Behavior With Health Anxiety
Excessive body checking is a common behavior used to cope with health anxiety. Learn how this becomes a vicious cycle and the first step to getting better. ... read more - Rude, Uncivil Behavior Destroys Productivity and Drives Turnover — Here’s How to Foster a Respectful Work Environment
We encounter rude behavior on our streets and highways. TV talk shows draw audiences by promising high-stakes conflict. Consumers think nothing of berating a retail worker who is just doing their job. ... read more - The Common Mistake Parents Make Trying To Control Their Child’s BehaviorI t’s easy for parents to attribute their child’s poor behavior to a friend who they believe is a “bad influence.” Kids often get into trouble in pairs or groups, so there ... read more
- ‘it was horrible, unacceptable behavior,’ city leader says of man’s beating
Warning, the video is graphic Common Council President Jose Perez says he knows the victim, who was a longtime friend of his father. Perez said the victim was trying to intervene in a fight when the boys turned on him. ... read more - Trump’s Bedminster club hosted an alleged Nazi sympathizer who stormed the CapitolAt two events, Donald Trump’s New Jersey golf club hosted a convicted Jan. 6 rioter known for extreme antisemitic and racist comments, whom prosecutors described as a ‘white supremacist.’ ... read more
- To understand the next pandemic, we must understand our own collective behavior
Northeastern University researchers are developing epidemic models that incorporate collective behavioral patterns, which will help policymakers make better decisions in both future pandemics and other public crises. ... read more - Trouble cooking in the kitchen: Cyberbullying on the rise in the restaurant industry
Preventing and remedying cyberbullying in the workplace starts with understanding its substantial impact on employees. We often may think of bullying as occurring in face-to-face interactions, but instances of cyberbullying have also become commonplace. ... read more - AI algorithm can identify brain patterns related to specific behavior
Maryam Shanechi, the Sawchuk Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering and founding director of the USC Center for Neurotechnology, and her team have developed a new AI algorithm that can separate brain patterns related to a particular behavior. ... read more - Could ‘Season Creep’ Affect Human Behavior?You might have noticed that the seasons don’t quite behave like they used to. In some places, fall and spring seem to fly by, while winter and summer are much longer and feel more intense. ... read more
- What can you do when leaders are tolerant of demeaning workplace behavior? Ask HR
Working in an environment where toxic behavior is tolerated is frustrating. There are steps you to address the situation and improve the culture. ... read more - 14 Tiny Behavior Tweaks That Make People Respect You More, According to Psychologists95% of respondents said that it’s very or somewhat important to them to feel respected at work, which makes respect a top of mind priority in our work lives. It's only natural that our need to be respected easily creeps its way into other aspects of our ... read more