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Inclusion draws upon the two-way nature of real human conversation. Yet inclusive communication goes a crucial step further: It extends the practice of back-and-forth interaction in a way that entitles people to give as well as take--to provide their own ideas, and not simply to parry the ideas offered by others

High status confers a rosy worldview, according to research available online last August in Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes . Psychologists asked college students to write essays about having more prestige than others or being low on the totem pole, thus priming them to think of themselves as having either high or low status

When filling a top leadership slot, these are the blunders you don't want to make.

I use brain science to understand the play of personalities, and ace new-business presentations. Here's what I mean. I once went into a meeting to sell a company on Emergenetics, my organizational development firm

If you think that nasty co-worker is creating problems for you alone, think again. His rudeness may have a ripple effect that extends as far as your spouse’s workplace.

Keith Ferrazzi offers tips for getting your team to work together more quickly and effectively. Welcome back to part 2 of our 2 part interview series with Keith Ferrazzi–speaker, thought-leader and author of New York Times bestseller Never Eat Alone. (Here’s part 1: Networking Secrets for Sales Calls .) Today Keith’s letting us tap into some of his insights on how to make people more productive when they’re working together, and developing solutions together to the problems that we have, especially in the sales process.

What happens when a software company owner, a roller coaster designer, and a condom maker walk into a monastery?

Are you as effective a CEO as you can be? These seven steps will help you hone your style

Summer hours can be a perk with more bang for your buck than more traditional employee benefits.