When employees are happy, engaged and productive, and the organization is meeting their individual needs, they are more likely to meet their full potential.
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Psychology researchers have focused on the idea that people form friendships with those who are similar, familiar and nearby. But how do individual people pick those who will become their friends?
Being friendly at work can increase your happiness, productivity and help you make better use of your time. On the other hand, being unfriendly can make work less enjoyable and engaging.
Taylor Swift’s fans were not happy when it was rumoured she had started dating infamous bad boy Matt Healy.
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Friendships between these two very different primates likely outlasted your promise to be best buds forever with your school classmates.
IRCC should rethink how to protect our chosen families and value the interdependence inherent to couples as much as the independence cherished in friendship.
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Small-group learning activities can help students build social skills while enhancing academic achievement. This is particularly important for kids who face bullying or discrimination.
How much of your life is archived on Facebook?
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Many people are feeling the urge to quit Facebook. It’s not hard to do, technically speaking. It’s a good idea, however, to pause first and look back on your digital memories.
A Maasai man receives a call on his mobile phone.
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Maasai in Tanzania use their mobile phones all the time – usually to communicate with people they already know. But dialing errors can also breed friendships and business opportunities.
Friends has made audiences laugh by breaching what we expect to happen when people speak.
Circles designed to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus by encouraging social distancing line San Francisco’s Dolores Park on May 21, 2020.
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James P. Jimirro Professor of Media Effects, Co-Director, Media Effects Research Laboratory, & Director, Center for Socially Responsible AI, Penn State