Author Archives: Stan

“Are you better off…?”

Every Presidential election cycle this question is posed: “Are you better off now than you were four years ago?” The implication is that whoever is occupying the Oval Office is the singular cause of how we experience our economic and … Continue reading

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SHRM misses the point

SHRM (the Society for Human Resource Management, a professional association of HR professionals and leaders whose aim is to advance the profession) has made a public announcement that the group will be dropping the “E” (for Equity) from the previously … Continue reading

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We should love to be bored…periodically

You’d think boredom was fatal, the way many people, assuredly teenagers, will go to great lengths to avoid it. From my observations of humans, including myself, it appears that irritating stimulation is preferable to no stimulation. What do we do … Continue reading

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The psychology of inclusion

Discrimination, segregation, persecution, revolution.  These are the four sequential effects of psychological processes that are part of evolved human behavior, and which are part of many other animal species’ as well.  The negative outcome from these four effects has reached … Continue reading

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