Psychology Mauritius
How Stores Manipulate Your Senses So You Spend More Money
When you walk into almost any store, you're immediately overloaded with sights, sounds, smells, and various things to touch. This barrage on your senses are hand-picked for one goal: to make you spend more. Here's what's going on.
23 Apr 2013, business.mega.mu
How Do You Handle Conflicting Goals?
Setting goals for what you want to accomplish is great, but what do you do when the things you want conflict with each other? How do you handle contradictory ambitions?
23 Apr 2013, business.mega.mu
10 Things to Stop Saying to Your Kids (and What to Say Instead)
Current research shows that some of the most commonly used and seemingly positive phrases we use with kids are actually quite destructive. Despite our good intentions, these statements teach children to stop trusting their internal guidance system, to become deceptive, to do as little as possible, and to give up when things get hard.
23 Apr 2013, business.mega.mu
Good Employees Make Mistakes. Great Leaders Allow Them To.
One of the scariest things to do was to give your people the freedom to make mistakes. While mistakes allow individuals to learn and grow, they can also be very costly to any company.
18 Apr 2013, business.mega.mu
3 Faces of Business Dysfunction
Entrepreneur Les McKeown says there are three types of people your company can't live without. Problem is, they often can't live with each other.
16 Apr 2013, business.mega.mu
The 21 Principles of Persuasion
How is it that certain people are so incredibly persuasive? Can we all harness those skills? After studying the most influential political, social, business and religious leaders, and trying countless techniques out myself, these are the 21 critical lessons I’ve identified to persuading people.
28 Mar 2013, business.mega.mu
How to Ask a Fried or Relative to Pay You Back
As far as unpleasant tasks go, asking a relative or friend to repay a loan ranks up there with getting your wisdom teeth pulled or spending a weekend alone with your in-laws.
26 Mar 2013, business.mega.mu
Three Tips for Resolving a Conflict with Your Coworker
Differences of opinion between coworkers can be useful and even productive. But when clashes turn ugly, conflict can be harmful to working relationships. Here are three tips for handling the next disagreement you have with a colleague:
25 Mar 2013, business.mega.mu
Why Fear Motivates More Than Opportunity
Sad to say, scaring customers is sometimes more effective than inspiring them.
19 Mar 2013, business.mega.mu
How a Bad Mood Affects Your Moral Decisions
It's no secret that the mood you're in at any given point has a big effect on your decision making skills. Simply, if you're in a bad mood, you're a heck of a lot more likely to make one type of decision. Scientific American takes a look at why that is, and why you might want to pay more attention to your mood when you're making moral decisions.
17 Mar 2013, business.mega.mu
The 3 Things All Humans Crave--And How To Motivate Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere
Maslow was right.
15 Mar 2013, business.mega.mu
How to Manage the Stress of Uncertainty
Launching a business is riddled with stressful uncertainties. You worry about feeding your family, paying your employees, or investing your own money without a guarantee of success. As an entrepreneur, learning to manage that stress will make you a happier -- and more successful -- business leader.
14 Mar 2013, business.mega.mu
How to Battle Job Boredom
It's easy to blame your company, your boss, or your colleagues when you feel bored with your job. But it's up to you to turn things around. Here are three ways to stop the boredom:
11 Mar 2013, business.mega.mu
How to Stay Excited About Your Business
Oh, if only the spark and excitement of a new business would last forever. Cambridge University professor Dr. Brian Little, a research psychologist and motivational psychology expert, suggests some strategies to put into play once your initial enthusiasm starts to waver.
08 Mar 2013, business.mega.mu
Repeat the Question to Buy Yourself More Time to Come Up with a Brilliant Response
We've all been in that position at work where we're suddenly put on the spot and asked to come up with a brilliant off-the-cuff solution to a problem.
08 Mar 2013, business.mega.mu
Tricks From Couples' Therapy For Dealing With A Boss Who's Wrong
Quick tips for navigating the minefield of projects derailed by bossy, product-derailing buffoonery.
08 Mar 2013, business.mega.mu
Become Successful By Understanding Personalities Peoples
Have you gotten annoyed at your colleague for being too loud or rambunctious? Or impatient at your employee for not getting to the point quick enough? How about thinking that your boss is a lunatic for wanting everything to be exactly the way he/she wants it (even if it makes no sense)?
07 Mar 2013, business.mega.mu
5 Workers Who Can Ruin Your Day
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer recently insisted that Yahoo employees come into the office rather than work from home in order to increase "communication and collaboration."
01 Mar 2013, business.mega.mu
4 Ways That Employees Manipulate Bosses
Use these tactics to thwart four common dirty tricks that employees play on their bosses.
26 Feb 2013, business.mega.mu
The True Test of a Business
Do you want to build a business or a job? Many entrepreneurs don't understand the difference.
26 Feb 2013, business.mega.mu