Have you ever noticed that when we label people by behavior, characteristics or perceived political affiliation, we limit our curiosity about that person? When we think we know who a person is, based ...

Social psychologist Mary C. Murphy explains what happens when we create an environment that obsesses over the talents of the few. Credit - Getty Images One of the greatest musical geniuses of our time ...

The human brain is a story-making organism. In order to comprehend the world and make sense of its craziness, we have to create scenarios that make sense out of nonsense. These stories also justify ...

Psychologists and therapists insist labeling people 'narcissists' often says more about you than it does about the other ...

In today’s hyper-competitive business landscape, the quest to quantify and categorize employee performance is more aggressive than ever. Consulting giants like McKinsey offer provocative frameworks ...

Labels, particularly when applied to human beings and their behavior, can have a surprisingly polarizing effect, regardless of the label’s efficacy. Some people resist labels altogether, while others ...

Humans are the naming species. We name everything we perceive and imagine, as if the universe were a vast grocery store, with all items clearly labeled. Of course, people are not grocery store items; ...

Beneath every quarterly report and every productivity metric lies an undeniable truth: businesses thrive or falter based on human connection. Yet too often, companies unintentionally weaken their ...

Do you label people? Think about it. When I was a kid I went to elementary school (we called it grade school back then) for eight years in a one-room school where one teacher taught all eight grades.

If you’ve been frustrated by a problematic relationship with an employee, a family member, or a romantic partner lately and gone to the internet for advice, you’ve undoubtedly been told the same thing ...