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Resources

These links present a variety of works by MPG psychologists. Please contact us if we can help you to apply any of these ideas and principles in your organization.

Articles and Papers

Active Leadership: A Blueprint for Succeeding and Making a Difference

Influence for Impact: Increasing Your Effectiveness in Your Organization

Influence for Impact Streaming Video Training Module

 

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  • Career Assessment: Making the Right Early Decisions and Mid-Flight Corrections

    Careers develop from many decisions made over time. Some are made by default, and some are made by other people....

    June 10, 2024

  • The Wrong People: the Dark Triad

    We’ve previously discussed the characteristics of good people and how to select them for your organization. Without the right people,...

    March 4, 2024

  • Selecting High-Potential Employees: The Four Foundations

    A CEO was known to tell candidates that there were two reasons he’d fire them: if they weren’t good at...

    October 19, 2023

  • Re-frames for the Hot Reactor: Check Your Assumptions and Remember Your Purpose

    Personality is not destiny but it has a strong influence on our experiences, reactions, preferences and behavior. Personality traits are...

    August 23, 2023

  • Credentials are Over-Rated: Hire for Skills

    There is a critical shortage of people in the labor force with the “right” credentials. Many job descriptions list a...

    May 5, 2023

  • Cognitive Dissonance: Keys to Understanding Irrational Behavior

    Cognitive dissonance is a phenomenon that has been extensively studied by social psychologists. It is widely recognized as a powerful...

    February 28, 2023

  • Quiet Quitting…Really? (Here’s a Better Strategy)

    Quiet quitting is a term to describe the strategy of just doing the bare minimum needed to get by on...

    September 20, 2022

  • The Trait of Complexity

    The trait of Complexity is one of the Big Five personality factors. It is sometimes known as Openness to Experience....

    July 7, 2022

  • The Trait of Agreeableness

    Agreeableness is one of the major Big Five personality factors. People scoring high on Agreeableness are likely to try to...

    March 22, 2022

  • Behavioral Control: Conscientiousness

    Behavioral Control is one of the major Big Five personality factors. It is often referred to as conscientiousness, and is...

    October 6, 2021