We've all heard of IQ, and many of us have heard of EQ, but what about CQ? CQ is a measure of one's cultural intelligence. But it is more than having basic intelligence, social skills and respect for other cultures. CQ was developed by the research done by Soon Ang, Linn Van Dyne, and David Livermore as … Continue reading What’s Your CQ? →

and I, I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. Many of you may recognize these as the words from Robert Frost's famous poem (and perhaps America's most popular poem), "The Road Not Taken". The poem was first published in The Atlantic in 1915. Here is the full text: … Continue reading Two Roads Diverged in a Wood →

Would you be angry? jealous? quit? ask for a raise? motivated to work harder? Just kidding about that last one... Actually, research has found that it is the last option. A new study shows, among other things, that employees tend to underestimate their bosses’ compensation, but that they work harder when they find out that their bosses … Continue reading Quick! How Would You React If You Found Out Your Boss Was Making A Lot More Than You Expected? →

And you don't even have to stay the whole time; just 20 minutes of live music will do the trick. The study was conducted by O2, a British concert venue and promoter, and Goldsmith’s University (London) Associate Lecturer Patrick Fagan, who specializes in behavioral science. The researchers found that those who attend gigs once a fortnight … Continue reading A Concert Every Two Weeks Adds Nine Years to Your Life (and Makes You Happier) →

I like taking research-based quizzes on line. Last week I wrote about a two-part personality test I took to determine my empathy and systemizing quotients. Once I had the results, I could determine if I had a balanced, female, or male brain. My results were smack in the middle, and I was classified as having … Continue reading Think You Know What It Takes to Be Original? →

Dan Ariely to the rescue once again. It was getting late in the evening, and I didn't yet have a viable idea for a blog post. I knew that Dan usually has a post every other Saturday in the Wall Street Journal, and I didn't think he had one last week. So I logged into … Continue reading Engaging in Moral Licensing →

Every Friday, the Wall Street Journal has a real estate section. Of course just calling it the real estate section is not good enough for the Journal. This part of the paper is called "Mansion". And if you spend a few minutes paging or browsing through the section you can see why. Here is a … Continue reading Where Did I Go Wrong? →

My wife and I share each other's Google calendars, and while she was going through her calendar the other day, she came across a somewhat cryptic entry I had entered for August 27: "take a picture of each class" She asked me what the entry was for, and other than telling her that August 27 … Continue reading I’ve Got to Start Leaving Better Notes to Myself →

"I’m not a fan of outright bans or ultimatums in the classroom." That's a line from a post I wrote last November in which I shared some research regarding student use of electronic devices in the classroom. Here's what that research found: “…a growing body of evidence shows that over all, college students learn less … Continue reading OK; I Guess It’s Time to Listen to What the Data Says… →

This is the third in a series of blog posts based on Dan Pink's book, A Whole New World: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future. This post is based on a couple of the tests Pink mentions that can be used to gauge one's level of empathy. The two tests are known as the Empathy Quotient … Continue reading Do You Have a Female or Male Brain: A Test to Measure Your Empathy and Systemizing Quotients (EQ and SQ) →