“What We Have Here is a Failure to Communicate”

April 21st, 2010 · 4 Comments

By Gina Simmons, Ph.D. In the iconic 1967 film, Cool Hand Luke, Paul Newman delivers the classic line, “What we have here is a failure to communicate.”  Since then the line appears in movies, songs and the daily lives of humans everywhere.  Some communication failures can be kind of cute.  When my daughter was three [...]

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What to Do When Your Boss is Evil

February 10th, 2010 · No Comments

By Gina Simmons, Ph.D. Most baby boomers will switch jobs 10 times in their life, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Ideas about corporate loyalty and job security seem quaint and antiquated now. Today everyone is a free agent. When job competition appears steep and jobs are scarce, a bad boss can mess [...]

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Ten Ways to Reduce Stress

March 30th, 2008 · 1 Comment

by Gina Simmons, Ph.D. At a Christmas party last December I received a humorous calendar entitled “For Women Who Do Too Much”. We can all relate to that feeling of “doing too much” particularly when we’re late for an appointment, stuck in traffic, or trying to send an important fax just as the machine breaks [...]

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