Special Reports

Trying to identify ourselves, we have many obstacles to overcome to understand who we are indeed and what is our true nature. Every person has a need that is the product of our species' evolution, the need to create bonds with other creatures. Interestingly, even the relationship we have with...

A new scientific theory came to challenge the prevailing debate theory about the distribution of work in early human societies. Scientists believed that men were hunters and women used to raise the kids and collect fruits from the trees. The controversy started when archaeologists discovered the bones of a 9,000-year-old...

According to scientists, the key to a successful career is to focus on a field you enjoy. To get closer to your dream job, you have to answer the vital question of who you are. As taff this question is, psychologists, break this down into six simpler questions that help...

Leading things in a different direction is not rare. Today we will talk about the most popular ways people choose to mislead their friends, family, and co-workers. Being a drama queen is a perfect example. A situation where a false reaction proves this attitude appears when we see people overreacting...

According to modern psychology, there are 10 types of toxic people who you can meet and cross paths in life, and in most cases, you will not even realize it. For your information, the categories are the following: the manipulator, the victim, the temperamental, the envious, the dementor, the twisted,...

Sri Lanka is famous for a number of reasons, such as its warm and welcoming people, magnificent nature, broad wildlife, rich culture, etc., which are enough to magnetize tourists from all over the world, but what about living in Sri Lanka post-retirement? Haven't you thought about it? If not, do...

A colleague of mine tells a difficult story about the ethics troubles of a multi-billion-dollar Canadian pharmaceutical company I’ll call pHarmX. It exemplifies an incredibly poignant lesson about the ethical choices in our personal and professional lives.  Several years ago, pHarmX developed a drug that safely lowers the aldehyde levels...

The saying goes, “An unaimed arrow never misses.” As I travel the country, I find one consistent theme: most executives, managers, and employees are “unaimed,” meaning they don’t know their company’s Vital Goals or how they contribute to those goals. How do I know this? I ask. I’ve asked hundreds...

Working from home was a must during the pandemic, and it’s now a choice that many people are making as part of their new work normal. The challenge with having a hybrid and distributed workforce is that the cues that help create cultural norms are diluted, patchy, or even missing...

Arguments are often when we have difficulties in communicating our needs and feelings. The less communicative we are, the more possible it is that we will end up fighting. Today we focus on how to ''win'' a fight without having to become aggressive: Follow and lead It is funny, but...