You walk into the office and are greeted with smiles, small talk, and compliments. It seems like everyone is warm and approachable — a dream work environment. But as time passes, the cracks begin to ...

Traditional professionalism often enforces dominant cultural norms, forcing employees to suppress their identities and creating "identity strain." This stifles diversity, innovation, and psychological ...

We've all come across those articles, haven't we? The ones that promise a complete transformation in just 30 days if we adopt a new routine. Or the five-step guides to breaking some pesky habit. While ...

Have you ever had to deal with a sarcastic co-worker? Or maybe you've asked your colleagues for feedback only to find later that they gossiped or spread rumors behind your back. Seventy percent of ...

Zhanna Lyubykh receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Laurie J. Barclay receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of ...

Whether they're colleagues, clients, or customers, you’re sure to encounter difficult people at work. It might be someone who hinders productivity, rubs you the wrong way, makes you upset, or is ...

Louise Crowley has received funding from the Irish Higher Education Authority and the Irish Research Council. The average person will spend more than 3,500 days at work, so toxic behaviour in the ...