For entry-level professionals aiming to quickly advance in their company and industry, their attitude can play as pivotal a role as credentials or experience. Embracing and demonstrating a positive, ...

Positive thinking is not the phony baloney it was once believed to be by older generations. Numerous studies over recent years have shown that optimistic thinking leads to a positive attitude. People ...

Studies show that skilled and experienced employees with poor attitudes are more likely to fail. Here’s why hiring for ...

Sometimes it feels easier to be a Grumpy Gus—Who has the energy to get jazzed up about everything all the time? But ask yourself, how exhausting is it when you’re around someone else who is constantly ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark C. Perna is a generational expert who covers education & careers. This article is more than 3 years old. It’s not so much ...

Negative thinking considers the weaknesses of human nature, the disadvantages of change, and how things can go wrong. Positive thinking considers the goodness of people, the advantages of change, and ...

Having faced this many times before, I was curious how an IT professional would choose. Suppose you had two candidates for a long-term employee going into a team of about 4 people. The previous person ...