When it comes to losing weight, many people focus on eating less and exercising more. But results of a new survey of psychologists suggest dieters should pay attention to the role emotions play in weight gain and loss if they hope to succeed. For the survey, conducted by the Consumer Reports National Research Center, more than 1,300 licensed psychologists were asked which strategies were essential to helping their clients lose weight and keep it off.

Recently, I called customer service for a company I do business with.

Do you value safety? Prove it with time and money. Put your reputation on the line. Then you will show results.

“In politics, your enemies can’t hurt you, but your friends will kill you.”

You know about dissonance — that uncomfortable feeling you get when you believe strongly about one thing, but think, say or do another. 

How can top leaders be unaware of illegal practices, like the Murdoch organizational problems in Great Britain with the hacking of cell phones and paying off of police? 

The businesses I work with are all re-thinking their strategies to one extent or another. 

According to the results of the American Society of Safety Engineers 100th Anniversary Essay Contest, the greatest challenge facing the environmental health and safety profession in the 21st century is communication.

People don’t care. You don’t care. Nobody cares until it gets personal.