We all know that leadership is a key skill for any organization, but it's not always easy to find and groom talent in your organization. Most leaders don't get the feedback they need to develop their skills and improve as...
Lack of diversity can destroy a business. It leads to higher turnover and a toxic work environment. Worse yet, employees often feel reluctant to report discrimination if they have no allies. Conflicts arise, respect is lost, and prejudices are overlooked...
Leadership has evolved immensely over the past decade. While some aspects of managing changed drastically, planning for future success and making difficult decisions remains a constant yet challenging chunk of a leader’s everyday life. Being an effective leader can be...
Over the course of your life, you are bound to encounter many leaders, each with their own unique leadership style. While some may be inspiring and efficient, others put forth a lackluster effort and get mediocre results. You may be...
For an ordinary person, any punishment involves a negative perception and causes feelings of distress. It is something that happens when you do something wrong, right? But, behavioral psychology recognizes a specific type of punishment when discussing negative punishment. It is...
If you know nothing about behavioral psychology, then the term negative reinforcement might sound odd. But, in fact, it is one of the four methods behavioral psychologists use to discuss behavior change. And even though the terminology could be unfamiliar...
In case you know nothing about behaviorism, the whole concept of positive vs negative punishment might sound odd. Particularly the concept of positive punishment as we generally understand punishment as a negative consequence that occurs when somebody does something wrong....
How many times have you been completely absorbed by an activity that you haven’t even noticed how quickly the time passed? An activity that wasn’t necessarily related to your job or obligation. It could be anything that you love doing...
The concept of positive punishment refers to the idea of adding an effect to a specific behavior to produce discouragement and a complete disengagement in repeating it. The term ‘positive’ refers to the added consequence of a given action. For...
Positive reinforcement is of the four types of conditioning based on B. F. Skinner’s operant conditioning model. Simply put, rewarding someone for their behavior results in them repeating the behavior. A stimulus is anything that can be taken in by...