How to deal with jerks in the workplace (with...

Many company cultures can feel stagnant and uninspiring, says designer Ben Swire, whose job is to help people take creative risks. Ben shares why icebreakers, compliments, and competitive bonding games can undermine workplace camaraderie. Later Ben shares how he finds success lea ...  Show more

Kevin Townley is a meditation teacher. But he’s also a comedian who leads museum tours and an actor whose career spans Men in Black 3 and Law & Order. In today’s episode, Kevin talks about how to practice the art of looking and the deep Buddhist wisdom that can be found in every ...  Show more

For Christine Porath, meditation was one way of coping with a toxic work environment. Her own experience, paired with watching her father suffer a serious health scare tied to his own harmful workplace atmosphere, led to her interest in researching civility in the workplace. She ...  Show more

Tessa West addresses the seven common types of jerks at work–and how to deal with them effectively. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How to tell if someone is being an intentional jerk at work 

2) How to identi ...

Tessa West (@tessawestnyu) is a social psychology professor at New York University and the author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Jerks-Work-Toxic-Coworkers-About/d ...

Which feelings (and shoes) are work-appropriate these days? An expert on authenticity joins us to share impressions of how professional behavior and dress are changing, plus advice for deciding how transparent and comfortable to be.