Lack of communication is the root of many troubles, such as hurt feelings, misunderstandings, missed deadlines, and unsuccessful connections. Healthy communication in its broadest form is important in developing positive healthy relationships between family members and others. Everyone should utilize techniques useful for gaining good communication skills.
Basic skills are very important and many people do […]

“Motivation” comes from the Latin word for “to move”. It is a goal-oriented behavior. In essence, we take action because it feels good to do so. It feels right to take a break when we are on overload, then it feels right to go back to work. The real challenge is to make it feel […]

By Liz Seward Science reporter, Festival of Science, New York
Yawning may reveal more about a person than their boredom threshold, according to research. A susceptibility to contagious yawning may actually be a sign of a high-level of social empathy. Although many species yawn, only some humans and possibly their close animal relatives find yawning infectious, […]

Ronald Kessler
Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2006
By his own account, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., the front-runner for the 2008 presidential race, had trouble controlling his anger long before he was a prisoner of war in Vietnam.
Back in 1999, McCain allowed reporters from the Arizona Republic, New York Times, and The Associated Press to review 1,500 pages of […]

George Anderson, B.C.D., L.C.S.W. is scheduled to participate in a panel discussion with a focus on Alternative Careers for M.S.W.s in Business and Government Sectors. This training is part of the Smith College School for Social Work, its 90th Anniversary alumni panel. The training will take place on July 19, 2008 on the campus of […]

The combination of the Jack Nicholas/Adam Sandler Movie, Anger Management, along with the tragedy of 9/11 has made anger management a daily topic in the news, comedy and sports. The current interest in John McCain’s long history of aggressive outbursts is rapidly making anger management one of the most popular topics in the media worldwide. […]

As the Nation’s largest provider of Executive Coaching/Anger Management for Physicians, Anderson & Anderson is committed to advocating for the Best Practices in providing mandated or volunteer services for “disruptive physicians”. With this goal in mind, we would like to bring to your attention an evasive tactic currently being used by some physicians to avoid […]

The recent ABC Televised debate between Senators Obama and Clinton was an excellent demonstration of how contagious anger can be when sensed, observed or felt by others. The two television Commentators who served as moderators for this debate exhibited anger and disrespect toward Sen. Obama. Their mean spirited questions regarding lapel pins worn or not […]

ScienceDaily (Apr. 9, 2008) — A new study suggests that the way in which professional care workers respond emotionally to substance abuse patients with personality disorders depends on the type of disorder.
Birgitte Thylstrup and Morten Hesse of Aarhus University, Centre for Alcohol and Drug Research, in Copenhagen, Denmark, explain that while previous research has shown […]

Boston Business Journal - by Jay S. Sidhu
John Ruskin said: “Education does not mean just teaching people what they do not know, it also means teaching people to behave as they do not behave.”
Today, more than 150 years later, Mr. Ruskin’s words still ring true, as it is no longer enough to just have […]