Spineless Bosses - NF Personality Type in Employee Management

The NF personality type, a natural nurturer, is gifted for management. They can become ‘spineless' bosses, however, because of their limited toughness with diverse team members.

20 Tips for Dealing with Difficult People

 We all have to deal with difficult people in our lives on a regular or semi-regular basis. We have to work with co-workers who are grumpy and antagonistic. We have to deal with teenagers or elderly people in our lives who are frustrated with the...

War in Iran for 2012? What is the situation in Iran?

War in Iran for 2012? What is going on with Iran these days? Answers and some historical perspective on who and what Iran is and what may be driving them toward the current provocation with the US Navy.

How to Deal With Difficult Boss

We cannot deny it that there are people having problems with their bosses...Here are some tips to help you deal with your “so-called difficult or bad boss” at work.

Shakespeare's Presentation of Colonialism and Colonisation / Colonization in ‘The Tempest' - Theme Analysis

William Shakespeare wrote 'The Tempest' in around 1610. I interpret this play as a metaphor on colonisation. The story, which tells of a usurped duke and the shipwreck he arranges in order to to exact retribution, includes a number of themes: conflict and resolution; love and romance; nature and nurture; illusion and reality; vengeance and repentance; power and the abuse of power; colonisation and ‘otherness‘. Colonisation and otherness are a particularly interesting aspect of this Shakespeare p

Antigone-Literary Analysis

  Introduction: Many writers have been interested in the theme of loyalty and betrayal, from ancient Sophocles and his master piece “Antigone”, to Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” , to Carmen Taffola’s “Marked” and finally...

How to Influence People Who Complain All the Time and Stuck in Their Ways

Let's face it, when you come across someone who is stuck in their ways and who continually complaining about their situation - be it their health, their relationships, their finances, about you – and/or anything else for that matter - but then...

Mother Daughter relationship - Why and how does it go wrong ?

The relationship between a mother and daughter is quite fragile. It keeps changing at different points in our life. It can swing from love to hate and again to love. As kids, we all love our mothers more than anybody else in this world. Yet, as we...

Gwynn Dyer's "Climate Wars": A Summary Review

An enhanced-content review of Gwynne Dyer's "Climate Wars" (2010.) Climate change is of deep concern to national security professionals the world over. Find out what they are worrying about.

Dealing with a Narcissistic Personality Disorder?