When employees are happy, engaged and productive, and the organization is meeting their individual needs, they are more likely to meet their full potential.
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For young people in their 20s, the workplace is an ideal place to connect and make friends. Here’s how to make the most of these relationships.
People are increasingly discussing how difficult the end of a friendship can be.
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One study found 86% of young people had gone through a friendship breakup.
We can be unduly hard on ourselves as we grapple with the implications of declining an invitation.
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Nearly 80% of people have accepted invitations to events they didn’t want to attend.
Sonnets still have a reputation for being about the unrequited love of a man for a woman.
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These moving poems are a reminder that on Valentine’s Day, it’s OK to celebrate a broader definition of love.
Despite stereotypes to the contrary, men can prefer close, one-on-one friendships.
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Psychology researchers have focused on the idea that people form friendships with those who are similar, familiar and nearby. But how do individual people pick those who will become their friends?
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The death of Matthew Perry has seen old and new fans reflect on the legacy of a television classic.
Workplaces function better when colleagues have good relationships with one another.
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Being friendly at work can increase your happiness, productivity and help you make better use of your time. On the other hand, being unfriendly can make work less enjoyable and engaging.
Taylor Swift’s fans were not happy when it was rumoured she had started dating infamous bad boy Matt Healy.
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Sometimes you have to let your friends know when they’ve made a bad choice in life but there’s a way to go about it.
Befriending other Black queer students can build a sense of safety and connection.
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The new book “Black and Queer on Campus” explores the range of experiences that Black LGBTQ students face at colleges across the US.
A new book titled ‘The Love Jones Cohort’ examines the lifestyles of middle-class Black Americans.
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A sociologist interviewed dozens of middle-class Black singles about their friendships, freedom and dating lives.
Ross in Friends dressed as the Holiday Aramdillo telling the story of Hanukkah.
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You’ll likely spot a hanukkiah, which has become a shortcut to identify Jewishness.
Chimpanzees are highly social but recent research suggests they can be with gorillas too.
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Friendships between these two very different primates likely outlasted your promise to be best buds forever with your school classmates.
IRCC should rethink how to protect our chosen families and value the interdependence inherent to couples as much as the independence cherished in friendship.
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Canada’s immigration system should accept our chosen families and unconventional forms of love, such as friends with deep bonds.
‘The Gossip’ (ca. 1922) by American painter William Penhallow Henderson.
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A series of experiments explored the seemingly radical idea that opening up to strangers can be deeply satisfying.
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Friendship networks shrank during lockdowns. As we re-engage, how do we get our old friends back? And which do we want back?
For peer learning to be effective, each child should have a specific task or role.
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Small-group learning activities can help students build social skills while enhancing academic achievement. This is particularly important for kids who face bullying or discrimination.
How much of your life is archived on Facebook?
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Many people are feeling the urge to quit Facebook. It’s not hard to do, technically speaking. It’s a good idea, however, to pause first and look back on your digital memories.
A Maasai man receives a call on his mobile phone.
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Maasai in Tanzania use their mobile phones all the time – usually to communicate with people they already know. But dialing errors can also breed friendships and business opportunities.
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Friends has made audiences laugh by breaching what we expect to happen when people speak.
Circles designed to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus by encouraging social distancing line San Francisco’s Dolores Park on May 21, 2020.
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The social restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic have illustrated how important human connections are to health.