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Business Psychology Personality Psychology

Personality Traits of Successful Business Owners

Running a successful business requires an individual to be flexible, deliberate and have no short amount of grit. One might have to operate in different industries, roles, and circumstances, and the qualities that help one person succeed may be less useful (even counterproductive) in another. Psychology has identified several personality characteristics that can shape how […]

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Character Analysis Business Psychology

Is Lou Bloom a White-Collar Psychopath?

Nightcrawler is a curious film that exhibits how society sometimes allows truly reprehensible acts to not only escape justice, but even be the cause of future success. The film achieves this by portraying a figure, Lou Bloom, as an awkwardly charismatic, morally and emotionally detached individual obsessed with ‘winning’ the lottery and, in the end, […]

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Organizational Psychology Business Psychology

An Entrepreneur’s Psychology: What Truly Drives Success?

Psychology is the study of mental processes, emotions and behavior. Its utility is everywhere. This also relates to business, where you are providing products and services to people. As such, an entrepreneur cannot run a business without knowing how to manage his/her own emotions or the needs of the employees. In fact, their venture will […]