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Author - Morten Soltveit

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Where I Tell Maslow and Career Gurus to Suck It

by Morten Soltveit
4 min read

One of the biggest things I learned at the Kennedy Conference is that psychology in the hands of hucksters is an easy way to make money and build a career. Case in point: the resurgence in popularity of Maslow’s hierarchy of...

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Not Really Breaking News: Employers Are Assholes

by Morten Soltveit
2 min read

A few weeks ago, I received a press release titled, Recession Causing Perception Disconnect Between Employers and their Workforce According to New Study from Monster.com and Human Capital Institute. There is a dramatic...

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15 challenges that people who are gifted experience in a workplace

by Morten Soltveit
4 min read

We talk about ‘gifted’ people because we know they exist, but what does ‘gifted’ actually mean? According to Mensa, someone who has an IQ in the uppermost percentile, usually the top 2%, of an IQ test, resulting in them...

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Go Ahead And Sleep With The Intern

by Morten Soltveit
3 min read

The recent problems with guys like Anthony Weiner, John Ensign, and Arnold Schwarzenegger have me thinking about love & passion & sex & romance & work. Regular people (like you & me) are pretty boring. We...

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