Art Markman

Art Markman, PhD is a professor of Psychology and Marketing at the University of Texas at Austin and Founding Director of the Program in the Human Dimensions of Organizations. Art is the author of Smart Thinking and Habits of Leadership, Smart Change, Brain Briefs, and, most recently, Bring Your Brain to Work.

Art Markman

How to apologize for messing up at work

Mistakes happen–and they suck. But there are ways to turn the situation to your advantage.

This is likely the No. 1 thing affecting your job performance

Hint: It all starts with figuring out what you don’t know.

How to stop feeling so overwhelmed at work

Take a breath and refer to this concrete set of steps.

How to cope with a long job search

It can be disheartening when the search drags on. Here’s how to stay on track.

This method can help you figure out if you have the right job

Your day-to-day life is filled with tasks. But will they make you happy in the long-term?

Being creative matters less than you think it does

You might conclude that innovative companies must be full of creative people. Here’s why that’s not necessarily true.

You don’t need to wait for authority to be a leader at your company

The most important thing that comes with any role is the ability to control how resources are used within the organization. It requires very little actual authority to lead.

How to tell when you’re being lied to

People believe that it is obvious to others when they are lying, when in fact people are not very good at detecting the lies of others.

Why men like Joe Biden find it so difficult to apologize

If you have created a bad situation with your actions, then your intentions don’t matter much. You made a mess and you have to clean it up.

How pessimists can tap into their hidden optimistic side

If you’re a pessimist, you probably think you’re doomed to be a pessimist forever, but there are some things you can do to try to flip your motivational orientation.

Three ways to give better advice

For starters, understand what’s really being asked and don’t just offer what you’d do.

This is when it’s actually good to be a pessimist

Your tendency to always look at the negative might actually be really valuable for you if you use it right. Here’s how.

How our brains process praise and why it’s killing our potential

When your brain gets a reward (and your brain treats praise from others as a reward), what it learns is to do that action again. But, repetition builds habits, not growth.

This is the right way to assert your importance at work

If you feel underappreciated at work, this is how to make sure your capacity to contribute at work is known by the people who matter.

This is how to correct someone without sounding like a jerk

If you’re going to correct people when they haven’t asked you for feedback, there are a few general rules to follow.

How to reframe your thinking about the boring parts of your job

Every job, no matter how meaningful and rewarding, has boring parts. Here are three tactics to change your thinking about those parts of your job that you hate.

This is how you should structure all of your meetings

If you are going to bring people together, you should start by deciding the most important thing you want to accomplish.

How to reframe your thinking about your coworkers’ annoying habits

You can’t change their knuckle-cracking, loud-sneezing ways, but you can change the way you think about them. Here’s how.

This is how to decide between two seemingly equally good options

If the options are similar, even if the decision is really important, you probably won’t go too far wrong, no matter what you choose. Still, here’s how to make a tough choice.

Ask yourself these four questions when your mind starts to wander

These are the most common sources of intrusive thoughts, and what you can do to rein them in.

Impact

Madison is the first city to go 100% electric for its bike share

Google just committed $1 billion to build new housing in the Bay Area

CEOs need to grapple with the populist backlash to corporate power—or they won’t like what comes next

Creativity

‘Alternatino’ creator Arturo Castro explains making the definitive sketch about woke teens

What Netflix’s Oscar winner ‘Roma’ can teach brands about social impact

Watch Jon Stewart challenge Mitch McConnell to pass stalled 9/11 bill on Colbert’s show

Co.Design

Microsoft will fix your sexist PowerPoint presentations with AI

This kit makes it shockingly easy (and pretty) to farm your own algae at home

Have kids? This infographic proves that your life is officially over

Work Life

Does your new job align with your life’s priorities? Here’s how to tell

4 ways to build influence at work, no matter your job title

For mothers, parental leave is a penalty whether they take it or not