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America’s most hated companies: The psychology of fat cats and “fatism”

By psychologistmimi on January 12, 2014 • ( 1 Comment )

Forget that 35.7% of Americans are considered obese and if you add those that are considered overweight the percentage rises to 69.2%. This isn’t about that. Hell, I’m completely within the lower end of my acceptable BMI range and a California female doctor told me I was fat […]

True Road Warrior: Business Travel in a Non-Profit World

By psychologistmimi on August 11, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

In the words of Sir Adam Thomson, founder of British Caledonian Airlines, “A recession is when you have to tighten your belt; depression is when you have no belt to tighten. When you’ve lost your trousers—you’re in the airline business”. Anybody who travels for work can vouch for […]