Sublime

“If an individual has ego needs that are too high,” notes Peter Friedes, Hewitt’s managing partner, “they can be a very disruptive influence.

those with higher socioeconomic status are somewhat dehumanized by their experience of wealth and power. Because they depend less on others to get what they want, they become more self-focused, less aware of those around them, and less likely to experience empathy.

He quickly learned to see himself not as a discharged former employee but as a business, Mike Inc., whose chief asset was Mike’s time, experience, and connections. He realized that he was not seeking a job as much as he was seeking new clients or customers.

In a society where the family, church, and community are not the support structures they once were, people look to their colleagues for the emotional support a family once provided. This lack of boundaries between the personal and work life is fraught with all sorts of difficulties.