Are you good with names? Many of us are willing to admit we’re not. A study in Psychology and Aging found that Americans often overestimate their abilities when it comes to traits like leadership and ...

Some people are good at remembering names and understand how important that acknowledgement is. It makes people feel important and lets them know you are paying attention and that "nice to meet you" ...

What's in a name? It's a question you may not think much about. But it's a loaded one with a deep answer. "In theory, a person’s name is the word any person will hear the most in their lifetime," says ...

Most of us have read “Animal Farm” and “1984” by George Orwell or, at least, have heard of him. However, did you know that Orwell is not his real name? I didn’t know that, and I was an English major ...

When I try, I can learn names quickly and effectively. Even though I don't have a particularly good memory, I've developed skills and tricks: my secrets for learning names. First, pay attention. If I ...

Do you, like me, have trouble remembering the names of people that you meet, especially at business functions or social gatherings where you meet a group of people all at once? Yeah, it was the bane ...

You can train your memory to retain all kinds of things–including people’s names. That message comes from Vicki Mizel, memory teacher, author, and memory expert. Mizel’s training methods have helped ...

Here’s the real reason you don’t remember names: not because you have a bad memory for names, but because you don’t care. A professor at Kansas State University this week issued a study pointing out ...

Top CEOs have figured out how to be lazy—in a good way. In coaching hundreds of executives over the years, a few questions come up again and again. Recently the CEO of a large company in the Midwest ...