Blog | Industrial-Organizational Psychology by Paul Spector

Make Your Workplace Fun

Is your workplace a fun place to be? Do you look forward to engaging with your coworkers, with your boss, … Continue reading >Make Your Workplace Fun

Supervisors Should Walk the Talk

It is Leadership 101. Supervisors need to model the behavior that they wish their subordinates to perform. A “do as … Continue reading >Supervisors Should Walk the Talk

Joint Optimize Your Organization

What is the best way to assure that your organization is running as effectively as possible? Should you optimize your … Continue reading >Joint Optimize Your Organization

Virtual Teaming during COVID-19

I work at a university where in March almost all employees were instructed to work from home and avoid coming … Continue reading >Virtual Teaming during COVID-19

Soft Skills for Teamwork

Kathy was excited to be promoted to team leader in her software development company. Her team was given an important … Continue reading >Soft Skills for Teamwork

Should You Test or Train?

Organizations run on talent. To be effective your employees need to have the right mix of knowledge, skill, ability, and … Continue reading >Should You Test or Train?

Structure That Interview

Have you ever hired someone? If so, you probably interviewed several people to help you pick the right one. But … Continue reading >Structure That Interview

Acquiring Pre-Employment Assessments

So you decide to use pre-employment assessments to help you hire the best talent. You are a big fan of … Continue reading >Acquiring Pre-Employment Assessments

Equations or Hurdles in Selection

You believe in analytics and evidence-based management. So you have invested in the latest pre-employment assessments to let science inform … Continue reading >Equations or Hurdles in Selection

Employees Need Feedback

How often does your boss tell you how well you are doing at work? Does he or she tell you … Continue reading >Employees Need Feedback

Start with Criteria

Kathy and Tom have reached an impasse. They are both managers in a financial services firm who have been tasked … Continue reading >Start with Criteria

O*NET Is a Valuable Tool for Job Analysis

Chris opened her own catering business last year, doing all the tasks herself. The business has been successful and has … Continue reading >O*NET Is a Valuable Tool for Job Analysis

Job Relevance Is Important

Every day managers make decisions that affect employees. It might be who to hire, who to promote, or who to … Continue reading >Job Relevance Is Important

We Need Academic Publishers

For hundreds of years, publishing has been a noble industry that has brought knowledge to the masses. Within academic disciplines … Continue reading >We Need Academic Publishers

Build a Home Studio

In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, have you found yourself stuck at home having to work with others online … Continue reading >Build a Home Studio

Using People Analytics

Managers make decisions that involve people every day—who to hire, how to train, and how to lead, just to name … Continue reading >Using People Analytics

Overcome Barriers To Success

Reaching your goals and getting things done isn’t always easy. Some people are doers. They are reliable and can be … Continue reading >Overcome Barriers To Success

Modeling Workplace Safety

How much does leadership affect the safety of the workplace? For supervisors how important is modeling workplace safety? New research … Continue reading >Modeling Workplace Safety