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Employee Health – Posted on August 18, 2020May 8, 2021

Stress Crossover from Followers to Leaders

Being a leader is challenging as you have to deal with not only those above you, but those below you … Continue reading >Stress Crossover from Followers to Leaders

Organizational Behavior – Posted on June 23, 2020May 9, 2021

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

Career and Professional Issues, Cyber Behavior – Posted on March 27, 2020May 9, 2021

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

Organizational Behavior – Posted on March 10, 2020September 14, 2020

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

Employee Health – Posted on February 23, 2020May 9, 2021

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

Marketing, Organizational Behavior – Posted on January 27, 2020May 9, 2021

Bad Behavior Toward Customers

We have all experienced bad customer service. Sometimes the old adage “the customer is always right” is not followed by … Continue reading >Bad Behavior Toward Customers

Employee Health – Posted on December 30, 2019May 9, 2021

What Is Occupational Health Psychology

The workplace can be a dangerous place. Employees can be exposed to many threats to both their physical and psychological … Continue reading >What Is Occupational Health Psychology

Cyber Behavior – Posted on December 17, 2019May 9, 2021

Unintended Consequences of Technology

I love my tech, but sometimes it is too much of a good thing. As a graduate student and young … Continue reading >Unintended Consequences of Technology

Employee Health, Organizational Behavior – Posted on November 29, 2019May 9, 2021

When Helping Is Not Helping

We have all had instances when we tried to help someone, but our help wound up to be not really … Continue reading >When Helping Is Not Helping

Employee Health, Organizational Behavior – Posted on October 14, 2019May 9, 2021

Psychological Safety Is Important

To thrive at work, people need to feel psychologically safe. That means not worrying about job demands being excessive, about … Continue reading >Psychological Safety Is Important

Employee Health – Posted on September 16, 2019May 9, 2021

Challenge Hindrance Stress

Many stress researchers divide stressful job conditions or stressors into those that challenge employees to do well versus those that … Continue reading >Challenge Hindrance Stress

Employee Health – Posted on August 27, 2019May 9, 2021

Don’t Take Workplace Incivility Home

Jane is a hospital nurse who takes pride in caring for patients. One day she was with an ill patient … Continue reading >Don’t Take Workplace Incivility Home

Leadership, Organizational Behavior – Posted on August 13, 2019May 9, 2021

People Work for Praise

Everyone knows that people will do things that bring monetary rewards–think commissions for salespeople. People will sometimes do amazing things, … Continue reading >People Work for Praise

Employee Health – Posted on August 5, 2019May 9, 2021

Bureaucracy Can Be Stressful

A common complaint by employees is that their organizations are too bureaucratic. As an employee of a state university, it … Continue reading >Bureaucracy Can Be Stressful

Employee Health, Marketing – Posted on July 29, 2019May 9, 2021

Mistreatment by Customers

If you have ever held a customer service job, you know that mistreatment by customers can come with the territory. … Continue reading >Mistreatment by Customers

Employee Health – Posted on July 26, 2019May 9, 2021

Substance Abuse and the Workplace

On August 12, 2019 (11 – 12 pm, Grand Ballrooms 7-8) I gave a talk on substance abuse and the … Continue reading >Substance Abuse and the Workplace

Cyber Behavior – Posted on July 21, 2019May 9, 2021

Cyberloafing Helps Employees Cope

Cyberloafing (employees using electronic devices for nonwork activities while at work) has been considered a drain on productivity that managers … Continue reading >Cyberloafing Helps Employees Cope