Workplace Communication

The Intentional Flex: Building Stronger Connections in the Workplace

By SIOP Member Alyssa Birnbaum At my first job out of college, I was hyper-focused on performance. I thought that being an excellent employee meant I should put my head…

Pause and Reflect: Taking Time to Support Personal and Team Growth

By Christina Mimms, SIOP Marketing Manager Some people may think that looking back represents bad luck, fear, or sorrow but it is often necessary to reflect on the past to…

The Future of Work Is Flexible

The shutdowns of 2020 pushed many organizations to restructure as remote workplaces. Since then, many have gone back to in-person or hybrid work policies to foster more collaboration among employees.…

More Than a Job: Why the Workplace Matters for Human Connection

Despite technology keeping people constantly connected, loneliness has turned into a pervasive issue that many struggle with. In fact, in 2023, the U.S. Surgeon General declared loneliness to be a…

The Social Capital Imperative: Revealing, Developing, and Leveraging Organizational Networks

A new book from the SIOP Professional Practice Book Series provides the latest information on a timely topic in I-O psychology: social capital. The Social Capital Imperative: Revealing, Developing, and…

Why Do Meetings Get a Bad Rap?

Does the obligation to attend a weekly meeting fill you with dread? Is it a necessary evil or a valued appointment on your calendar? For many, the former is the…

Politically Based Maltreatment in the Workplace

The United States of America, contrary to its name, is a nation divided in contemporary times, with polling data showing political polarization to be at record levels (Pew Research Center,…

Strategic Priorities for CHROs

In the rapidly evolving business landscape, the chief human resources officer (CHRO) role continues to be indispensable for organizational success. According to a recent Accenture survey (Brower, 2023), 89% of…

Revisiting Keynes’ Predictions About Work and Leisure: A Discussion of Fundamental Questions About the Nature of Modern Work

Seth A. Kaplan, John A. Aitken, Blake A. Allan, George M. Alliger, Timothy Ballard, and Hannes Zacher Nearly 100 years ago, economist John Maynard Keynes predicted that, by today, technological…

Timeless TIP: Practice-Science Partnerships, Spring 2020

As noted by respondents of the 2022 Practitioner Needs Survey (see key findings in Sendra et al., 2024), some SIOP practitioners perceive that master’s degree holders are assumed to be…