Workplace Culture

December 2025 IOP Issue Now Available

The latest issue of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (IOP) is now available. Volume 18 Issue 4 December 2025 includes two focal articles, one with 10 commentaries and the other with…

Beyond Fire and Fog: Trading Burnout and Boreout for Balance

By SIOP members Shelly Rauvola and Arryn Poole There have been many times when we’ve wished for anything but burnout. We welcomed boredom, monotony, and underutilization. We yearned for a…

From Time Off to Productive Work: An I-O Psychology Perspective

By SIOP Member Dr. Marla J. Albertie It is very common for people to struggle when returning to work after a holiday, vacation, or extended break; I know I was…

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…

Finding the Next Mission: Career Growth for Veterans in I-O Psychology

This article was submitted by SIOP Military and Veterans Inclusion Committee member Andrea Kho For veterans pursuing careers in industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology, success hinges on ongoing growth in addition to…

Belonging Beyond the Uniform: Helping Veterans Thrive in Civilian Workplaces

This article was submitted by SIOP Military and Veterans Inclusion Committee member Steve Baumgartner For many veterans, one of the most challenging parts of leaving the military isn’t just the…

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.…

Quiet Quitting and Antiwork Sentiment Through the Lens of Motivation Theory: A Qualitative Study

Quiet quitting (QQ; e.g., “a protest against the perceived negative well-being impacts of meeting work demands by strategically withdrawing from or avoiding selected tasks”; Samnani & Robertson, 2025, p. 3)…

Rethinking Intergenerational Collaboration: An I-O Psychology Perspective

I was conversing with my mother the other day, one of those thoughtful, lingering exchanges that spark reflection beyond the moment. We began discussing what collaboration looks like today across…