Workplace Culture
Several studies indicate a direct relationship between an employee’s “fit” and, for incoming employees, the risk of rapid turnover. Commonly called “finding your tribe,” it holds significance for existing employees…
Submitted by the SIOP Military and Veterans Inclusion Committee Veteran spouses and families offer an incredible wealth of strengths to industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology. Their resilience, adaptability, and ability to foster…
Submitted by the SIOP Military and Veterans Inclusion Committee Chances are that if you work in civil service or Department of Defense (DoD) communities, you have met a multitude of…
Submitted by the SIOP Military and Veterans Inclusion Committee Industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology focuses on understanding and improving the workplace environment, employee performance, and overall organizational efficiency. Veterans, with their diverse…
Toxicity in the workplace can severely affect employee morale, hinder productivity, and compromise the overall well-being of an organization. Recognizing the significance of this issue, the SIOP Work Smart Series…
Sunday Scaries. The term refers to the “dread and doom” an employee feels the day before work begins. This is more than a workplace trend or a generational joke. Symptoms may…
It is difficult to quantify the amount of work professionals face today. The number of deadlines they are tracking. The number of projects they are juggling. If they just started…
This research was conducted by Alaina C. Keim (akeim@bellarmine.edu) and Jean M. Lamont (jean.lamont@gmail.com), Department of Psychology, Bellarmine University. The authors would like to thank Ron Landis for his assistance with statistical…
Although the need for effective decision-making is ubiquitous in the workplace, in practice the failure rate of important workplace decisions is surprisingly high. This white paper discusses evidence-based strategies that…
Understanding employee voice in organizations is essential, as issues employees face may not always formally reach an organization’s top decision makers. Employee voice refers to the informal and voluntary expression…