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A research team reports on its one-year project to improve the email habits of a large UK charity.
Zoom parties are one thing. Harder for organisations to replicate online are ‘casual collisions’ between colleagues.
The terrible murder of a British woman is a clear example of how our behaviour at work can be linked to violence against women.
The audio version of an in-depth article about a record-breaking Soviet miner from 1935 who embodied a system of values that is central to contemporary work cultures today.
Victoria Police recently won the rights not to be contacted out of work hours. They are not the only employees who need a proper break from work.
Interference with our brain’s goal-directed functioning is increasing with ever more tools for virtual communication and collaboration.
Although the end of the pandemic may be in sight, the costs of working remotely are growing. It’s time companies had a plan – even if they aren’t returning to the office any time soon.
One in five now work exclusively from home in the UK. But remote workers still drive about as often as commuters – though for different reasons.
Ita Buttrose may be right. The evidence does suggest younger workers are less resilient. But we shouldn’t make too much of it.
More than ever workers want feedback, and if managers can’t give it other colleagues can.
As many offices have converted to work-from-home operations during the coronavirus pandemic, the human connection needed for successful work cultures has changed for the better.
COVID-19 has forced many of us to do the daily shift from home. An anthropologist who observed a group of remote workers raises some concerns and shares some tips.
Stress, and more chronic exhaustion such as burnout, is commonplace within the modern workplace.
Stay-at-home parents have a hard time reentering the workforce after spending time away.
Why hit the beach on holiday when you can use your annual leave to be ill at home instead?
Go beyond the corporate jargon to really understand the freedom and challenges that come with being a digital nomad.
It’s tempting to think that difficult coworker might be a psychopath, but this just distracts us from the difficult work of making our workplaces better places to be.
Why working with friends – or making better friends with colleagues – is beneficial.
United Airlines’ recent stumbles suggest its culture is too ‘tight’ and constrained by rules, leaving employees little room to make judgement calls.
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Professor of Information and Knowledge Management, Loughborough University
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PhD Candidate in Anthropology, UCL
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Clinical Assistant Professor of Education, Health and Behavior Studies, University of North Dakota
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Senior Lecturer in Occupational Psychology, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Lecturer in Organisation, Work and Technology, Lancaster University
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Lecturer, The Cairnmillar Institute Melbourne, La Trobe University
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Assistant Professor, United States Naval Academy
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Visiting Industrial Fellow, Aston University
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Professor of HRM and organisational Psychology, University of Glasgow
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Executive-in-Residence, Daniels College of Business, University of Denver
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Distinguished University Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Maryland
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Program Director & Associate Professor Master of Psychology Health and Wellness & Master of Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Adler University