Organizational Leaders Face Unique Moral Dilemmas
What are the seven moral dilemmas faced by high-level leaders? How can organizations better position their leaders to face them?
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
When Should Organizations Use Informal Field-Based Learning?
Informal field-based learning, as opposed to formal training and development, has potential benefits for organizations under certain circumstances.
Categories : *Leadership Quarterly
Leaders Can Use These Nine Skills to Become Better Problem-Solvers
Problem-solving is important for leaders. New research offers nine research-based steps that will improve leaders’ problem-solving skills.
Categories : *Harvard Business Review
How to Get the Most out of Leadership Training
Harvard Business Review explains how leadership training can be designed to avoid common pitfalls and achieve maximum impact.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Delivering Bad News at Work: Is There a Good Way?
Layoffs, poor performance reports, and discipline meetings are not fun parts of work. Whether you are the giver or receiver of bad news, these moments can be trying.
Categories : *Journal of Business and Psychology1 Comment
Diversity Training: Are All Methods Equal?
Researchers test three different diversity training strategies to find which one works best in lowering prejudice and workplace unfairness.
Categories : Diversity Teams Training Workplace Culture1 Comment
Workforce Diversity: Does Diversity Training Improve Creativity?
Companies talk all the time about the incredible value of diversity in driving innovation and creativity, yet the research tells us it’s not quite so clear-cut. Most companies already utilize some form of diversity training to try to get the most out of their diverse workforces, but even that is no guarantee of success. New research looks at the effectiveness of diversity training, and shows us the conditions in which it should—and shouldn’t—be used.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Emotional Intelligence Leads to Good Moods and Workplace Creativity
Research shows that emotional intelligence plays an important role in influencing good moods, which can facilitating creativity in the workplace.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology1 Comment
Specific Cognitive Abilities Can Benefit Selection Programs
Organizations that test for specific cognitive abilities can enhance their employee selection programs, and ultimately improve employee job performance.
Reducing Stereotyping: What You’re Doing May Not be Working
Stereotypes can be harmful, especially in a workplace. So how can organizations train employees to reduce the influence of stereotypes on their behavior? New research shows that discussing the prevalence of negative stereotypes can actually make things worse. Instead, it may be better to highlight examples of employees who do not believe in or act on stereotypes.