“Every stage of your career requires different skills and insights. The right mentor at each phase will help you grow, adapt, and succeed in ways you never thought possible.” – Marissa Mayer“The science of I-O psychology helps us understand that the key to business success lies in understanding people, not just processes.” – Edwin A. Fleishman Is Industrial-Organizational (I/O) Psychology …
Balancing Act: Work-life balance strategies for the 21st century
An organizational concept known as “work-life balance” enables workers to effectively divide their time and attention between their jobs and other significant facets of their lives. Organizational psychologists may recommend putting work-life balance initiatives into place if they discover that staff members are depressed or anxious. Enhancing the work-life balance of staff members enables them to generate more and better …
Inclusive Workplaces: The Impact of Diversity and Inclusion on Employee Well-being
In today’s fast-changing work landscape, diversity and inclusion (D&I) are essential for organizational success. Workplaces that embrace and celebrate diversity are known to boost employee well-being, leading to increased productivity, creativity, and job satisfaction. This article examines how diversity and inclusion positively affect employee well-being, discussing the benefits and strategies for fostering an inclusive work environment. The Importance of Diversity …
Adapting Work Environments for Inclement Weather: Best Practices for Promoting Employee Well-being
You hear the sound of your alarm clock this Monday morning. You can see a tremendous thunderstorm outside. Your weather app warns of terrible conditions, and you have an essential meeting today that you can’t miss. You leap out of bed and consider your options. Greetings from the modern workplace, where being adaptable, inventive, and ready for everything entails adjusting …
Workplace Productivity : How rain influences Motivation and Performance in different industries
You have an important meeting today and you wake up to cloudy, dark weather. Your entire morning routine, which includes having your coffee in the balcony, soaking up the bright sunlight, going for a jog, coming back, getting fresh and meditating to the sound of birds singing gets disrupted and all you long for is the sun to come out …
Artificial Intelligence in HR: Streamlining Processes for Better Mental Health Support
In the dynamic landscape of the modern workplace, employee well-being is the cornerstone of organizational success. The Job Demand- Resource (JD-R) model, presented by Bakker and Demerouti in 2007, highlights the complex balance between labour demand and resources. This model highlights the crucial role of adequate resources in mitigating the harmful effects of high job demand. Artificial intelligence (AI) is …
Understanding Group Behavior for Team Success: Insights from Social Psychology
Group dynamics are crucial in every setting that involves the collaboration of people. Social psychology helps us decipher the corporate workplace in newfound ways and gives us an understanding of how people work. The synergy between organizational psychology and social psychology provides profound insights into how individuals interact within groups, and these interactions influence a team’s overall performance. Recently, working …
Mentorship and Coaching in the Workplace: Psychological Principles for Career Development
In the bustling corridors of a renowned corporation, a young, ambitious professional found himself at a career crossroads. Despite his hard work and dedication, his path to advancement seemed obscured, like a sailor lost in a foggy sea. Enter a seasoned executive with a wealth of experience and a keen eye for potential. Recognizing the young professional’s dilemma, she offered …
Resilience Training in Organizations: Learning to Thrive in Challenging Environments.
When Covid-19 pandemic hit us hard, posing significant health, economic, and social challenges, many companies across globe recommended their employees to take up the HBR online course on “Ernest Shackleton and his historic Endurance expedition”. Well, who is this Ernest Shackleton and how can his expedition help us with the unprecedented issues we faced with COVID-19? To understand this, let …
The Role of Social Influence in Organizational Change: Strategies for Effective Adaptation and Learning
The process of social influence in organizations involves the demonstration of particular behavioral tactics and strategies by individuals to influence behavioral outcomes controlled by others in ways that maximize positive outcomes for the influencer and minimize negative outcomes. Social influence processes have a significant impact on organizational change. From an organizational development perspective, organizational change is “a set of Behavioral …