Kick Some Glass
New to the market: Kick Some Glass: The Rule Smashing Guide for Motivated Women Who Want to Stop Following Someone Else’s Rules and Take Charge of…
Articles
Hard Targets for CSR
In short, if you want to incentivize corporate social responsibility through executive compensation, set hard, quantifiable targets. As with almost any other goal, if it’s…
Sorry I’m Late!
Showing up late to a meeting damages your interpersonal relationships. The later you are, the more damage you’ve caused. The more “controllable” your excuse, the…
Superhero Syndrome
“I’ll just do it myself.” ✦ “No thanks, I better handle this one.” ✦ “If you want something done right, do it yourself.” ✦ “I…
New Chair
Julia Fullick-Jagiela–who earned both her Master’s and her Ph.D. in IO Psych from the University of Central Florida–has just been named Chair of the Management Department…
Who Needs a Needs Analysis Anyway?
When I teach my students about training, I stress the importance of needs analysis–the method by which trainers address skill gaps at the individual, group,…
From the Projects to a Doctoral Degree
Do what you feel called to do. Be patient. Work smart. Be reminded that limitations are self- imposed. A profile of I/O psychologist Preston Vernard L….
What Jobs Do We Care About Anyway?
Geoffrey Owens was once a supporting actor on The Cosby Show. Now he’s a cashier at Trader Joe’s. Is this an enormous fall from grace…
Another Defense of the MBTI
One can find fault with the MBTI, and no doubt with many personality-assessment mechanisms. But there is no escaping types. We freely diagnose people all…
Step Right Up!
Can you guess which social science experiments replicated successfully and which did not – just from reading a brief description of their results? Depending on how…