Messages to Change Behaviour
Here are some tips on how to send effective SMS campaigns.
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Supporting Vulnerable Students
Timely, targeted, and informative messages can motivate young workers to continue pursuing their qualifications. Employers can adopt these social science tips to better support students at work.
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Boosting Cyber Security
Social science enhances how people respond to cyber security threats, by helping individuals overcome the biases exploited in cyber attacks. A novel approach to cyber security training increases staff self-efficacy when responding to malicious messages.
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Public Health Compliance
Most public health programs focus on educating the public, but this doesn’t always lead to behavioural change. In order to encourage change, this information should focus on short, clear messaging about what people need to do on the spot (call to action).
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Recruitment and Retention of People With Disability
Organisations have administrative hurdles and inadequate support that negatively impact the recruitment, career progression, and retention of people with disability.* This post covers three sets of findings. First, how to increase professional development opportunities for staff with disability. Second, how to ensure managers have better resources to facilitate disability inclusion and improve workplace adjustments. Third, recommendations on how to improve systemic problems.
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Stakeholder Relations
Good news on my personal research, with new publications coming up. Plus, the everyday work of managing stakeholder relationships with senior executives and partner agencies.
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Workplace Survey
I reflect on an example of how to use results from employee feedback in a productive way. I also cover some technical aspects of project management for our online training game.
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Surveys and Data Privacy
A whirlwind on community leaders, procurement and data privacy.
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Community Communications
Today was productive. I completed our presentation on how to use behavioural science to improve communications with local communities. This will be presented by our partners at a workshop on Monday. I’m attending to observe discussions.
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Increasing Take-Up of Training Services
Employers can reduce the number of people dropping-out of vocational training by encouraging students to proactively seek help when they start struggling. Simple but effective communication with practical advice, sent at optimum times, is key.
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