Researcher Barbara Pocock’s book “The Work/Life Collision” has been influential throughout my career. I taught Professor Pocock’s research for years at Swinburne University while I was still a lecturer and tutor. This book informed my thinking when I worked in social policy research. I draw on her work still.
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Psychologists find that experiencing rudeness at work from customers and colleagues increases absenteeism and decreases sales performance. Managers can step in and improve workplace culture. Psychologist Michael Leiter says: Source: American Psychological Association. Continue reading Managing Rudeness at Work
How can you better address the experience of stress and work? Research shows that stress comes from many sources, but the cumulative effect can lead to chronic illness.
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Sociologist Arlie Hochschild researched the sociology of emotions, which shows the work that individuals put into managing their own and other people’s emotions.
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Jacob Morgan, author of “The Collaborative Organisation,” says that positive social impact is central to teamwork.
Continue reading “Social Science Quote of the Week: Principle of Collaboration”Women face unwanted “compliments” that focus on their appearance. These comments sexualise women in a way that men are not subjected to en mass. For women who share their work online, this is a form of abuse that takes focus … Continue reading Online ‘Compliments’ and Harassment
Social media is an indispensable tool in increasing your customer reach, but have you thought about how social media design can improve your internal innovation? Don’t just invest in beautiful social media for external use. Employees are integral to social media success.
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Australian researcher Barbara Pocock has written several books and research articles on how managers can improve work/life balance. This includes being flexible with hours and the structure of work, the type of work different employees do, and the ways that employees can deliver work outputs.
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Child psychologist, Tim Murphy, tells USA Today:
Continue reading ““Mental Health is a Separate but Unequal System””“The federal government has set so many barriers to getting care, which they have done with no other type of illness, and it is wrong. There is no other area of medicine where the government is the source of the stigma.”
Employers are increasingly using social media to screen potential applicants. Sociologist Heather Williams has put together a thoughtful article on the ethics and problems associated.
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