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May 19, 2023

Trust is important if you want to succeed at work – here’s how to build it

Kingsley Omeihe, University of the West of Scotland

Trust between colleagues and with managers can make it easier to work together.

Today’s workers are rejecting management hierarchies and want more autonomy and teamwork. (Pexels)

November 22, 2021

Management is so passé — it’s co-creation that workers are demanding

David Weitzner, York University, Canada

Employees are demanding a more human-centric workplace, with space for trust and vulnerability. Management is over. The era of co-creation is underway.

Listening is often referred to as a muscle — it has to be developed. Building good listening skills can be a boon to any workplace. (Alexander Suhorucov/Pexels)

September 30, 2021

How ‘deliberate listening’ builds bonds between managers and workers

Felicity Fu, Simon Fraser University and Jeffrey Yip, Simon Fraser University

With the rise of remote and hybrid work, employees are more isolated than ever. Here’s how ‘deliberate listening’ can help create a foundation for collaboration in this changing world of work.

Employees are often shocked to find their dream job involves menial tasks and drudgery. While they need to manage their expecations, employers should also be more honest about the true nature of the jobs they’re hiring for. (Unsplash)

May 11, 2021

When your dream job is a nightmare

Lisa Cohen, McGill University and Sandra E. Spataro, Northern Kentucky University

So you snagged your dream job. And it quickly became the stuff of nightmares, filled with mundane tasks and drudgery. What can employees and employers do?

Employees are often reluctant to speak up at work. But if they make efforts to research their ideas and ensure they benefit the organization, it benefits both workers and employers. (Unsplash)

February 25, 2021

Why employees hesitate to speak up at work — and how to encourage them

Kyle Brykman, University of Windsor and Jana Raver, Queen's University, Ontario

Studies consistently show that many employees are reluctant to speak up at work, and are even hardwired to remain silent. How can we help people voice their opinions more effectively?

Catching a glimpse of a co-worker’s baby or pet can help humanize workplaces and make colleagues more understanding and empathetic — one positive byproduct of the pandemic-fuelled remote work phenomenon. (Shutterstock)

August 10, 2020

COVID-19 could have a lasting, positive impact on workplace culture

Erica Pimentel, Concordia University

Working from home during the COVID-19 lockdown has caused a relaxation in traditional workplace rules, giving rise to a virtual workplace that is more flexible and humane.

Most women have been mansplained at work. But rather than women figuring out ways to handle it, men should stop doing it and organizations should step in. (Shutterstock)

July 16, 2019

Mansplaining: New solutions to a tiresome old problem

Sarah Kaplan, University of Toronto

Women shouldn’t be asked to handle mansplaining in the workplace. Organizations should handle it for them, or the men responsible should stop doing it.

Why do we sometimes punish the virtuous among us? It’s complicated. (Photo by 小胖车 on Unsplash)

July 25, 2018

Why we sometimes hate the good guy

Pat Barclay, University of Guelph

Is the expression ‘no good deed goes unpunished’ accurate? New research shows we often do, in fact, punish those who do good deeds.

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