We are looking forward to celebrating Cheryl Johnson and Heather Vogel at the HRPI fall meeting of members on November 2, 3. Read about Cheryl Johnson and Heather Vogel.
“The surgeon general of the United States has declared loneliness a lethal pandemic, equating it to smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Boston University organizational psychologist Constance Hadley studies one environment where a loneliness outbreak seems to be spreading: the workplace.” The Brink, Pioneering Research from Boston University. Read the full article.
COMPANIES MAY BENEFIT FROM TRANSPARENCY ABOUT RACIAL DIVERSITY EFFORTS Employers viewed more positively, even when they disclose negative data, study finds. WASHINGTON – Companies that reveal their struggles to increase racial diversity in their workforces are perceived as more trustworthy and committed to diversity than companies that remain silent, according to research published by the […]
HRPI Fellow Connie Noonan Hadley was quoted in the Boston Globe about her research on remote work. “Hadley was one of the researchers on a 2022 survey exploring loneliness and remote work, which found that 42 percent of workers who had the ability to work remotely reported feeling the most socially fulfilled when working from […]
How AI Can Help Stressed-Out Managers Be Better Coaches, HBR, Katherine C. Kellogg and Constance Noonan Hadley. “The expectations placed on managers to assess and guide their employees’ performance have increased, a trend amplified by generational shifts and remote work. Employees want frequent, personalized, one-on-one coaching, but managers are constrained by their already heavy burdens. […]
Make It Safe for Employees to Speak Up — Especially in Risky Times, by Constance Noonan Hadley, Mark Mortensen, and Amy C. Edmondson. “In turbulent times like these, it’s natural for people to hold back and avoid taking risks at work. This can mean a reluctance to report mistakes, ask questions, offer new ideas, or […]
Read the latest Harvard Business Review article by Charles Tharp, Professor of the Practice and Associate Director of the Human Resources Policy Institute, Questrom School of Business, Boston University, 3 New U.S. Employment Regulations That Companies Should Prepare for Now. “In 2023, company leaders will have to address new regulations and laws in three areas […]
HRPI Faculty Fellow Connie Noonan Hadley Publishes New Research – How Coworking Spaces Impact Employee Well-Being. Debates over hybrid work policies continue to revolve around two primary work locations: the office or the home. The authors argue this is a limited viewpoint, especially when it comes to addressing the significant problem of employee loneliness. There […]
The Wall Street Journal recently published an article where Lisa Buckingham, HRPI Steering Committee Chair and Ellig Group President, discusses the recent trend of severance negotiations in the technology industry. Among the incentives for companies to accommodate a worker who has been laid off are nondisparagement and nondisclosure agreements, says Lisa Buckingham, a former […]
Fortune recently published an article where Fred Foulkes, Professor of Management and Organizations, discusses the challenges faced by firms when it comes to key-person risk. An Iceland-based shareholder has proposed that Tesla’s board create and maintain a key-person risk report for CEO Elon Musk ahead of Tesla’s annual meeting in May. It has been said […]