Employee Psychology

Some workplace policies, practices, and interactions can make confident performers start to doubt their own competence.

A presenter from MIT SMR’s Work/23 symposium answers questions about resilience and self-efficacy.

Seven ways managers can support their teams amid instability to help workers maintain a sense of control and motivation.

Improving employees’ mental health and well-being requires managers to first recognize and address their own challenges.

Four steps managers can take to help establish a culture of trust and honesty in remote and hybrid work environments.

Research finds that cultivating self-compassion at work may be key to boosting helping behaviors among employees.

Leaders should learn to manage — and value — employees whose sense of purpose comes from outside the organization.

MIT Sloan Management Review’s spring 2023 issue examines organizational structure, innovation, and employee well-being.

Historically siloed HR teams should collaborate to proactively support employee thriving and mental health.

Managers can help employees turn fears into fleeting thoughts as opposed to permanent restraints.

Workplace toxicity leads to a host of negative mental and physical health outcomes, particularly for women of color.

Workaholic behavior can damage organizations and teams; managers can take steps to help employees attain better balance.

Mistakes and critical incidents can serve as learning opportunities and help build a culture of growth and innovation.

During times of crisis, managers should prioritize individualized consideration and building trust to support employees.

In this webinar, we outline key findings from recent artificial intelligence and business strategy research, including that mandating individual use actually improves employee engagement across multiple dimensions.

The 2022 MIT SMR-BCG AI and Business Strategy report finds organizations get more value from AI when workers benefit too.

New research offers leaders insights into how they can enhance inclusion at an actionable level in the workplace.

In this webinar, Jamie Ladge and Tim Allen share research-based insights that can help organizations offer better support and policies for working mothers and other caregivers.

MIT SMR’s summer 2022 issue addresses the challenges of C-suite turnover, end users’ AI anxiety, and employee motivation.

Reporting on unethical conduct in the workplace is linked to employees’ degree of psychological safety.