Organizational Behavior
The Future Workplace Depends on Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Balance
Businesses emerging from the pandemic must balance efficiency, effectiveness, and quality of life to enable growth.
Work-Life Balance
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Work-Life Balance
What Does the Four-Day Workweek Mean for the Future of Work?
Recent research suggests companies should consider offering a four-day workweek to help attract and retain employees.
Ben Laker
Organizational Behavior
Stop Telling Employees to Be Resilient
The authors suggest five actions leaders can take to create a workplace that supports employees and fosters resilience.
Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy
Remote Work
How Shifts in Remote Behavior Affect Employee Well-Being
Leaders can improve remote employees’ well-being and productivity by helping them structure their workdays better.
Shaun Subel, Martin Stepanek, and Thomas Roulet
Performance Management
Top Performers Have a Superpower: Happiness
Employee well-being and happiness are surprisingly powerful predictors of performance.
Paul B. Lester, Ed Diener, and Martin Seligman
Work-Life Balance
How Hyperflexibility Can Benefit — or Burn Out — Your Team
Policies for unlimited or mandatory time off that aim to combat burnout and boost employee retention can backfire.
Zahira Jaser and Thomas Roulet
Remote Work
What Space Missions Can Teach Us About Remote Work
The practices of astronauts offer a model for successfully adapting to remote and hybrid work.
Tanusree Jain and Louis Brennan
Organizational Behavior
Rethinking Assumptions About How Employees Work
The post-pandemic era requires a leadership mindset change about jobs and managerial expectations.
George Westerman
Work-Life Balance
What You’re Getting Wrong About Burnout
Leaders can create a healthier work environment for employees by addressing the root causes of stress.
Liz Fosslien
Talent Management
Melding Flexibility and Connectivity in the Workplace
Organizations are trying to bridge their need for connectivity with people’s hunger for flexibility.
Lynda Gratton
Work-Life Balance
The New Strategic Road Map for Attracting and Retaining Working Parents
New research exposes the conflicts working parents may face when weighing concerns about work and career geography.
Teri Leavens, Kimberly Merriman, Tamara Montag-Smit, and David Greenway
Organizational Behavior
How Organizations Can Promote Employee Wellness, Now and Post-Pandemic
It benefits both workers and companies when leaders proactively support employees’ mental health and wellness.
Ben Laker and Thomas Roulet
Organizational Behavior
Building Better Work Models for the Next Normal
It’s time to start revisiting work policies and their implementation as businesses plan a return to shared workspaces.
Rick Western
Talent Management
The Best of This Week
Redefining work without jobs, optimizing emotional landscapes, and fitting in while standing out.
The MIT SMR Editors
Work-Life Balance
The Sources of Resilience
A global study of resilience and engagement explores the tools people use to stay strong in a crisis.
Marcus Buckingham
Talent Management
Why Sharing Good News Matters
An intentional approach to sharing positive news can help boost employee morale.
Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio
Leadership Skills
The Best of This Week
Time signals you send employees, overcoming interview mistakes, and workspaces that inspire and energize.
The MIT SMR Editors
Talent Management
Creating Jobs and Workspaces That Energize People
Jobs and workspaces can be designed to energize people through contact with the natural world.
Anthony C. Klotz
Talent Management
Fixing the Overload Problem at Work
A five-year study tests a new solution to employee overload and burnout.
Erin L. Kelly and Phyllis Moen
Talent Management
How to Help Employees Work From Home With Kids
For working parents, virtual work has specific challenging pain points.
Lynda Gratton
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