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Utilizing the science of personality in Evidence-Based Management

When we speak informally about an individual’s personality, we may be referring to any number of qualities, from their temperament to their sense of humor, even the kind of media they like. However, in the social sciences, the study of personality focuses on enduring, reliable traits about a person that can be measured, and which are useful in predicting behavior (Saucier & Srivastra, 2015). The leading perspective on personality within the social sciences is the Five Factor Model, or the “Big Five”, which describes individuals in terms of their openness to experience, conscientiousness, agreeability, extroversion, and neuroticism.
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 Dr. Devon Price, 19.10.2019 | Posted in Leadership, Methodologies & Tools, Research 0 comment
Behavioral complexity, Dark traits, Five Factor Model (FFM), Job performance, Motivation, Personality

How does behavioral science help improve the workplace?

There are countless pieces of advice when it comes to improving work that relate to becoming more productive, efficient, profitable, happy, etc. While much of the advice available for free is not rooted in solid evidence, one of the main scientific assets to understanding workplace improvement is behavioral science. There is a breadth of evidence, even entire academic disciplines, which suggest that insights from psychology in particular are directly correlated to improving internal and external relations and practices at work. This blogpost highlights some of the main direct and indirect influences of behavioral science at the workplace and highlight how many principles can easily be implemented to much success.
Total votes: 1933
 Wanda Tiefenbacher, 18.09.2019 | Posted in Work and well-being 0 comment
Basic psychological needs, Creativity, Creativity Killers, Employee engagement, Goal setting theory, Job performance, Job satisfaction, Meetings, Mental health, Motivation, Organizational culture, Performance management, Psychology, Team Performance Management, Work and well-being, Networking

Organizational politics: Curse or blessing?

Politics exist in all organizations but it is interesting to consider whether organizational politics can be a blessing or a curse. This blog post draws on scientific evidence to illustrate how politics can be effective for an organization through a) drawing on the political skills of the talent within the firm and b) implementing strategies that curtail ineffective organizational politics.
Organizations are always places where individuals exert power and influence.
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 Dr. Annette Towler, 30.03.2019 | Posted in Change Management, Leadership 0 comment
Change Management, Job performance, Leadership, Organizational politics, Power

Employees in charge: Why autonomy and job crafting boost motivation

This CQ Dossier describes the Job Characteristics Model that provides recommendations on how best to design jobs to enrich employee motivation. The model focuses on the intrinsic motivation that employees gain through having control over their work. The model shows how autonomy, job crafting and feedback can enhance employee motivation and enrich the experience of work.
Job crafting puts employees in the driver seat for designing their work environment
Dr. Annette Towler, 27.01.2018
Motivation, Job crafting, Autonomy, Job performance, Job satisfaction, Basic psychological needs

Management incentive plans from an Evidence-based Management point of view: Controversies and innovations

Increasingly, organizations are changing the ways in which they compensate and reward their employees. This is true for the relationship between the employer and management. A management incentive plan is a compensation or rewards agreement between an employer and management. The plan is designed to motivate managers and to align management performance with the strategic goals of the firm. This blog post describes the latest innovation in management incentives and discusses the linkages between incentives and individual and firm performance.
Management Incentive Plans from an Evidence-based Management Point of View: Controversies and Innovations
Total votes: 1541
 Dr. Annette Towler, 25.01.2018 | Posted in Leadership, Motivation 0 comment
Executive pay, Goal Agreement, Job performance, Motivation