Psychology in the Workplace - Articles - Page 47

Management methods that do more harm than good

E. Scott Geller

June 7, 2013

Let’s start this discussion of safety bullying by talking about discipline.

Face-to-face connections lead to employee engagement

Brian Galonek

June 7, 2013

This article will focus on the first pillar — employee engagement — a fundamental necessity without which safety improvements are difficult at best and a good safety culture is virtually impossible.

How are you doing with innovation?

The value of "forced collaboration"

Dave Johnson

May 30, 2013

The American Industrial Hygiene Association® (AIHA) and the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists® (ACGIH) kicked off the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Expo (AIHce) 2013 in Montreal, Canada, with a dynamic presentation by Frans Johansson, CEO of The Medici Group in New York, NY.

Will OSHA ever take on job stress?

A "complicated" subject

May 22, 2013

The short answer, according to agency chief Dr. David Michaels, who was asked the question in a Q&A session Tuesday morning, is NO. Dr. Michaels was emphatic on that point. “We have too much on our plate now,” he said.

New poll reveals most common cause of work-related stress in Europe

May 20, 2013

Half of workers across Europe think work-related stress is common, and four in ten think it is not handled well at their workplace. Job insecurity or job reorganization is thought to be the most common cause of work-related stress across Europe. There is low awareness of programs or policies to make it easier for workers to continue working up to or beyond the retirement age, though the majority support their introduction.

Ensure your safety culture evolves with the times

DJ Borbidge

May 9, 2013

A safety culture is not a “static” entity. Cultures change and develop over time.

Personal signs grab workers’ attention

Kristen Hogrefe

May 9, 2013

The concept of personalization is not new. In the consumer world, personalized products abound — from personalized stationary and calendars to custom t-shirts to monogrammed gifts and more.

School leadership is more complex, challenging, and stressful, survey shows

Teacher satisfaction continues to decline

April 1, 2013

As major changes in education loom and cuts in many public school budgets continue, the job of running the nation’s schools has become more complex, challenging, and stressful, the new MetLife Survey of the American Teacher: Challenges for School Leadership (2012) reveals.

Outrage versus moral panic – A gradient of outrage susceptibility

Peter Sandman Ph.D.

March 22, 2013

I have read quite a lot about “moral panic” in sociology and there seems a direct connection to outrage.

Rookie first responders traumatized by…trauma

Experience helps police officers, firefighters cope

March 12, 2013

Police officers and firefighters who are relatively new to the job run the risk of experiencing mental health problems from being exposed to disturbing events, a new study finds. Those with more time on the job show no such increased risk.