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Layoffs (Usually) Don’t Work and Why They Harm More Than Help

Workplace Psychology

In turn, lowered psychological health follows from this condition” (Muchinsky, 2006, p. Muchinsky, 2006, p. Muchinsky wrote (2006, p. Thus the loss of financial resources limits choices, thereby enhancing feelings of limited control over one’s life. Hidden Costs of Downsizing. Takeaway: As professor Paul M. & Thee-Brenan, M.

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The Link Between Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Organization Development, and Change Management

Workplace Psychology

I often find people confusing and commingling the terms “organization development” and “change management”, even I/O psychology experts and authors. Another issue is that two of the terms — organization development (OD) and change management — are often loosely defined. Change Management.

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UnitedHealth HR on morale mission as CEO Andrew Witty resigns

HR Digest

Hemsley, 72, led UnitedHealth from 2006 to 2017, transforming it into a $400 billion conglomerate with UnitedHealthcare and Optum. Change Management: Communicating Hemsleys vision clearly is key. His return is seen as a stabilizing move, but is it a long-term solution or a stopgap?

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WEBINAR: Trending in HR Tech: Connecting Employee Experience and Organizational Agility

Semos Cloud

Steve Goldberg’s 30+ year career on all sides of HR process & technology includes HR exec roles on 3 continents (reporting to internal board members and overseeing a broad HCM portfolio), serving as HCM product strategy leader and primary spokesperson at PeopleSoft, and co-founding boutique Recruiting Tech and Change Management firms.

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The Link Between Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Organization Development, and Change Management

Workplace Psychology

I often find people confusing and commingling the terms “organization development” and “change management”, even I/O psychology experts and authors. Another issue is that two of the terms — organization development (OD) and change management — are often loosely defined. Change Management.

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The Many Benefits of Coaching Employees

Workplace Psychology

Greater flexibility and adaptability to change. Culture change. In the book, Coaching People (McManus, 2006), benefits to the person being coached are (pp. improvement in managing themselves (e.g., better time management). In the book, Coaching People (McManus, 2006), benefits to the person being coached are (pp.

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A Round Up of My Writing in July 2010

QAspire

(You can also visit monthly round ups of Jan 2010 , Feb 2010 , Mar 2010 , April 2010 , May 2010 and June 2010 ).