Human Resources When you have a conflict at work, it can be hard to know where to turn. Whether it’s a personal disagreement with a colleague, problems with a micromanaging boss, or even fear of looming layoffs, you may feel like unloading your worries to someone. I’m the former vice president of human resources at […]Continue reading
BPS Research Digest By Matthew Warren Social distancing has been a key part of the pandemic response: we all know that our chance of infection is reduced if we minimise the contact we have with others. Yet there are countless stories of people covertly meeting up with friends and family even at the height of lockdown. […]Continue reading
BPS Research Digest By Emma Young We all know a chronic apologiser (maybe you are one). So begins a fascinating new paper that explores how we judge frequent vs rare apologisers — and how this affects the way that we react to their apologies. An abundance of work has shown that an apology for bad behaviour […]Continue reading
Sage HR Blog | Easy to implement HR tips! Do you know that 80 per cent of the entire global workers are made up of essential, non-deskbound employees? They are the ones who keep our hospitals, transportation, telecommunications, retail, manufacturing, and construction running despite the threat of Covid-19. It’s hard to admit but ever since […]Continue reading
BPS Research Digest By Emily Reynolds It can be hard to know what’s going to go viral — or even what’s going to get you just a few more likes. For many, however, expressing an outraged opinion on politics has been a good way of garnering interactions, even if it doesn’t always have the intended effect. […]Continue reading
