Increasingly, HR departments are becoming people analytics departments. More than 70% of companies now say they consider people analytics to be a high … Read more
Changing Culture a ‘Nudge’ at a Time
Workplace Incivility Is Rising, So What Can You Do?
In a recent survey of tech workers, more than half the respondents said they believed they were working in an unhealthy work environment. Of 9,000 … Read more
A Solution to the Problem of Too Small ‘Big Data’
In the deep ocean of big data, it’s hard for companies to know what’s true or even relevant to their operations. The latest research from Hamsa Bastani, … Read more
Paid Family Leave Is Coming to the U.S.
When the Family and Medical Leave Act went into effect in 1993, advocates cheered. But they also lamented the fact that although eligible workers were now … Read more
Leadership, Neuroscience and the Role of Your ‘Wise Advocate’
Being a good leader means making good decisions, especially under duress. A new book looks at how neuroscience can help leaders make sound judgments by … Read more
Why Workplace Ghosting Is On the Rise
In the 1999 film Office Space, a dark comedy about the mundane conventionality of work, disgruntled software engineer Peter Gibbons tells his new love … Read more
What’s Your Type? How the Myers-Briggs Became a Business Favorite
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator has been widely used for decades to assess personality. But there is very little, if any, science behind it. Merve Emre, … Read more
How Companies Can Develop Anti-Bias Strategies that Work
It was the video seen round the world: Two black men in a Philadelphia Starbucks being arrested. Their crime? Sitting in the coffee shop without so much as … Read more
Can We Make the Workplace Safe When the Harasser Is the Boss?
The current revelations about how women have been treated – a spectrum of transgressions ranging from insensitive behavior to alleged sexual contact with … Read more
What’s Best for Chains: Centralized or Local Hiring? It Depends
There’s a trend in the marketplace these days to go local. Restaurants and grocery stores are touting locally sourced ingredients while Small Business … Read more
The Hidden Consequences of a Growing Gig Workforce
In the employment firmament, their star is rising. They appear when you need them, go away when you don’t, and there’s always a long line of replacements … Read more
What Do Company Values Mean In the Wake of Charlottesville?
Editor’s note: The following post by the editors of Knowledge@Wharton is a report on a podcast discussion by Wharton’s Americus Reed and … Read more