What to Do When the Boss Is Wrong
Mercurial bosses in dysfunctional offices sometimes give orders that their employees just ignore—even when that dysfunctional office is the highest More
Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Propose a Topic for the NSF Convergence Accelerator by 6/24
The National Science Foundation requests input on future topics for the NSF Convergence Accelerator Pilot, an initiative to facilitate multidisciplinary teams in executing fundamental research of national importance. Researchers and stakeholders from institutions of higher education, industry, nonprofits, and government entities are encouraged to submit concepts. Behavioral scientists can offer valuable information on broad topics with benefits to society and should consider proposing ideas. More
A Step Toward Leveling the Professional Playing Field for Women
A psychological study suggests a potential way to minimize the impact that gender bias can have on women’s career advancement. More
NSF Launches Competition for Career Development App Prototypes
The National Science Foundation has launched the second part of the Career Compass Challenge, an NSF effort to modernize the US workforce in the public and private sectors through technology solutions that will help employees advance their careers and learn new skills and interests. In this second part of the challenge, NSF seeks submissions of working prototypes of an app that will recognize employee strengths and goals, recommend possible future careers, and suggest paths for training and development. More
How to Deal With a Jerk Without Being a Jerk
A couple of years ago I was discussing a study of the habits of great musical composers when an audience More
Upcoming NWO Funding Opportunity Deadlines for Researchers at Dutch Institutions
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) is accepting applications from researchers at Dutch universities and other Dutch knowledge institutions More