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August 11, 2024 Leda Stawnychko, _Mount Royal University_ and Mehnaz Rafi, _University of Calgary_ When feedback is delivered thoughtfully and perceived as constructive by employees, it can

bridge the gap between potential and performance and provide clarity in times of uncertainty. June 10, 2024 Leda Stawnychko, _Mount Royal University_ and Ean Tsou, _University of Calgary_

Whether you’re stepping into the C-suite or your first team lead role, the prospect of leading others can be daunting. So, how can you confidently make the leap into a leadership position?

November 9, 2023 Oludolapo Makinde, _University of British Columbia_ October was Women’s History Month in Canada, but some challenges, such as the notable absence of Black women in the

highest echelons of corporate leadership, are far from in the past. October 14, 2019 Saul Carliner, _Concordia University_ Three federal public policy changes impacting employed and

contingent workers could significantly buffer anticipated impacts of automation, Artificial Intelligence and a changing economy. October 17, 2017 Mushtak Al-Atabi, _Heriot-Watt University_

Jobs of the future will require emotional intelligence to complement the sophisticated machines we work with, so we need to equip young people with this vital skill May 7, 2017 Massimo

Garbuio, _University of Sydney_ and Dreu Harrison, _University of Sydney_ The agile working style was originally designed by tech companies for efficiency in software development but now one

of Australia’s big four banks wants to implement this. February 21, 2017 Uri Gal, _University of Sydney_ Despite its promises, people analytics has serious ethical implications and can

adversely affect organisations and how people are treated at work. August 17, 2016 Trevor Foulk, _University of Florida_ What happens when you ‘brown-nose’ your boss is more complicated than

you think – and can change how she’s perceived by colleagues. April 22, 2016 Amanda Pyman, _Deakin University_ Even though union membership has dropped to just 15%, unions still have an

important role to play in ensuring that workers have meaningful input into how their workplaces are run. July 23, 2015 Dale Tweedie, _Macquarie University_ and David Wild, _Macquarie

University_ Much of the work we do cannot be properly measured, and yet we often get judged unfairly for it. July 7, 2015 Athena Vongalis-Macrow, _Deakin University_ Women hoping to disrupt

the organisational norm of male as leader can benefit from an understanding of hostile takeovers. November 23, 2014 Mark Burdon, _The University of Queensland_ and Paul Harpur, _The

University of Queensland_ Staff recruitment and retention are an ongoing challenge for employers. Proponents of big data in the workplace are now claiming they can change that. We’re

entering a new age of predictive selection that… November 3, 2014 Francesca Gino, _Harvard University_ On October 28, journalist Matt Taibbi resigned from First Look Media, a fledgling news

organization only ten months old. According to an article published on The Intercept: Taibbi and other journalists… August 28, 2014 Morgen Witzel, _University of Exeter_ To have one leader

investigated for serious misconduct may be regarded as misfortune; to have two come under investigation looks like carelessness. But the International Monetary Fund finds itself in that…

March 10, 2014 Daryll Hull, _Macquarie University_ Australia has more than two million registered businesses, and at least equally that number of actual places of work. These range from one

and two person workplaces to groups of 100 people plus. These… February 19, 2014 Peter Gahan, _The University of Melbourne_ Over the last decade, Australia has experienced a productivity

slump. Our long-term productivity growth ranks well below the OECD average, and significantly below that enjoyed by leading economies. However…