Research Blog Series: Feeling like what we do matters can inspire us to personally engage at work. In a previous blog post, I reviewed William A. Kahn’s 1990 paper, “On the Psychological Conditions of Personal Engagement and Personal Disengagement at Work” and described his view that psychological safety is one of three psychological conditions (i.e., […]
Research Blog Series: During a recent interaction, a Campbell Institute member asked me to explain the difference between engagement and psychological safety. I wasn’t entirely sure how to answer. I had some loose ideas – some intuition and gut-based hunches – but didn’t hold a clear distinction between the two, so I explored it more.
Research Blog Series: Research and observation will show that people mirror each other’s dispositions – things such as vocal tone, posture, inflection, and so on. It may be surprising, but more than just dispositions, people share and absorb each other’s emotions, too (Petitta et al., 2021). The process where people send emotions back and forth
The Robert W. Campbell Award application process can be daunting. Applicants who achieve finalist or winner status are able to gain notoriety and benchmark with other high-performing organizations as they reach the highest levels of the process. However, you don’t have to reach this pinnacle to learn how to improve your organization’s EHS management system.
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Leading with Empathy Connecting with Emotion Over Circumstance Leadership Series My leadership style has always relied heavily on reading body language to better understand the feeling behind a co-worker’s words—a change in posture, crossed arms or a furrowed brow can give many clues to state of mind, emotional well-being and meaning. By attuning myself to
Harnessing rapidly advancing technology within your ergonomics program We hear it all the time, technology is advancing rapidly. But what does this mean for ergonomics and where can technology support an ergonomics program? In order to embrace advancing technology within our ergonomics programs, we must first have a good foundation. An ergonomics program should first
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The most tangible way to understand the increasing importance of the ESG field (Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance) is to review the focus ESG is now receiving from the financial markets. Consider the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, with over $8.5 trillion in assets under management. It’s likely your retirement investments contain some BlackRock funds
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Leadership Series It’s like that movie “Groundhog Day,” right? Every weekday morning, I make the trek down to my basement office and follow my same routines to begin my “solo” day again. Sound familiar? So how do we push past the “Groundhog Day” syndrome for not only ourselves, but also for our teams? How do
Sparked by a global pandemic and the exposure of several social injustices, society has seen significant social disruption. These issues do not stop at workplace doors and often impact not only the physical safety of employees, but also their mental and psychological safety. Dr. Martin Shain of the Neighbour at Work Centre presented at the
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Leadership Series 2020 was a year that brought enormous change. The impact COVID-19 has had on our daily lives has been front and center for more than a year. We have had no choice but to adapt, whether that means wearing PPE, working from home, or managing a team from a distance. As leaders, our
