Should You Reward Standard Work or Extra Work?

Rewards and classical conditioning are some of the first things you learn about in psychology; giving positive reinforcement for a job well done increases someone’s motivation and positive association with that task. Years later, though, it doesn’t feel like employees in a company are as easily swayed as the experimentees we learned about in school… […]

ChatGPT Raps About Zoom Meetings

We’ve been having ChatGPT answer plenty of questions about human resources – but can it rap about it? We asked the AI to write its own rap about working from home and attending video meetings and, well, here’s what happened…

Should Your Workforce Really Be a “Family”?

“Here at _____________, we’re more than a group of coworkers, we’re a family!” Have you ever heard that from a manager at a job you’ve worked? From local pizza places to giant corporations, the “We’re all a family!” style of culture-building is one of the most popular ways to foster relationships in workplace settings. Some […]

Is a Four Day Week Possible?

Millions of us have been working five days a week for our entire careers, clocking in on a sleepy Monday and jetting out of the office at 4:55 pm on Friday. What if that all changed?