Ron Friedman Ph.D.

About

Ron Friedman, Ph.D., is an award-winning social psychologist who specializes in human motivation.

His new book, The Best Place to Work: The Art and Science of Creating an Extraordinary Workplace, has been described as “stunning,” “eye-opening,” and “a contemporary classic,” and praised by best-selling authors Daniel Pink, David Allen, Marshall Goldsmith, Susan Cain, and Adam Grant.

Dr. Friedman has served on the faculty of the University of Rochester, Nazareth College, and Hobart and William Smith Colleges, and has consulted for Fortune 500 companies, political leaders, and the world’s leading non-profits. Popular accounts of his research have appeared on NPR and in major newspapers, including The New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, the Globe and Mail, The Guardian, as well as magazines such as Men’s Health, Shape, and Allure.

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Recent Posts

How to Benefit from the Scoreboard Principle

Business is driven by metrics. Why don't we use numbers in our personal lives?

9 Things Productive People Do Differently

Work is often stressful. It doesn't have to be. Here are 9 things you can do right now to boost your health, happiness, and productivity.

Get More Done By Scheduling to Your Strengths

Are you an early bird? Or a night owl? In either case, you can get more done by taking your body's energy fluctuations into account.

Why Our Cubicles Make Us Miserable

Depriving people of sunlight, restricting their views, and seating them with their backs exposed is not a recipe for success—it’s a recipe for chronic anxiety.

How to Stop Working All The Time

Most attempts at behavior change fail for the same reason—they’re too ambitious. Here are 3 concrete tips that make disconnecting from work a lot easier.

Work-Life Balance is Dead

Technology has made work-life balance obsolete. Here's why we should aim for work-life integration instead.

Yes, You Should Get Paid to Watch Basketball at Work

Think watching basketball on the job is a waste of company time? Think again.

Is Your Smartphone Making You Dumb?

How the "mere presence" of a smartphone—even when it's not on—alters our behavior.

The Secret to Staying Engaged at Work

Within a knowledge economy, productivity and time off are no longer incompatible. Quite the opposite. Allowing yourself the opportunity to recover is a requirement for producing great work.

Do You Need a Best Friend at Work?

Studies reveal why friends are better at working together than acquaintances.