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Career
Unlocking Employee Happiness and Engagement with Hybrid Work

Gleb Tsipursky Ph.D. on August 29, 2024

Letting teams shape their hybrid work schedules can boost engagement and retention. Learn why flexibility is now crucial for employee satisfaction and productivity.

Letting teams shape their hybrid work schedules can boost engagement and retention. Learn why flexibility is now crucial for employee satisfaction and productivity.

Leadership
Why Leaders Disregard Data in Return-to-Office Decisions

Gleb Tsipursky Ph.D. on August 26, 2024

Why do leaders ignore data on workplace flexibility? Explore how control, blame-shifting, and biases drive ineffective RTO mandates, hurting firm value and employee satisfaction.

Why do leaders ignore data on workplace flexibility? Explore how control, blame-shifting, and biases drive ineffective RTO mandates, hurting firm value and employee satisfaction.

Leadership
The Crisis of Silence in the Return to Office

Gleb Tsipursky Ph.D. on August 24, 2024

Employee silence on return-to-office policies is a ticking time bomb. Leaders must listen, adapt, and offer real incentives to avoid a potential crisis in staff retention.

Employee silence on return-to-office policies is a ticking time bomb. Leaders must listen, adapt, and offer real incentives to avoid a potential crisis in staff retention.

Career
The Rise of "Quit and Staying" as Workers Return to Offices

Gleb Tsipursky Ph.D. on August 18, 2024

New research shows rigid return-to-office mandates increase "quiet quitting." Flexible work arrangements boost employee engagement, satisfaction, and productivity.

New research shows rigid return-to-office mandates increase "quiet quitting." Flexible work arrangements boost employee engagement, satisfaction, and productivity.

Career
The Effects of Working From Home on Investment Decisions

Gleb Tsipursky Ph.D. on August 14, 2024

Work-from-home policies are now a vital investment factor, driving growth and innovation. Companies embracing flexibility are outperforming, making them top picks.

Work-from-home policies are now a vital investment factor, driving growth and innovation. Companies embracing flexibility are outperforming, making them top picks.

Relationships
How the Heart and Mind Shape Relationships

Gleb Tsipursky Ph.D. on August 2, 2024

Discover how balancing hear and mind shapes relationships. From instinctive reactions to deliberate decisions, learn to balance emotions and rationality for healthier connections.

Discover how balancing hear and mind shapes relationships. From instinctive reactions to deliberate decisions, learn to balance emotions and rationality for healthier connections.

Career
Mastering Remote and Hybrid Team Communication

Gleb Tsipursky Ph.D. on July 29, 2024

Managers must improve communication for hybrid and remote teams. Learn strategies to bridge the availability gap and boost team engagement, productivity, and clarity.

Managers must improve communication for hybrid and remote teams. Learn strategies to bridge the availability gap and boost team engagement, productivity, and clarity.

Relationships
The Perils of Trusting Our Gut in Relationships

Gleb Tsipursky Ph.D. on July 20, 2024

Discover why trusting your gut in relationships may lead to harmful outcomes and how to overcome the dangers of our intuitions to avoid biased decisions.

Discover why trusting your gut in relationships may lead to harmful outcomes and how to overcome the dangers of our intuitions to avoid biased decisions.

Relationships
Gut Reactions: The Silent Killer of Relationships

Gleb Tsipursky Ph.D. on July 18, 2024

Our gut instincts, evolved for survival, often mislead us in modern relationships. Manage these reactions and improve connection with practical strategies.

Our gut instincts, evolved for survival, often mislead us in modern relationships. Manage these reactions and improve connection with practical strategies.

Career
The Rising Legal Risks of Return to Office Policies

Gleb Tsipursky Ph.D. on July 15, 2024

Are employers risking legal trouble with strict return-to-office mandates? Explore how RTO policies impact discrimination, mental health, older workers, and working parents.

Are employers risking legal trouble with strict return-to-office mandates? Explore how RTO policies impact discrimination, mental health, older workers, and working parents.

Leadership
Are Activist CEOs Truly Authentic?

Gleb Tsipursky Ph.D. on July 10, 2024

Learn why CEOs support liberal causes publicly but donate to Republicans privately. Uncover the strategic decisions shaping consumer behavior, brand loyalty and market positioning.

Learn why CEOs support liberal causes publicly but donate to Republicans privately. Uncover the strategic decisions shaping consumer behavior, brand loyalty and market positioning.

Heuristics
Addressing Mental Blindspots to Protect Relationships

Gleb Tsipursky Ph.D. on July 8, 2024

Our minds have hidden cognitive biases that harm relationships. Learn how awareness and structured decision-making can help. Avoid "gut" decisions and navigate relationships well.

Our minds have hidden cognitive biases that harm relationships. Learn how awareness and structured decision-making can help. Avoid "gut" decisions and navigate relationships well.