May 9, 2016
6 min

The Link Between Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Organization Development, & Change Management

[Note: This post was updated February 2022 for freshness & clarity.] I often find people confusing and commingling the terms...

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2 days ago
6 min

Defining Moments - Short, Memorable, and Meaningful Experiences

“Our lives are measured in moments, and defining moments are the ones that endure in our memories.” -Chip Heath & Dan Heath In The Power...

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Jul 4
7 min

Workplace Psychology Blog (WorkplacePsychology.Net) Is Now on Wix

Hello and welcome to the new look and newly redesigned "home" of the Workplace Psychology Blog (WorkplacePsychology.Net). In this post,...

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Jul 1
4 min

Values-Based Leadership

Professor Harry M. Jansen Kraemer, Jr. of Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management says a values-based leader aims to...

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Jun 2
3 min

How Steve Jobs Reframed The Competition To Rally The Troops

Photo: Screenshots of Apple 1984 Super Bowl TV Commercial I have been in companies that operated with an extremely competitive culture...

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May 17
9 min

Book Review: Industrial/Organizational Psychology: An Applied Approach (9th ed.) Michael G. Aamodt

NOTE: I am reviewing this I-O psychology textbook from a reader’s perspective (i.e., the student’s/learner’s point of view) and not from...

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May 3
3 min

Why the Ability to Rethink & Unlearn Is So Important

A terrific book I finished last year (in 2021) is Think Again by Adam Grant. Grant says the ability to rethink (or think again) and...

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Apr 26
4 min

How Social Media Posts Can Bias Hiring Decisions

Back in 2013, I was contacted by a journalist (who’s now editor) for Fast Company about my thoughts regarding how U.S. firms are...

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ABOUT STEVE

Steve Nguyen, Ph.D., is an Organizational Development Leader. He partners with senior & executive leaders on ways to improve human behaviors in the workplace and on how to make people and organizations more effective.

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