Tag: psychology

How to De-Escalate Conflict in the Workplace: 7 Proven Strategies

Published: January 7, 2022 | Last Updated: August 16, 2024by Vanessa Rose

When considering workplace conflict, many immediately focus on resolving it, attempting to eliminate the disagreement completely and prevent its recurrence. While this goal may be understandable given the high costs of conflict, both on time and finances, it may not always be realistic to completely eradicate the idea of conflict overall. De-escalating conflict in the...

Study Shows How Social Perceptions Influence Us, Others, and the Broader System

Published: December 28, 2021 | Last Updated: July 28, 2023by Vanessa Chapman

Summary of: Ordabayeva, N., Lisjak, M., & Jones, A. C. (2022). How social perceptions influence consumption for self, for others, and within the broader system. Current Opinion in Psychology, 43, 30-35. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2352250X21000786 Background & Theory This article focuses on organizing a framework for understanding the ins and outs of how social perceptions influence us at...

Consolidation of Studies Pinpoints 5 Key Factors to Finding Job Satisfaction

Published: March 2, 2020 | Last Updated: April 29, 2024by Noah Shaw

Summary of: Holland, E., (2016). “5 Key Factors to Finding Job Satisfaction” The Chopra Center. Background & Theory: Job satisfaction significantly influences employees and organizations alike, leading to varying levels of productivity, morale, loyalty, performance, and stress depending on the level of satisfaction. Job satisfaction in everyday life is dependent on a variety of factors,...

Meet Esther Perel: Famed Psychotherapist Taking Her Skills To The Workplace

Published: November 26, 2019 | Last Updated: July 28, 2023by Emma Hartman

Do you ever feel like some (or maybe all) of your coworkers could use a session on a therapist’s couch for how they act in the workplace? Well, workplace therapy really does exist. Esther Perel is a famed psychotherapist, and creator of two podcasts, who is involved in the realm of workplace conflict. “Where Should...

New Study Assesses the Relationship Between Workplace Racial Composition and Psychological Distress

Published: October 21, 2019 | Last Updated: December 1, 2023by Noah Shaw

Summary of: Stainback, K., Jason, K., & Walter, C. (2019). Organizational context and the well-being of black workers: Does racial composition affect psychological stress? Race, Identity and Work. 137-164. Background & Theory: Past research on workplace inequality has primarily focused on outcomes like segregation, wages, and access to authority. However, this research has largely ignored...

Conflict Identity: A Roadblock to Peace & Conflict Resolution

Published: December 19, 2017 | Last Updated: August 8, 2023by Jeremy Pollack

Most individuals and groups who appear stuck in long-standing conflicts define themselves, at least in part, as “the ones who must fight.” Whether they see themselves as victims, dominants, or simply as having to struggle to survive or thrive; whether this struggle is with another party or simply within themselves (the individual’s life or among...

The Fundamentals of Conflict & Conflict Resolution

Published: May 14, 2017 | Last Updated: July 14, 2022by Jeremy Pollack

Understanding Conflict & Cooperation To understand conflict, we actually have to understand cooperation because they are both two sides of the same coin. In other words, if we’re not in one state, we’re in the other. At all times, we are internally either in conflict or cooperation with ourselves; similarly, we are at all times...