Happier employees – ‘wants’ in addition to ‘musts’
Employers should create 'passion opportunities' for workers to pursue their out-of-work interests ranging from cooking to travel, says Harvard Business Review article co-authored by Dr Jochen Menges of Cambridge Judge Business School. Dr Jochen Menges Employers who seek to retain…
Honest workplace dialogue is essential
Teamwork and straightforward conversations are essential, and especially so in cramped space vehicles, former astronaut Michael Foale tells Cambridge MBA students at Cambridge Judge Business School. Difficult situations can arise in even the best work environments, so it’s important to…
Overcoming marginalisation
From shelter to emancipation: rethinking our understanding of disabled people as active members of society. A new study published in the Academy of Management Journal, co-authored by Shahzad Ansari, Professor of Strategy & Innovation at Cambridge Judge Business School, and…
Taming the ‘green-eyed monster’ at work
Should I stay or should I go? Envious employees who strive for co-operation are more likely to be absent and quit than those who seek to excel at work, finds a new study co-authored by Dr Jochen Menges of Cambridge…
Forbes: Is work from anywhere here to stay?
Dr Allègre Hadida, Associate Professor of Strategy at Cambridge Judge Business School, comments on Adi Gaskell’s article on working from home for prolonged periods of time: "[The pandemic] has opened our eyes to the existence of this hidden pool of…
BBC: PM programme
Dr Brendan Burchell, Research Associate at the Centre for Business Research, based at Cambridge Judge Business School, talks about a study looking at a four day working week on BBC Radio 4 on the PM programme. (starts at 47min, subs)…
Harvard Business Review: Your career needs a little luck. Here’s how to cultivate it
Dr Thomas Roulet, Associate Professor in Organisation Theory and Deputy Director of the MBA Programme at Cambridge Judge Business School, co-authored an article discussing how progress with our careers. “While it’s good to have a clear vision for your future,…
World Economic Forum: Struggling to retain top talent? Try corporate empathy
Dr Jochen Menges, Associate Professor in Organisational Behaviour at Cambridge Judge Business School, comments on empathy in workplace. “If leaders are able to read and regulate their own and their team’s emotions, they can better help people navigate uncertainty and…
The Conversation: Nudges: four reasons to doubt popular technique to shape people’s behaviour
Magda Osman, Head of Research and Analysis at the Centre for Science and Policy, University of Cambridge, writes about nudging techniques and why sometimes they don’t work. “Throughout the pandemic, many governments have had to rely on people doing the…
MIT Sloan Management Review: How hyperflexibility can benefit – or burn out – your team
Thomas Roulet, Associate Professor in Organisation Theory and Deputy Director of the MBA Programme at Cambridge Judge Business School, co-authored an article in MIT Sloan management review about flexible time off policies and why they might backfire. “The pandemic-driven shift…