The Best Place to Work
by Ron Friedman · Ron Friedman
Psychologist's survey of workplace research on motivation, physical environment, feedback, and team dynamics, translated into concrete management practices. Readers finish able to diagnose why an office drains people and which changes have empirical support behind them.
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O*NET OnLine
US Department of Labor database describing roughly a thousand occupations by tasks, skills, abilities, and work context. Supports job analysis exercises, competency modelling, and selection work by supplying standardized occupational data instead of improvised job descriptions.
siop.org
Official site of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). It offers information about the field, membership, conferences, ethical guidelines, and access to research publications, practitioner resources, and career guidance for students and professionals.
Inspiring Leadership through Emotional Intelligence
Emotional intelligence, hope, mindfulness, and compassion help a person reverse the damage of chronic stress and build great leadership relationships. The Positive and Negative Emotional Attractors inspire sustained, desired change and learning at many levels.
IOPsych Reddit Community
Reddit forum where I-O psychologists, graduate students, and applied practitioners discuss programs, hiring, and daily work. Useful for gauging what the field actually does, which credentials employers want, and how academic research reaches consulting and internal people-analytics roles.
WorkLife with Adam Grant
You spend a quarter of your life at work. You should enjoy it! Organizational psychologist Adam Grant takes you inside the minds of some of the world’s most unusual professionals to discover the keys to a better work life. From learning how to love your rivals to harnessing the power of frustration, one thing’s for sure: You’ll never see your job the same way again. Produced in partnership with Transmitter Media.Follow Adam on Instagram @adamgrant, LinkedIn at @adammgrant Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Work in the 21st Century
Standard undergraduate textbook for industrial-organizational psychology, covering job analysis, selection testing, performance appraisal, motivation, leadership, and work stress. Establishes the measurement and validity vocabulary needed before reading primary research or sitting graduate coursework in the field.