Delivering bad news to employees can be a critical but daunting task. Managers often dread communicating bad news because they expect that employees may respond with anger and retaliation. However, extensive research has shown that employees are more likely to accept bad news and curtail negative reactions when managers communicate the news with dignity and respect for the recipient – that is, when they uphold interpersonal justice. Despite these benefits, managers often fail to enact interpersonal justice when delivering bad news.

Clara Lee and Timothy Wingate (graduate students from the University of Calgary' s I-O program) chatted over the phone with Dr. Rick Hackett and asked him to share some of his experiences, his research, his thoughts on successful academics and students, and the future.

Clara Lee and Timothy Wingate (graduate students from the University of Calgary' s I-O program) met with Dr. John Meyer and asked him to share some of his most memorable accomplishments, his ideas about the future of commitment research, advice for students and characteristics of a good supervisor.

Memory is defined as the retention of knowledge learned in the past and the ability to recall precisely the same information in the future. Memory is extremely important, especially during a test or while students write exams. There is so much knowledge that we need to know in order to succeed in our courses. Therefore, it is vital to incorporate memory-enhancing strategies in order to succeed at the university. Although there are many memory-enhancing techniques that could be used to your advantage, I will talk about three scientifically supported techniques that you can apply in your study sessions for the upcoming semester: association, rehearsal, and attention.

Predatory journals/publishers are becoming an increasingly urgent concern in academia, with some estimates suggesting 420,000 articles published by 8,000 journals in 2014 . The issue is complex and controversial. In this post, I describe some of the problems and implications associated with predatory publishing, how our College is attempting to deal with the issue, and some suggestions that can hopefully help faculty and administrators alike. We are still in the process of refining and implementing our policies and procedures in this rapidly evolving environment, and as such we invite our colleagues at other institutions to share their experiences and suggestions as well.

Yannick Griep is an Assistant Professor at the University of Calgary and the Directory of the Mutuality and Reciprocity Lab. In this entry, he writes about the importance of psychological contracts between employees and organizations, and how this can impact attitudes and behaviors.

Whatever your occupation is today, chances are you are involved in at least one project. Projects are the next wave of work’s organizing factor. Here are three important lessons learned.

This post summarizes some lessons learned from my experience working with physicians on a particularly touchy subject – their performance. This is done to assist those working with physicians in the future, and those who lead performance appraisal (PA) activities for other highly autonomous professions (e.g., architects, professors, lawyers).

CSIOP Contributor and I-O Practitioner Tom Oliver notes the challenge of balancing best practice with demonstrating the value of programs and initiatives. He describes three fundamental questions that I-O psychology consultants need to ask in order to deliver and communicate programs that create value for organizations.

As the annual Student-Mentor event is in a few weeks only, here are some tips to brand yourself effectively.

It is important to to define yourself. But you also have to think about what you want. What is your goal? How can you craft your message?

Graduate student Sarah Bourdeau presents a summary and critic of Paul J. Silvia’s book How to Write a Lot (2007). She presents five strategies proposed in the book that can be applied by anyone who wants to get their writing projects off their to-do list.

It is important to draw attention to the effect of technology on the employment of women in the future. What can I-O Psychologists do to prepare our field and the organizations for the technological revolution and to keep organizations gender balanced?

CSIOP Contributor and Management Professor Stephanie Gilbert describes her experience of transitioning into faculty role in a management program following an I-O doctoral degree. She explains the challenges and advantages of working in a business school and some reflective questions that could help I-O scholars decide if teaching in a management program may be a good fit for them.

How CSIOP has impacted an academic's path.

In many ways, the roots of I-O psychology and its growth as a discipline can be tied back to our ability to translate research findings into work that has practical utility. What can you do?