All posts tagged: Workplace

The Dark Side of Leadership: Procrastination, Machiavellianism, and Self-Sabotage in the Workplace

Published by Trotzendorff

In the mod­ern work­place, lead­er­ship plays a piv­otal role in shap­ing both employ­ee behav­ior and orga­ni­za­tion­al cul­ture. How­ev­er, it’s impor­tant to remem­ber that not all lead­er­ship styles are equal­ly effec­tive or ben­e­fi­cial. Over the years, research has high­light­ed the dark­er side of lead­er­ship, focus­ing par­tic­u­lar­ly on the dam­ag­ing effects of abu­sive super­vi­sion. In this piece, I will delve into five stud­ies that explore the ways in which abu­sive super­vi­sion can trig­ger employ­ee pro­cras­ti­na­tion, unleash Machi­avel­lian behav­iors, and fuel self-sab­o­­tage. Addi­tion­al­ly, I will inves­ti­gate how core self-eval­u­a­­tions can influ­ence these behav­iors. Last­ly, I will pro­vide eight prac­ti­cal tips for man­agers and orga­ni­za­tions on pro­mot­ing pos­i­tive lead­er­ship styles and pre­vent­ing abu­sive supervision.

The Bigger Your Team, the Lazier Your Employees?

Published by Trotzendorff

How does the size of a team impact indi­vid­ual per­for­mance? The Ringel­mann effect sug­gests that indi­vid­ual pro­duc­tiv­i­ty decreas­es as the size of a group increas­es, lead­ing some to assume that larg­er teams result in lazier employ­ees. In sim­ple terms, peo­ple tend to put in less effort when they work togeth­er in a large group com­pared to when they work alone or in small­er groups. But what are the under­ly­ing caus­es, and how can orga­ni­za­tions address them?

The Power of Physical Activity: Performance and Health in the Workplace

Published by Trotzendorff

Wel­come to one of your typ­i­cal work­days, filled with dead­lines, meet­ings, and count­less emails. Amidst the dai­ly grind, it’s easy to for­get about tak­ing care of our phys­i­cal well-being. But what if engag­ing in reg­u­lar phys­i­cal activ­i­ty could not only improve our health but also make us more effec­tive and cre­ative in our jobs? A recent study pub­lished in Per­son­nel Psy­chol­o­gy sug­gests that incor­po­rat­ing phys­i­cal activ­i­ty into our dai­ly rou­tines might be chang­ing our views on job per­for­mance and over­all health.