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How many times have you heard someone kick off a presentation or a conversation with the phrase 'As we all know...', closely followed by a strong assertion or claim?

In this episode Richard and Pilar meet face-to-face to talk (so forgive the background noise!) about how disruptive and dangerous myths and fads can be in the workplace, and whilst there may be a nugget of truth in there somewhere, it's been over-played or over-simplified.

We discuss a four common workplace myths:

  • Millennials - we've seen an explosion of focus on this population group, highlighting how we need to do things differently because they need and want different things. This is often seen as the rationale to do things differently whether that's your recruitment strategy, succession planning or provision of development. But what does the evidence say?
  • Engagement - As we all know...increasing employment leads to increased productivity. Quite apart from the challenges associated with its definition, this is often used as the rational for focusing on engagement i.e. that in doing so, there's a certainty that increased productivity will follow. Is that really true and is that the direction of causality?
  • Flexible working - As we all know everyone wants to work flexibly! Flexible working means different things to different people - it's not always about working from home. We need to understand the context, the requirements of the role and your personal circumstances. It can be misleading to refer to it as a singular phenomenon and that it's wholly positive.
  • Rise of the machines - As we all know robots are going to take our jobs! A huge topic, which is often associated with the fear factor, but automation offers lots of opportunities to do things better. But futurology can make big predictions about what we should or shouldn't be doing. As psychologists we have an important role in understanding the complexities between technology, people and organisations.

So, the next time you hear 'As we all know...' take the opportunity to challenge and ask why!

Useful resources:

Millennials: http://scienceforwork.com/blog/generational-differences/

Gallup research, flexible working: https://trello-attachments.s3.amazonaws.com/57fbb722f5bdb288e7a854da/58fe36562ad84483cb4493bf/b9a304cc6c650ea2f567350d0e29a9de/State_Of_Telecommuting_U.S._Employee_Workforce.pdf

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How many times have you heard someone kick off a presentation or a conversation with the phrase 'As we all know...', closely followed by a strong assertion or claim?

In this episode Richard and Pilar meet face-to-face to talk (so forgive the background noise!) about how disruptive and dangerous myths and fads can be in the workplace, and whilst there may be a nugget of truth in there somewhere, it's been over-played or over-simplified.

We discuss a four common workplace myths:

  • Millennials - we've seen an explosion of focus on this population group, highlighting how we need to do things differently because they need and want different things. This is often seen as the rationale to do things differently whether that's your recruitment strategy, succession planning or provision of development. But what does the evidence say?
  • Engagement - As we all know...increasing employment leads to increased productivity. Quite apart from the challenges associated with its definition, this is often used as the rational for focusing on engagement i.e. that in doing so, there's a certainty that increased productivity will follow. Is that really true and is that the direction of causality?
  • Flexible working - As we all know everyone wants to work flexibly! Flexible working means different things to different people - it's not always about working from home. We need to understand the context, the requirements of the role and your personal circumstances. It can be misleading to refer to it as a singular phenomenon and that it's wholly positive.
  • Rise of the machines - As we all know robots are going to take our jobs! A huge topic, which is often associated with the fear factor, but automation offers lots of opportunities to do things better. But futurology can make big predictions about what we should or shouldn't be doing. As psychologists we have an important role in understanding the complexities between technology, people and organisations.

So, the next time you hear 'As we all know...' take the opportunity to challenge and ask why!

Useful resources:

Millennials: http://scienceforwork.com/blog/generational-differences/

Gallup research, flexible working: https://trello-attachments.s3.amazonaws.com/57fbb722f5bdb288e7a854da/58fe36562ad84483cb4493bf/b9a304cc6c650ea2f567350d0e29a9de/State_Of_Telecommuting_U.S._Employee_Workforce.pdf

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