🎙️ New ep of Just Your Average Employee out now!

Rebecca Ponce de Leon, Assistant Professor at Columbia Business School, speaks about communal leadership and the invisible discrimination faced by Black women at work.

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🎙️Ep 9 of Just Your Average Employee is out now!

@mrossignacmilon.bsky.social joins to unpack Generalized Shared Reality—what it is, why it matters in the workplace, and how it can be cultivated between coworkers.

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🎙️ Ep. 8 of Just Your Average Employee is out now!

I sat down with Dr. Evgenia Lysova (VU Amsterdam) to talk meaning at work, the idea of “callings”, and why not everyone needs one.

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🎙️ Episode 7 of Just Your Average Employee is out!

I spoke with Dr. Ryan Vogel about what employees can do when they feel like “misfits,” how they cope with abusive supervision, and got a sneak peek at his upcoming work on proactive work behavior.

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🎙️ Episode 6 of Just Your Average Employee is out now!

Dr. Ben Rogers and I discuss simple interventions to reshape your life and work narrative to experience more meaning, and how to view your workplace as a space for learning and growth.

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🎙️ Episode 5 of Just Your Average Employee is out now!

Dr. Mireia Las Heras and I explore the spillover effects between work and family, including how supportive spouse behaviors can have a positive impact on how employees engage with their work.

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🎙️ Episode 4 of Just Your Average Employee is out now!

Dr. Zachariah Berry and I discuss the impact of loyalty on overlooking unethical behaviour and how to navigate the conflicting consequences of “snitching” in the workplace.

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🎙️ Episode 3 of Just Your Average Employee is out now!

Dr. Florian Kunze and I discuss the impact of the shift to remote work and of the demographic changes stemming from an aging population.

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What does this mean for relationships?💞 Feeling “on the same wavelength” helps couples navigate uncertainty—be it sociopolitical or career challenges. Beyond personal life, organizations could potentially use shared reality to boost work meaningfulness. 💼 (5/5)

In the lab: Couples who displayed more shared reality behaviors during an interaction reported greater meaning in life.👫 And with experiments: Experimentally increasing shared reality reduced uncertainty and in turn increased meaning in life.📈 (4/5)

We tested this in real-world contexts: During the BLM movement, Black Americans experiencing greater shared reality with their partner reported less sociopolitical uncertainty and more meaning in life.✊ Frontline healthcare workers reported less work uncertainty and more meaningful work. 🩺 (3/5)

What is shared reality? It’s the feeling that you and another person (like a romantic partner) are “on the same wavelength” about the world. 🧠 We find that shared reality reduces uncertainty, helping people experience a deeper sense of meaning in life and at work. 🌟(2/5)

Thrilled to share our latest JPSP w/ @mrossignacmilon.bsky.social @MandyForest @JohnLydon📝What is it about our close relationships that helps us experience greater meaning in life and work? We find that shared reality fosters greater meaning by reducing uncertainty. doi.org/10.1037/pspi... ✨(1/5)