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    Whillans, Ashley V.Remove Whillans, Ashley V. →

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    • 11 Aug 2022
    • Research & Ideas

    When Parents Tell Kids to ‘Work Hard,’ Do They Send the Wrong Message?

    by Michael Blanding

    It takes more than grit to succeed in a world rife with systemic inequity. So why don't we tell children that? Research by Ashley Whillans and colleagues shows how honest talk about social barriers could empower kids to break them down.

    • 08 Mar 2022
    • Cold Call Podcast

    France Telecom: Corporate Restructuring and Employee Well-Being

    Re: Cynthia A. Montgomery & Ashley V. Whillans

    The France Telecom case series follows the evolution of the organization from a national telephone monopoly to a private company facing severe challenges. These included a lessening competitive advantage, with the advent of mobile carriers and competition from other countries, as well as a workforce that was much larger than needed and included many civil servants, making it difficult to reduce headcount. As increasing pressure mounted internally to make changes and 22,000 jobs were lost between 2006 and 2009, the culture at France Telecom shifted from one where employees were proud to work to one where the physical and mental wellbeing of some employees became increasingly fragile. Did corporate leaders push employees too far, creating unacceptable levels of stress and unhappiness? Professors Cynthia Montgomery and Ashley Whillans discuss some fundamental tensions between the pressures and benefits of capitalism, the responsibilities of management, and the day-to-day and long-term impacts on employee well-being in the case, “France Telecom: A Difficult Restructuring.” Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 29 Nov 2021
    • Research & Ideas

    How Bonuses Get Employees to Choose Work Over Family

    by Rachel Kim Raczka

    Working late again? Research by Ashley Whillans and colleagues shows how incentive pay encourages workers to think of downtime as wasted time. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 16 Nov 2021
    • HBS Case

    How a Company Made Employees So Miserable, They Killed Themselves

    by Michael Blanding

    Aggressive downsizing at France Télécom culminated in 19 employee suicides. Case studies by Cynthia Montgomery and Ashley Whillans show how mistreating workers can have deadly consequences. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 07 Apr 2021
    • Research & Ideas

    How Teams Work: Lessons from the Pandemic

    by Kristen Senz

    How will COVID-19 change collaboration? Leslie Perlow and Ashley Whillans explore the tactics that helped and hindered newly remote teams in 2020. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 05 Jan 2021
    • Cold Call Podcast

    Using Behavioral Science to Improve Well-Being for Social Workers

    Re: Ashley V. Whillans

    For child and family social workers, coping with the hardships of children and parents is part of the job. But that can cause a lot of stress. Is it possible for financially constrained organizations to improve social workers’ well-being using non-cash rewards, recognition, and other strategies from behavioral science? Assistant Professor Ashley Whillans describes the experience of Chief Executive Michael Sanders’ at the UK’s What Works Centre for Children’s Social Care, as he led a research program aimed at improving the morale of social workers in her case, “The What Works Centre: Using Behavioral Science to Improve Social Worker Well-being.” Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 05 Oct 2020
    • Book

    Want to Be Happier? Make More Free Time

    by Dina Gerdeman

    Enjoying life requires time, but too often we willingly give it away in pursuit of money and career. Ashley Whillans shows how to restore the proper balance. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 13 Aug 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees

    by Dina Gerdeman

    Ashley Whillans and colleagues offer managers solutions to ease the stress many employees are experiencing in the new workplace. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 07 Jul 2020
    • Working Paper Summaries

    COVID-19 and the Workplace: Implications, Issues, and Insights for Future Research and Action

    by Ashley Whillans and 28 coauthors

    Assembling a large, diverse team of researchers to make sense of COVID-19’s impact on issues of work and organizational psychology, this project explores changes that are unfolding for practitioners and human resources professionals.

    • 21 May 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    Fighting the COVID Blues: Advice from Business Research

    by Dina Gerdeman and Danielle Kost

    Pandemic uncertainty doesn't have to spell doom. Happiness experts at Harvard Business School offer these research-based strategies for managing stress. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 01 May 2020
    • In Practice

    COVID-19’s Hard Lessons Might Prepare Business for Climate Change

    by Danielle Kost

    We asked experts from the HBS Business and Environment Initiative how the coronavirus crisis might change the way companies think about sustainability. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 31 Jul 2019
    • Research & Ideas

    Distressed Employees? Try Resilience Training

    by Dina Gerdeman

    Depressed employees are up to five times more likely to experience work-related problems than employees with chronic physical illnesses. So why aren't employers helping them? asks Ashley Whillans. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 28 Jan 2019
    • Research & Ideas

    Forget Cash. Here Are Better Ways to Motivate Employees

    by Dina Gerdeman

    In today's tight job market, employers must focus on how to attract and keep top talent. Giving away stacks of money may not always be the best incentive, warns Ashley Whillans. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 14 Mar 2018
    • Research & Ideas

    Feeling Stressed? Try Sniffing Your Romantic Partner's Shirt

    by Carmen Nobel

    Attention business travelers: Reducing on-the-road stress might be as simple as tucking a loved one’s t-shirt into your suitcase, according to new research by Marlise Hofer, Hanne K. Collins, Ashley V. Whillans, and Frances S. Chen. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 13 Nov 2017
    • Research & Ideas

    Want to Be Happier? Spend Some Money on Avoiding Household Chores

    by Dina Gerdeman

    In an age of time scarcity, buying our way out of the negative moments in the day is an important key to happiness, according to research by Ashley V. Whillans, Michael I. Norton, Elizabeth W. Dunn, Paul Smeets, and Rene Bekkers. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

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