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  • 05 Jan 2021
  • Cold Call Podcast
  • Working Knowledge

Using Behavioral Science to Improve Well-Being for Social Workers

Re: Ashley V. Whillans
...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...
  • 07 Jul 2020
  • Working Paper Summaries
  • Working Knowledge

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.
  • 13 Aug 2020
  • Research & Ideas
  • Working Knowledge

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.
  • 05 Oct 2020
  • Book
  • Working Knowledge

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.
  • 28 Jan 2019
  • Research & Ideas
  • Working Knowledge

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.
  • 31 Jul 2019
  • Research & Ideas
  • Working Knowledge

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.
  • 13 Nov 2017
  • Research & Ideas
  • Working Knowledge

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.
  • 14 Mar 2018
  • Research & Ideas
  • Working Knowledge

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.
  • 09 Oct 2018
  • First Look
  • Working Knowledge

New Research and Ideas, October 9, 2018

Dina Gerdeman
...for the best ways to reward employees. In an upcoming Compensation and Benefits Review piece, Ashley V. Whillans and colleagues explore whether cash is truly the best motivator to encourage the most hard-working employees to stick around. Winning the War for Talent: Modern Motivational Methods for Attracting...
  • 12 Feb 2019
  • First Look
  • Working Knowledge

New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019

Dina Gerdeman
...and anxiety among employees can be costly for the workplace, both in terms of medical costs as well as costs resulting from lost productivity and missed days at work. In a forthcoming article in International Journal of Human Resource Management, Ashley Whillans and colleagues explore whether a technology...
  • 03 Apr 2018
  • First Look
  • Working Knowledge

New Research and Ideas, April 3, 2018

Sean Silverthorne
...happiness. But people often don’t make this money-for-time trade-off. The reason, suggests a new paper by Ashley V. Whillans, Elizabeth W. Dunn, and Michael I. Norton, is that we think the future will be less busy than the present. Overcoming Barriers to Time-Saving: Reminders of Future Busyness Encourage...
  • 15 May 2018
  • First Look
  • Working Knowledge

New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018

Dina Gerdeman
... choosing time over money has emotional benefits that can enhance a person’s well-being. Ashley V. Whillans and Alice Lee-Yoon examine the value people place on their time, plus they take a look at the emotional costs of treating the value of time just like money in a paper scheduled to be published...
  • 20 Oct 2020
  • Sharpening Your Skills
  • Working Knowledge

Steps to Help You Get Out of Your Own Way

by Sean Silverthorne
and career. Ashley Whillans shows how to restore the proper balance. Sidetracked: Why Can’t We Stick to the Plan?Behavioral scientist and professor Francesca Gino explores the unexpected forces that often keep people from following through with their plans, both professional and personal. Hard Work Isn't
  • 01 May 2020
  • In Practice
  • Working Knowledge

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

by Danielle Kost
or social goals. John D. Macomber (@cleantechcities) is a senior lecturer of business administration in the Finance Unit. Ashley V. Whillans: Increased climate awareness might lead to action   In an initial set of interviews, I have found that employees are expressing increased concern about the carbon
  • 17 Dec 2020
  • Research & Ideas
  • Working Knowledge

The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2020

by Dina Gerdeman
School faculty, along with links to the full text of those papers. Here are the five most downloaded research papers of 2020: COVID-19 and the Workplace: Implications, Issues, and Insights for Future Research and Action Ashley Whillans was among the large team of researchers looking at COVID-19’s impact
  • 21 May 2020
  • Research & Ideas
  • Working Knowledge

Fighting the COVID Blues: Advice from Business Research

by Dina Gerdeman and Danielle Kost
of Business Administration Ashley Whillans. If colleagues try to schedule meetings during that time, say “no,” and turn off alerts so you’re not getting pinged with messages while trying to focus. “Protect that time at all costs,” Whillans says. “It will help you feel more in control.” It’s also OK to request
  • 02 Jan 2018
  • Research & Ideas
  • Working Knowledge

The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2017

by Sean Silverthorne
to Be Happier? Spend Some Money on Avoiding Household Chores 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. Asking Questions Can
  • 06 Oct 2020
  • Sharpening Your Skills
  • Working Knowledge

18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters

by Sean Silverthorne
opportunities for informal “water cooler” conversations could go a long way in promoting belonging. To learn more, read 6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees Ashley Whillans, assistant professor of business administration. Tip: Learn from what other managers are doing successfully While we are still far from
  • 04 Jun 2013
  • First Look
  • Working Knowledge

First Look: June 4

Sean Silverthorne
the Emotional Benefits of Prosocial Spending By: Aknin, Lara B., Elizabeth W. Dunn, Ashley V. Whillans, Adam M. Grant, and Michael I. Norton Abstract—When does giving lead to happiness? Here, we present two studies demonstrating that the emotional benefits of spending money on others (prosocial spending
  • 13 Mar 2018
  • First Look
  • Working Knowledge

March 13, 2018

Sean Silverthorne
Emmanuel, Amy Blankson, Andrew Clark, Cary Cooper, James Harter, Christian Krekel, Jenn Lim, Paul Litchfield, Jennifer Moss, Michael I. Norton, Mariano Rojas, George Ward, and Ashley V. Whillans Abstract—Work and employment play a central role in most people’s lives. In OECD countries, for example, people