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How to Make Your Work from Home SMARTer
by Shannon Chen and Professor Sharon Parker For a printable copy of this article, click here. A regular day’s work in the office can be...
Apr 8, 2020


Tethered or trusted? The “There’s no excuse not to be at your desk” phenomenon
by ARC Laureate Professor Sharon Parker About Sharon Sharon is a globally-renowned expert in the field of work psychology. As the...
Apr 8, 2020


High quality connection (And we’re not talking about the Internet)
by ARC Laureate Professor Sharon Parker About Sharon Sharon is a globally-renowned expert in the field of work psychology. As the...
Apr 7, 2020


Be kind to yourself: Self-compassion in difficult times
by ARC Laureate Professor Sharon Parker About Sharon Sharon is a globally-renowned expert in the field of work psychology. As the...
Mar 30, 2020


To dress or not to dress? Getting into a work mindset
by ARC Laureate Professor Sharon Parker About Sharon Sharon is a globally-renowned expert in the field of work psychology. As the...
Mar 30, 2020


Setting your team up for success during the COVID-19 crisis
by ARC Laureate Professor Sharon Parker About Sharon Sharon is a globally-renowned expert in the field of work psychology. As the...
Mar 30, 2020


Working from home: Why should we care about this topic?
by ARC Laureate Professor Sharon Parker About Sharon Sharon is a globally-renowned expert in the field of work psychology. As the...
Mar 27, 2020


Faculty's Article of the Year award goes to Sharon Parker and Daniela Andrei
Congratulations to CTWD Director, Sharon Parker and Research Fellow, Daniela Andrei for winning the Faculty's Research & Innovation Award...
Mar 16, 2020


The impact of job redesign on performance, review by UK CIPD
Caroline Knight and Sharon Parker explored the evidence on job redesign interventions and how they affect employee performance.
Nov 28, 2019


S.M.A.R.T work design for better health, satisfaction and performance
Whenever you go to work, you have a number of tasks, activities and responsibilities that you need to carry out, usually in collaboration...
Aug 27, 2019


Designing how we will work with artificial intelligence
The concept of effective ‘work design’ – the content and organisation of work tasks, activities, relationships and responsibilities –...
Jul 31, 2019


CTWD showcasing excellence in research at EAWOP 2019
The Centre for Transformative Work Design and the Future of Work Institute were well represented at the 19th conference of the European...
Jun 7, 2019


Thrive at Work has launched!
Thrive is live! A big thank you to the 100+ attendees who came along to the Thrive at Work launch on 16 May. The Thrive at Work...
May 16, 2019


Leading the conversation on what can be done for the FIFO Workers’ Mental Health and Wellbeing
Close to 130 attendees took part in a breakfast seminar we hosted last week. The event aimed at unpacking the CTWD's ground-breaking...
Mar 27, 2019


Research finds after-work hobbies key to proactivity in the workplace
Employees who engage in sporting, learning and volunteering activities outside work are more likely to get a better night’s sleep and be...
Feb 11, 2019


EAWOP Small Group Meeting (SGM) on the “Antecedents of Work Design”
We are excited to announce that a team of CTWD researchers and international collaborators have been successful in obtaining funding for...
Jan 16, 2019


Top-down work redesign interventions found to enhance performance, new evidence
We have long understood that redesigning work is important for employees' mental health and well-being. For example, interventions such...
Dec 14, 2018


CTWD's new FIFO research report found much can be done for the mental health and well-being of F
Sketches of Work Design by Lynne Chapman Our new research report to help improve the mental health and well-being of FIFO workers has...
Dec 6, 2018


Enhancing Proactivity in the Workforce - Presentation in China
Professor Sharon Parker joined other international speakers in China this week to give a keynote presentation on how leaders can enhance...
Nov 29, 2018


What is proactivity, why is it good for workplaces and what are its limitations?
As part of their business segment, Taking Care of Business, Jane Hebiton from RTR FM interviewed Professor Sharon K Parker about her...
Nov 27, 2018
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