What would you do with one more day of personal time a week? How much harder do we have to work to have a 4-day workweek and maintain productivity? It all starts with how you define, use, and interpret performance measurement(s) for yourself and your organization. Let's Check-In!
Feb 27, 2023•10 min•Ep. 112
When was the last time you saw true disruption in your industry? Innovation? Beyond that, when did you last stop and truly think about how you think about problems and problem solving? Let's get meta-analytical... Let's Check-In!
Feb 20, 2023•19 min
Roses are red, violets are blue, love and romance are hard work too... or are they? Join us this week as we look at coworkers' crushes, PDAs, and AITA stories of when Cupid mingles with your 9 to 5. Let's Check-In!
Feb 13, 2023•25 min•Ep. 110
What's the connection between stem cell research and authenticity? Or between nanotechnology and resilience? Or Ascoli Piceno, Italy, and Houston Texas? Join us this week as we ask Dr. Bruna Corradetti these questions and more. Let's Check-In!
Feb 06, 2023•39 min•Ep. 109
#BackToBasics Join us as we explore job analysis- the cornerstone of so many IO processes, from selection, performance evaluation, talent and workforce planning, testing, to learning and development and beyond. They all ~should~ begin with a solid job analysis. Let's Check-In!
Jan 30, 2023•11 min•Ep. 108
Slack and Salesforce have been making headlines - Who knew organizational culture after an acquisition can be tricky to handle? We don’t condone leaking emails and chats, but it is a great opportunity to talk about M&A challenges - What makes cultural changes last? Let's Check-In!
Jan 23, 2023•17 min•Ep. 107
Starting a new role, learning new skills - it can be a lot of information to process at once. What can we do when we cannot go straight from 0 to 100? Why, we can break it down into smaller goals and objectives - like a 30/60/90 onboarding plan. Not sure what it is? Let's Check-In!
Jan 16, 2023•14 min•Ep. 106
While we love our Reddit AITA format, who wants to start a new year on a sour note? Join us this week with office stories that will leave you feeling warm and fuzzy: the best coworkers and supervisors, office pets, and a few of those who went above and beyond. Let's Check-In!
Jan 09, 2023•12 min•Ep. 105
Right answers, wrong answers... What about asking the right or wrong questions? That's what Psychometrics helps to do. As the science of psychological testing, it looks at the validity of how we ask, what we ask, how we score answers, and more. Let's Check-In!
Dec 12, 2022•11 min•Ep. 104
Love it or love to hate it - Networking might change over time, but it is here to stay. Explore with us the dos and don'ts of casual and meaningful connections, how to talk to strangers, and how to reconnect with that long-lost acquaintance. Let's Check-In!
Dec 05, 2022•21 min
Beaus, boundaries, and a pinch of cabin fever: join us this week as we explore tales of families and couples navigating working from home together and around each other, without stepping on each other's toes or on camera (too often). Let's Check-In!
Nov 28, 2022•18 min•Ep. 102
Happy Thanksgiving Week! Did you reach the podium in the turkey trot or awe the relatives with the best stuffing recipe? It's ok if not or you don't care to - not everyone fights for the trophy and credit. Join us this week as we break down competition, cooperation, and the mystical in-between of cooperative competition. Let's Check-In!
Nov 21, 2022•20 min•Ep. 101
BCI turns 100! Well, officially at least. Join us on this milestone as we look at what it takes for a 100/10 workplace - is there a happier career path than others? What does it take to be happy with your work-life? Let's Check-In!
Nov 14, 2022•15 min•Ep. 100
Most of the time, the first step to solving a problem is understanding how to even define it - and organizational development is no exception. Join us this week as we explore theoretical models, real-world messes, and everything in between. Let's Check-In!
Nov 07, 2022•16 min•Ep. 99
Some situations are clearly black and white; the majority are infinite in-betweens. For this week's AITA, join us into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas. You've just crossed over into... the Twilight Zone. Let's Check-In!
Oct 31, 2022•24 min•Ep. 98
What a week. In life and work, you can't win them all - but we sure love to try. When performance has been lacking and pep talks are not cutting it - it might just be time to try something new. Let's Check-In!
Oct 24, 2022•21 min•Ep. 97
You want to study how humans work - who doesn't? But, also: who makes sure we're doing in right? The IRB helps make sure we avoid the experiment horror stories and study design flaws. Let's Check-In!
Oct 17, 2022•13 min•Ep. 96
President Biden announced federal pardons for simple weed possesion - what does that mean? Can someone find employment after a run in with the law in the US? What decisions can employers make with your record? Let’s Check-In!
Oct 10, 2022•16 min•Ep. 95
Nasty coworkers haunt most workplaces - and lucky for us, they are constant sources of inspiration and data for our AITA series! Join us as we start the spookiest month with frightening office encounters - all based on true stories. Let's Check-In!
Oct 03, 2022•22 min•Ep. 94
Happy birthday to us! BCI turns a whole terrible two - but depending on who you ask, a Virgo and a Cancer are not actually the worst combo you could get in the office...or behind the microphone. Let’s Check-In!
Sep 28, 2022•29 min
September is SIOP’s Smarter Workplace Awareness Month! Join us this week as we take a look at the workplace trends of this year and some blasts from the past - all to start preparing to look ahead to SIOP 2023 - Boston, Let’s Check-In!
Sep 26, 2022•15 min•Ep. 93
Should you listen to pre-recorded lectures if you want to learn the best? Color code your notes? Create practical examples? What does it mean to learn things well? Some could say it depends on your learning style; some could say it’s all hodge-podge. Let’s Check-In!
Sep 19, 2022•17 min
Is DEI dead? Are we over it? Join us this week as we look at the state of DEI in organizations, what DEI is v. what it ought to be, Rooney Rules, hiring quotas, and the ever-present chance to make mistakes. Let's Check-In!
Sep 12, 2022•23 min
PSLs are brewing and school is back in session! Join us for this week’s #WorkAITA compilation on some of the most challenging jobs in the world - teaching and parenting. We talk through child performance reviews, PTA nightmares, double standards, and minimal boundaries to be found. Let’s Check-In!
Sep 05, 2022•23 min•Ep. 90
Is it burnout? Is it the manager’s fault? Employee disengagement? Or is it the latest buzz, quiet quitting? Let’s Check-In!
Aug 29, 2022•20 min•Ep. 89
Join the huddle and anchor down - this episode circles back to the MBA debate, ballparks some strategies, and evaluate if, after all the synergies, the returns are worth the risk when it comes to B-school. No clue what you just read? Let's Check-In!
Aug 22, 2022•17 min•Ep. 88
Careers are supposed to be...a lot of things, but linear is seldom one. Join us as we look at steps, jumps and moves from the first internship to retirement - and of course, the assumptions that go along with each stage. Let's Check-In!
Aug 15, 2022•20 min•Ep. 87
What happens when others at work decide not only to have opinions about others' bodies but to voice them too? Well, you get this episode of workplaces AITA - Let's Check In!
Aug 08, 2022•22 min•Ep. 86
Whether you are a student, professor, or happily out of academia - tune in this week as we dissect part-time and adjunct professorships, and give our two cents on how colleges ought to change next. Let's Check-In!
Aug 01, 2022•26 min•Ep. 85
Workplace integrity - Is there a middle ground between sticks in the mud and... well, problematic? Do I really need to be sick to use sick days? Ethical dilemmas are fun, we promise. Don't believe us? Let's Check-In!
Jul 25, 2022•26 min•Ep. 84