SIOP (The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology ) hosted its annual conference last week in Chicago, bringing together the best thinkers, researchers, and practitioners in the world of people science, talent management, and talent development.

Dive into OSS's "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" and learn how parts of it reflect a management type that leaves employees disempowered and despondent.

It's important to understand the consequences of disempowerment and take action to empower yourself, your organization, and your employees.

For International Women’s Day, let’s look at what managers, leaders, and large companies can do to empower women in the workplace in 2024 and beyond.

To understand empowerment at work, we look at the employee experiences in these five essential needs: skill, purpose, autonomy, community, and engagement.

Should we even use the word love when we talk about our work? Absolutely! Here are some ways to foster love in the workplace through empowerment.

As we explore the potential of generative AI tools, the possibilities for addressing specific challenges in various workplace scenarios are vast. This includes using intentional and specialized AI tools to revolutionize how employees learn, apply knowledge, and excel in their roles.

While creating an empowering workplace is a continuous journey, the start of the year presents the perfect opportunity to recalibrate and renew your commitment to fostering a culture of inclusivity and growth within professional spaces. Check out our comprehensive guide on cultivating empowerment at work.

Collecting data that proves your impact is the single most crucial aspect of moving your idea for change forward. Data may seem scary or unsurmountable at first, but we hope that these tips empower you to harness the power of data to drive your company forward.

Affinity groups, Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), and other workplace communities empower organizations and their employees through improved retention, culture building, and leadership development. Despite that, not all ERG leaders receive fair compensation for their valuable work. Dive into the step-by-step guide to asking for a compensation increase and other tangible support as an ERG lead.

Recently, we had a chance to chat with Jackson, Product Manager at Microsoft and a Cultivator, about his project, the importance of Data Science, and how competition can drive innovation.

The idea behind his project is a radical one, which is to offer products, that are typically sold in Enterprise format, for free- allowing the product experience to drive the business. This strategy, known as Product-Led Growth, has become central to Microsoft’s culture and strategy.

Power is one of the most important cultural forces Cultivators contend with as they work to change their organizations. But, like all cultural forces, power is complex and often invisible. Luckily, social psychologists and researchers have thought about power dynamics in various contexts for a long time.

Meet Karima Moustafa, Social Learning Coach at Mars Global Services, and a member of our Cultivators Community. She has a deep passion for the importance of embracing discomfort to build vibrant, inclusive communities - and honoring yourself in the process.

Here’s what Karima had to say about staying motivated and supported at work…

We’re over “representation matters” being used as a buzzword, and so is Calvin McKee, Senior Diversity and Belonging Specialist at Shopify.

This is why we needed to talk to him about the “Free To Be Me” photo campaign, which featured LGBTQ+ employees from across the organization, showing multiple diverse experiences of being queer at Shopify.

Janine is not only an L&D Leader at Google, but an Adjunct Professor at UC Berkeley’s Haas MBA program, an executive coach, and a USC doctoral candidate finishing up her Doctorate in Education (Ed.D.) with an emphasis in Organizational Change and Leadership. In her doctoral program, she is focusing her dissertation research on the Sense of Belonging for Women of Color in the technology industry.

Victoria Liu has been a Cultivator since day one…literally. In May 2019, she started at Indeed (the employment platform) where she joined two Inclusion Resource Groups (IRGs) on her very first day of onboarding. Her initial goal was simply to meet new people and get to know the company she was a part of. Ultimately, her work with IRGs (particularly Asian Network and Women at Indeed) shaped her experience and growth at the company where she spent the last 4 years, most recently as Deputy Chief of Staff.

A few years ago, Justin, who has now been at Highmark for 17 years, clicked on an internal email and responded “yes” to an event. This quick gesture set the wheels in motion that led us to today. With that quick yes, he became a member of the Mission & Vision Pack at Highmark, an initiative led by Cultivator Penny Schnarrs.

Continuing our How Cultivators Work series is Alvin E. Haygan, Jr., Change Management Principle at Seagen, and a new member of our Cultivators Community. We caught up with Alvin as his family welcomed their second child and so first, we have to start by saying a big Cultivator Congratulations!

Here’s what Alvin had to say about staying motivated and supported at work…

Whether she’s working on her own professional development, co-hosting our Curiosity Club within the Cultivators Community, or working on her book, Caroline is a Cultivator who centers learning in all she does. It’s not a surprise that she finds herself leading Learning and Education for Women in Supply Chain (WISC), a new and growing employee community within her workplace.

We built this comprehensive definition and model of organizational empowerment as a way to synthesize the large quantity of research on this subject into a simplified list of dimensions that describe, at a high level, what it looks like to inhabit a more empowering organizational space where all employees can thrive.