Redefining Hybrid Office Space to Boost Employee Productivity (Video and Podcast)

By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky | August 3, 2021 |
Hybrid Office Space

Employers must modify their hybrid office space to meet the changed needs of employees. They will do mostly collaborative work in the office while doing their individual tasks at home. That’s the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes how to redefine hybrid office space to boost employee productivity.

Best Return to Office Plan: A Team-Led Approach (Video and Podcast)

By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky | July 27, 2021 |
Return to Office

The best practice on the return to office plan involves a team-led hybrid-first model with some fully remote options. That means empowering lower-level team leaders to choose the work arrangement that best serves their team’s needs. That’s the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes a team-led approach for the best return to office plan.

Redefining Hybrid Office Space to Boost Employee Productivity

By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky | July 20, 2021 |
Hybrid Office Space

Employers must devise effective modifications of hybrid office spaces. Employees’ work requirements have changed. They will do mostly collaborative work in the office while doing their individual tasks at home.

Why Do So Many Leaders Screw Up the Return to the Office? (Video and Podcast)

By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky | July 13, 2021 |
Return to the Office

In planning the return to the office, leaders can fall prey to dangerous judgment errors which can cause them to wrongly assess their employees’ needs. That’s the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes why so many leaders screw up the return to the office.

Creating Competitive Advantage in Returning to the Office

By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky | July 6, 2021 |
Creating Competitive Advantage

For creating competitive advantage in the new normal, forward-looking leaders need to let go of their preferences for in-office work. They need to adopt a hybrid-first model for most staff, and support full-time remote work for a minority.

Best Return to Office Plan: A Team-Led Approach

By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky | June 29, 2021 |
return to office

The best practice on a return to office plan involves a team-led hybrid-first model with some fully remote options. That means empowering lower-level team leaders to choose the work arrangement that best serve their team’s needs.

Why Do So Many Leaders Screw Up the Return to the Office?

By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky | June 22, 2021 |
Return to the office

Leaders can fall prey to dangerous judgment errors which can cause them to wrongly assess their employees’ needs. Significant research shows that employees want to continue working remotely after the pandemic.

What Influences Your Shopping Choices? (Video and Podcast)

By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky | June 15, 2021 |
Shopping Choices

When it comes to shopping choices, we overestimate our abilities to keep our impulses in check. You can avoid poor shopping choices by developing a host of shopping mental skills. That’s the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes what influences your shopping choices.

What Do Employees Want When They Return to the Office? (Video and Podcast)

By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky | June 8, 2021 |
What Do Employees Want

Our assumptions about what others want are often incorrect due to the cognitive bias called the false consensus effect. Extensive research shows that most employees place a premium on telework and work-life quality after the pandemic. That’s the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes what employees want when they return to the office.

How to Cope With Depression in the Post-Pandemic Recovery (Video and Podcast)

By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky | June 1, 2021 |
Cope With Depression

To cope with depression in the post-pandemic recovery, find new ways of fulfilling your needs for exploration, love, and meaning and purpose. That’s the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes how to cope with depression in the post-pandemic recovery.

What Do Employees Want When They Return to the Office?

By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky | May 25, 2021 |
What Do Employees Want

Our assumptions about what others want are often incorrect due to the cognitive bias called the false consensus effect. Extensive research shows that most employees place a premium on telework and work-life quality after the pandemic

How to Cope With Depression in the Post-Pandemic Recovery

By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky | May 18, 2021 |
Cope With Depression

To cope with depression in the post-pandemic recovery, find new ways of fulfilling your needs for exploration, love, and meaning and purpose.

How to Survive and Thrive During the Post-Pandemic Recovery (Video and Podcast)

By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky | May 11, 2021 |
Post-Pandemic

As we continue to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic and adjust to the post-pandemic world, it’s important to identify and meet your basic needs. That’s the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes how to survive and thrive during the post-pandemic recovery.

Why Do Smart People Deny Serious Risks (and What to Do About It) (Video and Podcast)

By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky | May 4, 2021 |
Serious Risks

When dealing with smart people who deny serious risks, focus on their emotions, help them acknowledge reality, and positively reinforce their acceptance of risks. That’s the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes why smart people deny serious risks and what to do about it.

How Not to Let Cognitive Biases Control Us When Dealing with COVID (Video and Podcast)

By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky | April 27, 2021 |
Dealing with COVID

Protect yourself from poor COVID-related decisions by being aware of cognitive biases – particularly the normalcy bias, attentional bias, and planning fallacy – and making strategic plans that can prevent your gut reactions from taking over. That’s the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes how not to let cognitive biases control us when dealing with COVID.

How to Defeat Work-From-Home Burnout and Zoom Fatigue (Video and Podcast)

By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky | April 20, 2021 |
Defeat Work-From-Home Burnout

Protect your organization from the disastrous effects of work-from-home burnout and Zoom fatigue by a strategic shift toward virtual work being the new normal rather than an emergency measure. That’s the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes how to defeat work-from-home burnout and zoom fatigue.

Work-From-Home Burnout and Zoom Fatigue is a Lot More Complex Than You Think (Video and Podcast)

By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky | April 13, 2021 |
Work-From-Home Burnout

Work-from-home burnout in the pandemic can lead to serious mental health issues and lost productivity. Leaders can help their team members by identifying the root causes and making a strategic shift to a virtual work culture. That’s the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes why work-from-home burnout and zoom fatigue are a lot more complex than you think.

Why Do Smart People Deny Serious Risks (and What to Do About It)

By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky | April 6, 2021 |
serious rsisks

When dealing with smart people who deny serious risks, focus on their emotions, help them acknowledge reality, then positively reinforce their acceptance of risks.

How Not to Let Cognitive Biases Control Us When Dealing with COVID

By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky | March 30, 2021 |
Dealing with COVID

Protect yourself from poor COVID-related decisions by being aware of cognitive biases – particularly the normalcy bias, attentional bias, and planning fallacy – and making strategic plans that can prevent your gut reactions from taking over.

How to Defeat Work-From-Home Burnout and Zoom Fatigue

By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky | March 23, 2021 |
defeat work-from-home burnout

Protect your company from the disastrous effects of work-from-home burnout and Zoom fatigue by a strategic shift toward virtual work being the new normal rather than an emergency measure.

Work-From-Home Burnout and Zoom Fatigue is a Lot More Complex Than You Think

By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky | March 16, 2021 |
Work-From-Home Burnout

Work-from-home burnout in the pandemic can lead to serious mental health issues and lost productivity. Leaders can help their team members by identifying the root causes and making a strategic shift to a virtual work culture.

How to Do a Strategic Pivot to Address COVID (Video and Podcast)

By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky | March 9, 2021 |
strategic pivot

A strategic pivot will enable your company to survive and thrive during the COVID pandemic and in the post-COVID world. Start by challenging assumptions about your internal and external business model. Then, revise your strategy and determine next steps to operationalize these changes. That’s the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes how to do a strategic pivot to address COVID and the post-COVID world.

The Secret of Getting Optimistic and Pessimistic Employees to Collaborate Effectively (Video and Podcast)

By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky | March 2, 2021 |
optimistic and pessimistic

Maximize the value that pessimists and optimists bring to your enterprise by helping them work together well. Optimists should generate half-baked ideas and give them to the pessimists, who would select the most viable notions and finish baking them into full-fledged plans. That’s the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes the secret of getting optimistic and pessimistic employees to collaborate effectively.

The Dangers of Mental Health Challenges for Startup Founders (Video and Podcast)

By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky | February 23, 2021 |
Mental Health Challenges

Startup founders can defeat mental health challenges and avoid burnout by paying attention to their mental health, seeking help, and standing up to pressure from major investors and Board members. That’s the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes the dangers of mental health challenges for startup founders.

Should You Be Worried About the New COVID Strains? (Video and Podcast)

By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky | February 16, 2021 |
New COVID Strains

We greatly underestimate the dangers of the new COVID strains due to cognitive biases such as normalcy bias, hyperbolic discounting, and planning fallacy. We need to change our plans drastically to adapt to the new reality. That’s the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show.

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