Sharon Parker

Aug 5, 2024 | theguardian.com | Sharon Parker

My mentor, Toby Wall, who has died aged 77 of cancer, was a committed educator and scholar who made a globally significant contribution to the field of occupational psychology.

Oct 9, 2023 | ceda.com.au | Sharon Parker

More than 30 years ago, I conducted my PhD research on the implementation of self-managing teams at a UK company. Self-managing teams are now at the heart of “radical” work designs used by companies that are seeing remarkable change: from passive to active; from disengaged to thriving; and from low to high performing. I am thrilled to see such strong interest in work design in Australian organisations right now.

Oct 5, 2023 | tribunecontentagency.com | Fangfang Zhang |Sharon Parker

MIT Sloan(AUTHOR’S BIO)Fangfang Zhang, Ph.D., is a research fellow at the Centre for Transformative Work Design at Curtin University. She is also a CEPAR (Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research) research fellow. Her research interests include work design, job crafting, future of work, overqualification, and aging. Sharon K.

Oct 5, 2023 | sloanreview.mit.edu | Fangfang Zhang |Sharon Parker

Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT SMR | Getty ImagesToday’s leaders are pushing to increase employee engagement and decrease turnover but face a harsh reality: widespread employee burnout. To fight it, managers need to offer employees more healthy and meaningful work. In surveys conducted in the United States by Gallup in 2022, 40% of employees reported that their job had a negative impact on their mental health, and around 30% said they frequently experience burnout.