Six years ago, there was a sudden disruption to something many of us had considered almost immutable: where work happens. The pandemic forced a huge number of people to work from home, and technologies and practices that had previously developed slowly suddenly had to catch up. What had been an exception became normal remarkably quickly. It also showed us that many knowledge-work jobs could be done somewhere other than the employer’s premises. Now the pendulum appears to be moving again. In Finland, several large employers have recently increased expectations for working on-site. OP Pohjola has announced that employees in its Continue Reading
Welcome. I have questions
I’ve always been curious about why people behave the way they do. One of the earliest questions I remember asking about working life came from observing two colleagues. This was long before I knew I wanted to study organisational psychology. These two colleagues of mine were facing what seemed to me to be fairly similar stressful situations, yet they responded to it in completely different ways. I found that fascinating. Why did one person find the situation manageable while the other found it overwhelming? That curiosity eventually took me into psychology, research and a PhD exploring personality. My career has Continue Reading