Brent Reed
@brentreed.bsky.social
Incoming Assistant Professor of Psychological and Organizational Science at UNC Charlotte. Studying our connections to work and how they shape recovery from workplace stress.
More organizations are monitoring computer use to see if employees are “cyberloafing.”
But this recent article suggests that browsing the web can actually boost creativity, likely by increasing knowledge acquisition... as long as job demands aren’t too high.
Link: doi.org/10.1002/job....
But this recent article suggests that browsing the web can actually boost creativity, likely by increasing knowledge acquisition... as long as job demands aren’t too high.
Link: doi.org/10.1002/job....
August 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
More organizations are monitoring computer use to see if employees are “cyberloafing.”
But this recent article suggests that browsing the web can actually boost creativity, likely by increasing knowledge acquisition... as long as job demands aren’t too high.
Link: doi.org/10.1002/job....
But this recent article suggests that browsing the web can actually boost creativity, likely by increasing knowledge acquisition... as long as job demands aren’t too high.
Link: doi.org/10.1002/job....
In this study recently published in JBP, researchers found that remote workers who felt professionally isolated also reported higher levels of depletion and lower engagement. Family-supportive supervisors and schedule flexibility helped, but only when the two were aligned: doi.org/10.1007/s108...
July 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
In this study recently published in JBP, researchers found that remote workers who felt professionally isolated also reported higher levels of depletion and lower engagement. Family-supportive supervisors and schedule flexibility helped, but only when the two were aligned: doi.org/10.1007/s108...
Thoughtful editorial in LQ on how AI is transforming every stage of the research life cycle. I especially appreciated the guidance on using AI for idea generation, literature review, data analysis, and writing. And without spoiling anything, they also show AI in action: doi.org/10.1016/j.le...
July 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Thoughtful editorial in LQ on how AI is transforming every stage of the research life cycle. I especially appreciated the guidance on using AI for idea generation, literature review, data analysis, and writing. And without spoiling anything, they also show AI in action: doi.org/10.1016/j.le...
What happens after we succeed or fail at work, and how does it influence what we do next?
In this study, researchers found that learning from successes *or* failures predicted proactive job crafting, such as seeking new challenges. 1/n
In this study, researchers found that learning from successes *or* failures predicted proactive job crafting, such as seeking new challenges. 1/n
July 14, 2025 at 1:37 PM
What happens after we succeed or fail at work, and how does it influence what we do next?
In this study, researchers found that learning from successes *or* failures predicted proactive job crafting, such as seeking new challenges. 1/n
In this study, researchers found that learning from successes *or* failures predicted proactive job crafting, such as seeking new challenges. 1/n
Interesting series of studies showing introverts are perceived as less warm and competent at work—even by other introverts! doi.org/10.1007/s415...
Introverts shouldn’t be expected to act like extraverts, so how do we address the ways workplaces may unintentionally penalize them?
Introverts shouldn’t be expected to act like extraverts, so how do we address the ways workplaces may unintentionally penalize them?
July 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Interesting series of studies showing introverts are perceived as less warm and competent at work—even by other introverts! doi.org/10.1007/s415...
Introverts shouldn’t be expected to act like extraverts, so how do we address the ways workplaces may unintentionally penalize them?
Introverts shouldn’t be expected to act like extraverts, so how do we address the ways workplaces may unintentionally penalize them?
I don’t want to give up on BlueSky, but I’m having a hard time finding content related to organizational research, especially workplace stress and well-being. Many researchers whose work I follow aren’t active here (yet?), so lists haven’t helped. Am I missing something? Any tips?
July 9, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I don’t want to give up on BlueSky, but I’m having a hard time finding content related to organizational research, especially workplace stress and well-being. Many researchers whose work I follow aren’t active here (yet?), so lists haven’t helped. Am I missing something? Any tips?
We know work doesn’t just affect the person in the job—it can shape how their partner feels, too. But in a recent study, sharing *positive* work events also lowered partners’ self-esteem, perhaps by inviting social comparisons. doi.org/10.1007/s415...
How does this compare to your experiences?
How does this compare to your experiences?
July 8, 2025 at 4:25 PM
We know work doesn’t just affect the person in the job—it can shape how their partner feels, too. But in a recent study, sharing *positive* work events also lowered partners’ self-esteem, perhaps by inviting social comparisons. doi.org/10.1007/s415...
How does this compare to your experiences?
How does this compare to your experiences?
I just wrapped up teaching an online asynchronous course on organizational behavior. It’s been a couple of summers since I last taught it, and I was struck by how much AI tools have advanced, and how widely they are being used. 1/x
July 7, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I just wrapped up teaching an online asynchronous course on organizational behavior. It’s been a couple of summers since I last taught it, and I was struck by how much AI tools have advanced, and how widely they are being used. 1/x
As more workplaces integrate AI, it’s important to understand its impact on stress.
In this study, researchers trained an LLM to analyze social media posts and found that feeling controlled by AI increased stress, but working *with* AI buffered these effects: doi.org/10.1002/job....
In this study, researchers trained an LLM to analyze social media posts and found that feeling controlled by AI increased stress, but working *with* AI buffered these effects: doi.org/10.1002/job....
July 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM
As more workplaces integrate AI, it’s important to understand its impact on stress.
In this study, researchers trained an LLM to analyze social media posts and found that feeling controlled by AI increased stress, but working *with* AI buffered these effects: doi.org/10.1002/job....
In this study, researchers trained an LLM to analyze social media posts and found that feeling controlled by AI increased stress, but working *with* AI buffered these effects: doi.org/10.1002/job....
Does telework reduce work-family conflict?
A new meta-analysis finds it slightly lowers work interfering with family but not the other way around. Men seemed to benefit, but women didn’t—likely because they used the flexibility to juggle more non-work responsibilities.
doi.org/10.1007/s415...
A new meta-analysis finds it slightly lowers work interfering with family but not the other way around. Men seemed to benefit, but women didn’t—likely because they used the flexibility to juggle more non-work responsibilities.
doi.org/10.1007/s415...
July 2, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Does telework reduce work-family conflict?
A new meta-analysis finds it slightly lowers work interfering with family but not the other way around. Men seemed to benefit, but women didn’t—likely because they used the flexibility to juggle more non-work responsibilities.
doi.org/10.1007/s415...
A new meta-analysis finds it slightly lowers work interfering with family but not the other way around. Men seemed to benefit, but women didn’t—likely because they used the flexibility to juggle more non-work responsibilities.
doi.org/10.1007/s415...
Loved this LQ piece on “zombie leadership”: debunked ideas about leadership that simply refuse to die: doi.org/10.1016/j.le...
The authors take on myths like “leadership is always good” or “we know a leader when we see one” and offer more evidence-based ways of thinking. Worth a read!
The authors take on myths like “leadership is always good” or “we know a leader when we see one” and offer more evidence-based ways of thinking. Worth a read!
June 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Loved this LQ piece on “zombie leadership”: debunked ideas about leadership that simply refuse to die: doi.org/10.1016/j.le...
The authors take on myths like “leadership is always good” or “we know a leader when we see one” and offer more evidence-based ways of thinking. Worth a read!
The authors take on myths like “leadership is always good” or “we know a leader when we see one” and offer more evidence-based ways of thinking. Worth a read!
Reposted by Brent Reed
The person you knew in grad school who was never broke, never unsupported, and never rejected is now an academic authority on grit
June 30, 2025 at 8:42 AM
The person you knew in grad school who was never broke, never unsupported, and never rejected is now an academic authority on grit
Grateful for the chance to weigh in for this Charlotte Observer piece about workplace burnout—a challenge that’s more about how work is structured and supported than it is about personal resilience.
Read more here: www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefiv...
Read more here: www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefiv...
Why are we all so burned out in Charlotte? Here’s what we can do about it.
How to tackle the people, tasks and responsibilities weighing you down in the workplace.
www.charlotteobserver.com
June 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Grateful for the chance to weigh in for this Charlotte Observer piece about workplace burnout—a challenge that’s more about how work is structured and supported than it is about personal resilience.
Read more here: www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefiv...
Read more here: www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefiv...
Now that it’s official, I’m excited to share that I’ve accepted a tenure-track position as an Assistant Professor of Psychological Sciences at UNC Charlotte.
I’m grateful for all the support along the way, and I look forward to being part of our I-O and OS programs--can’t wait to get started!
I’m grateful for all the support along the way, and I look forward to being part of our I-O and OS programs--can’t wait to get started!
April 9, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Now that it’s official, I’m excited to share that I’ve accepted a tenure-track position as an Assistant Professor of Psychological Sciences at UNC Charlotte.
I’m grateful for all the support along the way, and I look forward to being part of our I-O and OS programs--can’t wait to get started!
I’m grateful for all the support along the way, and I look forward to being part of our I-O and OS programs--can’t wait to get started!
Reposted by Brent Reed
dominance analysis (for better or for worse) is used to determine predictor importance in linear regression
here is a colorized/annotated example found in Azen & Budescu (2003) psycnet.apa.org/record/2003-...
here is a colorized/annotated example found in Azen & Budescu (2003) psycnet.apa.org/record/2003-...
March 2, 2025 at 2:00 AM
dominance analysis (for better or for worse) is used to determine predictor importance in linear regression
here is a colorized/annotated example found in Azen & Budescu (2003) psycnet.apa.org/record/2003-...
here is a colorized/annotated example found in Azen & Budescu (2003) psycnet.apa.org/record/2003-...
Reposted by Brent Reed
When we take part in unproductive meetings, the effect isn't just the immediate impact of wasted time. The effect can go on for hours. It's called a "meeting hangover": a period of diminished focus, motivation or productivity following a bad meeting. hbr.org/2025/02/the-.... V brentreed.bsky.social
February 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
When we take part in unproductive meetings, the effect isn't just the immediate impact of wasted time. The effect can go on for hours. It's called a "meeting hangover": a period of diminished focus, motivation or productivity following a bad meeting. hbr.org/2025/02/the-.... V brentreed.bsky.social
Excited to share our new article in HBR exploring the hidden toll of meeting hangovers—how bad meetings can leave employees disengaged and less productive… sometimes for hours after the meeting ends!
We also share evidence-based strategies for prevention and recovery: hbr.org/2025/02/the-...
We also share evidence-based strategies for prevention and recovery: hbr.org/2025/02/the-...
The Hidden Toll of Meeting Hangovers
Over one quarter of workplace meetings leave employees with lingering negative effects such as lowered engagement and productivity that can last hours. This is called a meeting hangover . To avoid th...
hbr.org
February 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Excited to share our new article in HBR exploring the hidden toll of meeting hangovers—how bad meetings can leave employees disengaged and less productive… sometimes for hours after the meeting ends!
We also share evidence-based strategies for prevention and recovery: hbr.org/2025/02/the-...
We also share evidence-based strategies for prevention and recovery: hbr.org/2025/02/the-...
How well does academic performance (GPA, class rank, instructor evaluations) predict job performance?
Contrary to some recent headlines, it’s actually pretty good! Here are a few highlights from a recent meta-analysis 🧵, available here: doi.org/10.1037/apl0...
Contrary to some recent headlines, it’s actually pretty good! Here are a few highlights from a recent meta-analysis 🧵, available here: doi.org/10.1037/apl0...
December 27, 2024 at 7:29 PM
How well does academic performance (GPA, class rank, instructor evaluations) predict job performance?
Contrary to some recent headlines, it’s actually pretty good! Here are a few highlights from a recent meta-analysis 🧵, available here: doi.org/10.1037/apl0...
Contrary to some recent headlines, it’s actually pretty good! Here are a few highlights from a recent meta-analysis 🧵, available here: doi.org/10.1037/apl0...
Gossip at work is harmful... or is it?
In this study, researchers found that quality matters. Truthful, interesting gossip boosted mood and made people more willing to help the sender. But too much gossip? That had the opposite effect.
Link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
In this study, researchers found that quality matters. Truthful, interesting gossip boosted mood and made people more willing to help the sender. But too much gossip? That had the opposite effect.
Link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
December 26, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Gossip at work is harmful... or is it?
In this study, researchers found that quality matters. Truthful, interesting gossip boosted mood and made people more willing to help the sender. But too much gossip? That had the opposite effect.
Link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
In this study, researchers found that quality matters. Truthful, interesting gossip boosted mood and made people more willing to help the sender. But too much gossip? That had the opposite effect.
Link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house,
Not a creature was stirring—just my keyboard and mouse;
A response to reviewers being written with care,
In hopes an acceptance soon would be there.
Not a creature was stirring—just my keyboard and mouse;
A response to reviewers being written with care,
In hopes an acceptance soon would be there.
December 24, 2024 at 5:27 PM
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house,
Not a creature was stirring—just my keyboard and mouse;
A response to reviewers being written with care,
In hopes an acceptance soon would be there.
Not a creature was stirring—just my keyboard and mouse;
A response to reviewers being written with care,
In hopes an acceptance soon would be there.
Is there anything more… enlightening… than diving down the rabbit hole to track down the original version of a scale?
December 23, 2024 at 9:07 PM
Is there anything more… enlightening… than diving down the rabbit hole to track down the original version of a scale?
Excited to learn that the first study from my dissertation has been accepted for presentation at #SIOP25, and with helpful feedback from reviewers! Can’t wait to reconnect with everyone in Denver!
December 18, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Excited to learn that the first study from my dissertation has been accepted for presentation at #SIOP25, and with helpful feedback from reviewers! Can’t wait to reconnect with everyone in Denver!
“Gen Z doesn’t want to work hard.”
“Boomers are set in their ways.”
We’ve all heard these stereotypes, but do they hold up? More evidence that generational differences are a myth: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Plus, this excerpt... 👀
“Boomers are set in their ways.”
We’ve all heard these stereotypes, but do they hold up? More evidence that generational differences are a myth: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Plus, this excerpt... 👀
December 13, 2024 at 7:22 PM
“Gen Z doesn’t want to work hard.”
“Boomers are set in their ways.”
We’ve all heard these stereotypes, but do they hold up? More evidence that generational differences are a myth: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Plus, this excerpt... 👀
“Boomers are set in their ways.”
We’ve all heard these stereotypes, but do they hold up? More evidence that generational differences are a myth: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Plus, this excerpt... 👀
Reposted by Brent Reed
After-hours work can erode health and balance in hybrid workers. Our brand new study links long hours, late nights and quick returns to burnout, pain and work-home conflict in a sample of Norwegian workers (n=1465) followed four-waves. #workfamily#hybrid
Read more: www.sjweh.fi/download.php...
Read more: www.sjweh.fi/download.php...
December 11, 2024 at 12:41 PM
After-hours work can erode health and balance in hybrid workers. Our brand new study links long hours, late nights and quick returns to burnout, pain and work-home conflict in a sample of Norwegian workers (n=1465) followed four-waves. #workfamily#hybrid
Read more: www.sjweh.fi/download.php...
Read more: www.sjweh.fi/download.php...
Few weeks go by without me thinking of this Highhouse article on our “stubborn reliance” on intuition in hiring: doi.org/10.1111/j.17...
It’s a powerful reminder of the gap between what works (structure, standardization) and what we often rely on—subjective feelings of “fit.”
It’s a powerful reminder of the gap between what works (structure, standardization) and what we often rely on—subjective feelings of “fit.”
December 10, 2024 at 9:31 PM
Few weeks go by without me thinking of this Highhouse article on our “stubborn reliance” on intuition in hiring: doi.org/10.1111/j.17...
It’s a powerful reminder of the gap between what works (structure, standardization) and what we often rely on—subjective feelings of “fit.”
It’s a powerful reminder of the gap between what works (structure, standardization) and what we often rely on—subjective feelings of “fit.”