The following is an excerpt from a white paper written by VUHRD Assistant Professor, Christian Thoroughgood, PhD. and former VUHRD Assistant Professor, Katina Sawyer, PhD. Find the full paper here. When organizations are in flux, employees may experience an array of emotions ranging from anger to fear of losing their jobs. Employers may struggle to establish a sense of security while the organization progresses through the necessary stages of change. Moreover, organization-wi

Last year, I began a New Year’s tradition of assigning a theme to the year to come. (I thought I might have better luck with themes than I had had in the past with New Year’s Resolutions). That first year, 2017, was the year of Happy. Indeed, with the theme on my mind and wooden block letters spelling out the word on top of my fireplace mantle in case I needed reminding, I spent the year being more intentional about happiness. I read research on happiness, I reflected on what

Did you vote today? The #VUHRD faculty, staff, and students made sure to get out to vote today. While we don't all fall on the same side of the political spectrum, we all respect each other's vote and know that voting is an important civil liberty. I hope that everyone makes the time to vote today. More than your own vote, as HR professionals, it is important that we consider whether our organization provides the right support and benefits for all our employees to be able t