We’re pleased to announce the publication of Teams That Work (Oxford University Press) which debuted as the #1 new Organizational Psychology book on Amazon. Collaboration and teamwork requirements have risen by 50%, but as anyone who has worked on a team can attest, creating a great team remains a challenge. This new book examines the […]
BMJ Quality & Safety Publishes Teams During COVID Article
gOE’s president Scott Tannenbaum along with colleagues Eduardo Salas and Allison Traylor from Rice University and Eric Thomas from the UTHealth McGovern School of Medicine published an article offering recommendations based on the science of teamwork for healthcare teams working during a pandemic. BMJ’s (British Medical Journals) journal articles are widely read in the medical community.
gOE Continues Effort to Help NASA’s Mission to Mars
For several years, gOE has conducted research for NASA studying team resilience and adaptation. As part of this effort we are studying saturation dive teams who work in dangerous confined conditions, similar to the conditions experienced by astronauts. In a previous effort for NASA, we examined the science of team composition and demonstrated how a […]
gOE to Develop Culture Assessment
The Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine announced that it has awarded a grant to The Group for Organizational Effectiveness (gOE) to develop a validated safety culture measure and related tools for promoting safety in the offshore energy industry. We have assembled a great team of collaborators from Rice […]
Dr. Scott Tannenbaum Wins SIOP Award
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Scott Tannenbaum, President of gOE, has received the Distinguished Professional Contributions Award from the Society of Industrial/Organizational Psychology (SIOP). This award is given to an individual who has developed, refined, and implemented practices, procedures, and methods that have had a major, demonstrable impact on people at work, organizations […]
Free gOEbase Tool: Change Management Pitfalls Checklist
This tool contains a checklist of 15 of the most common pitfalls that can derail or inhibit the success of a change effort. It can be used to stimulate a discussion among and help educate business leaders or members of a change team about effective change management practices. The checklist is one of hundreds of […]
gOE Enabling the Military to Make Critical Training Decisions
With our partners in the US Air Force Research Lab, US Air Combat Command and Aptima, Inc. we developed and continue to apply an innovative process called “Mission Essential Competencies“(MECSTM) for identifying the competencies needed in combat situations. MECS data have been used to guide training decisions up to the highest levels of the US […]
Accelerating On-the-Job-Learning – A gOE White Paper
Across industries, the complexity and dynamic nature of workplace operations, as well as the constant and rapid influx of information, requires employees to continuously acquire new skills and expertise. Formal training is not sufficient – employees also need to be astute on-the-job learners (OJL). In this gOE White Paper, we discuss the importance of OJL […]
Science of Teamwork – NASA Innovation Lecture Video
Dr. Scott Tannenbaum, gOE’s President, gave an invited presentation at NASA’s Innovation Lecture Series. Dr. Ellen Ochoa, a former astronaut and now Director of the Johnson Space Center, kicked off the session. Scott’s presentation covered the Science of Teamwork, described research gOE has been conducting at NASA, and provided recommendations for promoting team effectiveness. Watch […]
Debriefs: An Experiential Learning Tool – A gOE White Paper
Boost Team Effectiveness Debriefs are a quick, yet powerful experiential learning tool for enhancing team performance. During a debrief, team members reflect upon a recent experience, discuss what went well and identify opportunities for improvement. They attempt to build a common understanding (e.g., about work challenges, team member responsibilities, how best to handle a situation) […]
SIOP publishes “Developing and Enhancing Teamwork in Organizations”
This book is the latest volume in SIOP’s (The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology) Professional Practice Series. It is edited by UCF’s Eduardo Salas, gOE’s Scott Tannenbaum, SHRM’s Debra Cohen, and Gary Latham from the University of Toronto. After essays from an astronaut, CEO, football coach, military leader, and health care expert, the book […]
Journal of Management Publishes Article on Team Composition
John Mathieu from the University of Connecticut (and a frequent gOE collaborator) along with gOE team members Scott Tannenbaum, Jamie Donsbach, and George Alliger published an article that examines how team composition can affect team performance. It is published in the Journal of Management, one of the premier management and applied psychology journals, and provides […]
PSPI Journal Publishes “The Science of Training and Development”
Scott Tannenbaum, gOE’s President, along with Professors Eduardo Salas, Kurt Kraiger, and Kim Smith-Jentsch published “The Science of Training and Development in Organizations: What Matters in Practice” in Psychological Science in the Public Interest, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. This article summarizes years of empirical research on training, revealing: a) that training does in […]
Personnel Psychology Publishes “Helping Teams Help Themselves”
Professor Erik Eddy (from Siena College and a gOE Alum!), Scott Tannenbaum (from gOE), and Professor John Mathieu (from UConn) conducted this study comparing two techniques that teams can use to lead debriefs on their own. The study examined teams over a ten-week period and found that use of a computerized debriefing tool (DebriefNow) resulted […]
Research on Debriefing Published in Human Factors Journal
Two members of gOE’s team, Scott Tannenbaum and Chris Cerasoli published an article in the Human Factors Journal entitled, “Do Team and Individual Debriefs Enhance Performance? A Meta-Analysis.” Meta-analysis is a statistical technique for quantitatively combining the results from prior studies. This article reveals that teams and individuals who participate in well-conducted debriefs outperform others […]
IOP Journal Publishes “Teams Are Changing…”
The Industrial and Organizational Psychology Journal published this article, co-authored by Scott Tannenbaum (gOE), John Mathieu (UConn), Eduardo Salas (UCF), and Debra Cohen (SHRM) which examines how the nature of teams and the environment they operate in have been changing and explores whether adjustments have been made in the way teams are managed in organizations […]