MYW S03 Episode 02 – COVID, Work, and Universal Human Needs

In this episode, we discuss how the COVID pandemic has affected the way we do our jobs and relate to each other at work. As I-O psychologists, we frame the issue from a human-centered perspective and use a popular (and well-supported) theory of motivation to unpack the challenges (and opportunities). 

Timestamps:

1:58: Framing the problem

3:30: Universal human needs and motivation

10:10: New challenges that may threaten our needs

19:45: New opportunities that may help fulfill our needs

30:56: How we’ve been coping

Mentioned This Episode:

Living COVID HR Comms & Resources Guide

Office 2.0 and Virtual Work Episode

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Self-determination Theory

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Credits:

Thanks to Hannah Soicher for helping with background research for this episode!

Our intro and outro music is “Ingenuity” by Lee Rosevere, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC 3.0). You can find more of Lee’s music at https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/. https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/. Our transition music for this episode is “Places Unseen” also by Lee; licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC 3.0).

Logo Artwork by Antonella Espinoza. Find her at @ellaspin on Twitter!