Templates & Tools
Resources you can use today
Visual frameworks and quick-reference tools grounded in IO research — built to be used, not filed away.
Theories of workplace motivation: Herzberg's two factor theory
The difference between what drives engagement and what merely prevents dissatisfaction — and why it matters for how you manage people.
View →Overview of theories of motivation
A research-level comparison of eight major motivation theories — covering main ideas, key concepts, and how they differ from each other.
View →Organizational commitment: why employees stay
Drivers and improvement strategies for affective, continuance, and normative commitment.
View →Comparing administrative and developmental performance management
A side-by-side breakdown of two approaches to performance management — their goals, tools, employee perceptions, and where each falls short.
View →Job analysis review: reviewing performance criteria
A six-step process for building performance criteria that are fair, measurable, and actually reflect what the role requires.
View →Potential drivers impacting employee experience
Seven areas that shape how employees experience your organization — and the failure modes in each one.
View →The 9-box exercise: a quick review
When to use it, what it gets you, and the challenges to watch out for.
View →Benefits and challenges of interview methods
A breakdown of structured, unstructured, and semi-structured interviews — what each gets you and what each costs you.
View →Pitfalls of using psychometric assessments in talent selection
Five ways organizations misuse psychometric tools — and what to do instead.
View →Performance management programs that work
A side-by-side breakdown of what great versus poor performance programs look like in practice.
View →Improving virtual communication
A quick-reference guide to improving communication for remote teams — covering trust, leadership, and technology.
View →Onboarding overview: how to improve the first week experience
Key components, do's and don'ts for building an onboarding experience that actually sets new hires up to succeed.
View →Kotter's 8-step change management model
A quick-reference guide to one of the most widely used frameworks for leading organizational change.
View →Project premortems: a quick guide
How to use a premortem to surface risk, build psychological safety, and make your projects more resilient.
View →Bridging the IO scientist-practitioner gap
A comparison of how researchers and practitioners differ — and why that gap matters for the decisions you make.
View →Job analysis review: key components
The five core components of a job analysis and how they feed into recruiting, performance management, and compensation.
View →Job analysis review: reviewing tasks and responsibilities
A practical guide to identifying and documenting what a role actually involves.
View →Job analysis review: reviewing KSAOs
How to identify the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics that actually predict success in a role.
View →Job analysis review: analyzing working conditions
How to assess the physical, social, psychological, and regulatory conditions of a role.
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