Leadership Apr 15, 2020

Podcast: Sure, Take That Zoom Call in Your Sweatpants. It Might Make You a Better Person.

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When we stop compartmentalizing our home and work selves, we tend to act more ethically. Find out why on this episode of The Insightful Leader.

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Based on the research of

Rima Touré-Tillery

Research on compartmentalizing reveals an unexpected benefit of working from home.

Based on the research of

Rima Touré-Tillery

Listening: Sure, Take That Zoom Call in Your Sweatpants. It Might Make You a Better Person.

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For the millions of employees who now find themselves working from home, the distinction between at-home and at-work identities has rapidly evaporated. After all, there’s no forgetting you’re a parent when your kids stumble into the background of a video call.

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And this shift is likely to affect the way we make decisions. Research from Rima Touré-Tillery, an associate professor of marketing, suggests that these suddenly overlapping identities could lead people to act more ethically.

Note: The Insightful Leader is produced for the ear, and not meant to be read as a transcript. We encourage you to listen to the audio version above. However, a transcript of this episode is available here.

Featured Faculty

Rima Touré-Tillery

Associate Professor of Marketing

About the Writer

Morgan Levey is an audio producer in Missoula, Montana.

About the Research

Touré-Tillery, Maferima, and Alysson E. Light. 2018. “No Self to Spare: How the Cognitive Structure of the Self Influences Moral Behavior.” Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. 147:48–64.

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