Lisia – 2001539316

Swinia Valensie – 2001566765

Rika Novianti – 2001588362

Verra – 2001594964

LC21

1. Identify the major challenges for organizational and work psychologists in the next 10
years.
 Addressing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace : With this increased focus on sexual
harassment in the workplace, including evidence of companies with "toxic” cultures,
psychologist predict more organizations will focus on addressing and preventing sexual
harassment in the coming year.
 Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity :News stories highlighting exclusion of underrepresented
groups pay inequity, and other issues may spur employers’ increasing interest in
affirmative action, diversity, inclusion, and elimination of adverse impact in personnel
decisions.
 Work-life Balance Interventions & Employee Wellness : organizations will have a
renewed focus on work-life balance, including focus on employee wellness initiatives. It
may also include better measuring and tracking the employee lifecycle and orienting
around a longitudinal view of an individual's experience with the organization.
 Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in I-O: Growing use of artificial intelligence
in the workplace could have drastic implications for how organizations and employees
function. These technologies are introducing new ways to measure personality and
behavior of employees.
 The Changing Nature of How People Work : new technologies such as augmented
reality and brain-computer interface will change how people interact and communicate in
the workplace and even how they get their work done.
 Algorithmic Selection Systems and People Analytics: Data continues to proliferate, and
new technology, like applicant tracking systems and data visualization programs, are
making it easier to analyze such data.
 Leadership Development and Improvement: As the workplace continues to be shaped by
multiple forces leadership will need to evolve along with it.
 Selecting, Training, Developing, and Retaining Millennials : As this generation continues
to push boundaries and redefine expectations, organizations may need to continue to
redesign jobs
 Automation of Jobs and Tasks : New technology and innovations in the coming years
may only increase the automation of tasks, which could have a profound impact on
employees and organizations.
 The Gig Economy and Contract Work : organizations will increasingly need to focus on
selection, evaluation, and maximizing commitment of these non-traditional employees.
2. List the competencies needed by organizational and work psychologists.
 Critical thinking, Communication: Verbal, Professionalism. Ethical behavior,
Interpersonal skills, Adaptability, Problem solving, Accountability, Presentation skills,
Communication: Written, Planning, Prioritization, Flexibility, Tolerance for ambiguity,
Teamwork, Self-monitoring, Project management, Results driven, Data
analysis, Decision making, Talent acquisition, Vision for team, Leadership, Innovation,
Strategic thinking, Learning agility, Persistence, Achievement oriented
3. Compare your competencies with those required of organizational and work
psychologists.
 Ethical behavior, Adaptability, Problem solving, Communication:Written, Planning,
Prioritization, Flexibility, Tolerance for ambiguity, Teamwork, Self-monitoring, Results
driven, Decision making, Learning agility, Persistence, Achievement
oriented, Accountability
4. identify the most important gaps between your competency profile and the profile as
specified.
 Most importan gaps : Critical thinking, Communication: Verbal, Professionalism, Vision
for team, Leadership, Strategic thinking. Because those gaps are skills, abilities, or other
behavioral characteristics needed to successfully perform the tasks, functions and
responsibilities of a position, it also lead to organizational success & organizational
effectiveness and efficiency.