Topic and content of the lecture

At the HR Experience conference in Belgrade, Dalibor Šumiga delivered his first-ever lecture to HR professionals in Serbia, addressing one of today’s most relevant labor market topics — productivity. In the lecture titled “Who’s Yawning Over There?”, he debunked some of the most widespread myths related to employee (un)motivation and (un)productivity.

Drawing on behavioral science and evolutionary psychology, Dalibor demonstrated how context and environment shape our work performance and why certain “common-sense” recommendations in the HR world lack a scientific foundation.

With a wealth of examples from research and everyday business practice, the lecture revealed behavioral patterns that often underlie declining employee engagement, along with advice on how to address them by understanding human nature rather than relying on clichés.