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Prosocial Managers May Put Employee Interests Above the Company’s

Idea posted: October 2023

Institutions: Columbia Business School   

While the impact on employee behaviour of prosocial preferences the desire to care about others and avoid harming them is well-documented, little research has been conducted on the impact of…

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Bad Is Stronger than Good

Idea posted: May 2023

Institutions: Case Western Reserve University   

A wide-ranging overview of related psychological studies reveals that, without exception, bad has a greater impact than good, no matter the context. Here is some of the evidence presented by…

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Making Messages Linger with Thought-Provoking Stories

Idea posted: May 2023

Institutions: York University    Johns Hopkins University   

After we have finished a compelling book or a film, the narrative of the story will linger in our minds. This lingering is involuntary: we do not choose or decide…

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Why Employees Are Suspicious of Unsolicited Advice

Idea posted: April 2023

Institutions: London Business School    University of Zurich   

One often-overlooked element of an organization’s success is sharing of advice— information with guidance or recommendations. Advice is clearly beneficial to the individuals receiving the advice, who can use it…

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The Risk of Ignoring the Lesser Risk in Projects

Idea posted: February 2023

Institutions: NYU Stern School of Business    Tuck School of Business   

Business projects, opportunities, or endeavours typically involve conjunctive risk—that is, the endeavour will succeed only if multiple, uncertain events occur. If just one of these required events fail to occur,…

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The Impact of Mid-life Crisis at Work

Idea posted: February 2023

Institutions: University of Pittsburgh Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business    Warwick University Business School   

Often treated as a joke or as a facetious explanation for unexpected behavior, the mid-life crisis is in fact real, according to a detailed report from a global team of…

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Don’t Let Employees Become Too Inhibited to Do the Right Thing

Idea posted: November 2022

Institutions: Duke University Fuqua School of Business    Utrecht University   

When we find ourselves in social situations that are unfamiliar, unsettling, or confusing, our tendency is not to react immediately, but rather to take a moment and think about what…

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How Mindfulness Reduces Guilt… But Also Apologies

Idea posted: September 2022

Institutions: Foster School of Business    University of Washington    Yale University    ESSEC Business School   

A manager overreacts to an employee’s minor mistake and yells at the employee in front of his peers. Afterwards, the manager feels some guilt about the outburst for several reasons:…

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Jumping to Conclusions and Other Bad Thinking Habits Hurt Leadership Effectiveness

Idea posted: August 2022

Institutions: Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®)   

Your thoughts and feelings impact how you interpret what is happening around you. You might, for example, receive a vague email from your boss asking for a meeting. For hours,…

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