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…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #862Idea 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…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #851Idea 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…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #849Idea 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…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #848Idea 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,…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #843Idea 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…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #841Idea 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…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #832Idea 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:…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #828Idea 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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