How Best-Self Activation Launches Sustained Performance Improvement

Idea posted: November 2015

Institutions: London Business School    Harvard Business School    University of Michigan Ross School of Business    University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School   

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Best-self activation is the deliberate effort to think the best of yourself. You can do this in one of two ways: 1) reflecting on situations in your history that show…

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The Unexpected Creative Effect of Sarcasm

Idea posted: September 2015

Institutions: INSEAD    Harvard Business School    Columbia Business School   

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Is sarcasm in the workplace as destructive as usually assumed? While sarcasm — in which people express one thing by saying the exact opposite — is rampant in organizations, most…

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How to Limit Ambiguity of Responsibility and Learn from Failure

Idea posted: June 2014

Institutions: University of Michigan Ross School of Business    University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School    Harvard Business School   

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The nature and dynamics of today’s organizations are such that failures are almost inevitable; the failure of a new product initiative or the failure of an existing strategy to meet…

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How Reflection Aids Performance: The Thinker as Learner

Idea posted: June 2014

Institutions: HEC Paris    Harvard Business School    University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School   

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The concept of learning has captured the attention of management researchers around the world, particularly as it has become well-recognized that knowledge plays an important role in the productivity and…

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Bad Weather Means Better Productivity

Idea posted: October 2013

Institutions: Harvard Kennedy School    Harvard Business School    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   

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Seasonal depression is well-known and has traditionally been easy to recognize: difficulty concentrating, low levels of energy, etc. — all related to bleak winter weather conditions. So naturally, it follows…

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Onboarding New Employees Successfully

Idea posted: April 2013

Institutions: London Business School    Harvard Business School    University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School   

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Here is how most employees’ first day on a new job goes: they are shown how things are done, introduced to the company’s environment and culture, and subtly told what…

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Balancing Extravert Leaders and Pro-active Employees

Idea posted: February 2013

Institutions: Harvard Business School    The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania    University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School   

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A research study set out to examine how effective extraverted leadership actually is on group performance, and what characteristics on the part of employees also play a role in this.…

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Rendered Speechless: Too Powerful Leaders Stymie the Team

Idea posted: January 2013

Institutions: Duke University    Harvard Business School    University of Washington   

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Open communication is extremely important; it must exist for both employee input and successful team performance to take place. But does leader power diminish open communication? Through three studies, the…

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