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- 26 Mar 2019
- Working Paper Summaries
Mitigating the Negative Effects of Customer Anxiety Through Access to Human Contact
- August 1972 (Revised September 1976)
- Background Note
Understanding Another Person, Part II: Some Aspects of Self-Concept
By: Anthony Athos and John J. Gabarro
Keywords: Interpersonal Communication
Athos, Anthony, and John J. Gabarro. "Understanding Another Person, Part II: Some Aspects of Self-Concept." Harvard Business School Background Note 473-008, August 1972. (Revised September 1976.)
- 15 Mar 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
Backhanded Compliments: How Negative Comparisons Undermine Flattery
- September 20, 2019
- Editorial
Why Asking for Advice Is More Effective Than Asking for Feedback
By: Jaewon Yoon, Hayley Blunden, Ariella S. Kristal and A.V. Whillans
Conventional wisdom says you should ask your colleagues for feedback. However, research suggests that feedback often has no (or even a negative) impact on our performance. This is because the feedback we receive is often too vague—it fails to highlight what we can... View Details
Keywords: Feedback; Advice; Advice Seeking; Feedback Culture; Advice Taking; Interpersonal Communication
Yoon, Jaewon, Hayley Blunden, Ariella S. Kristal, and A.V. Whillans. "Why Asking for Advice Is More Effective Than Asking for Feedback." Harvard Business Review (website) (September 20, 2019).
- June 1979
- Background Note
Developing Skill in Listening
By: Arthur N. Turner
Keywords: Interpersonal Communication
Turner, Arthur N. "Developing Skill in Listening." Harvard Business School Background Note 479-033, June 1979.
- Article
The Errors of Experts: When Expertise Hinders Effective Provision and Seeking of Advice and Feedback
By: Ting Zhang, Kelly Harrington and Elad Sherf
To be effective, experts need to simultaneously develop others (i.e. provide advice and feedback to novices) and advance their own learning (i.e. seek and incorporate advice and feedback from others). However, expertise, and the state of efficacy associated with it,... View Details
Keywords: Expertise; Self-efficacy; Feedback; Perspective Taking; Cognitive Entrenchment; Interpersonal Communication
Zhang, Ting, Kelly Harrington, and Elad Sherf. "The Errors of Experts: When Expertise Hinders Effective Provision and Seeking of Advice and Feedback." Current Opinion in Psychology 43 (February 2022): 91–95.
- February 1997
- Background Note
Principles of Effective Persuasion
Summarizes six principles of effective persuasion. A rewritten version of an earlier note. View Details
Keywords: Interpersonal Communication
Ibarra, Herminia M. "Principles of Effective Persuasion." Harvard Business School Background Note 497-059, February 1997.
- October 1974 (Revised November 1975)
- Background Note
Understanding and Helping Another Person
By: John J. Gabarro
Keywords: Interpersonal Communication
Gabarro, John J. "Understanding and Helping Another Person." Harvard Business School Background Note 475-039, October 1974. (Revised November 1975.)
- 1981
- Chapter
Explanation and Social Interaction: Some Dialogues on Dialogue
By: R. F. Kidd and T. M. Amabile
- December 2015
- Case
Difficult Conversations and Dealing with Challenging Situations at Work: The Friend Who Asked for Feedback
By: Boris Groysberg and Ann Leamon
Groysberg, Boris, and Ann Leamon. "Difficult Conversations and Dealing with Challenging Situations at Work: The Friend Who Asked for Feedback." Harvard Business School Case 416-032, December 2015.
- February 2020
- Article
The Many Minds Problem: Disclosure in Dyadic vs. Group Conversation
By: Gus Cooney, Adam M. Mastroianni, Nicole Abi-Esber and Alison Wood Brooks
What causes people to disclose their preferences or withhold them? Declare their love for each other or keep it a secret? Gossip with a coworker or bite one’s tongue? We argue that to understand disclosure, we need to understand a critical and often overlooked aspect... View Details
Cooney, Gus, Adam M. Mastroianni, Nicole Abi-Esber, and Alison Wood Brooks. "The Many Minds Problem: Disclosure in Dyadic vs. Group Conversation." Special Issue on Privacy and Disclosure, Online and in Social Interactions edited by L. John, D. Tamir, M. Slepian. Current Opinion in Psychology 31 (February 2020): 22–27.
- June 2018
- Case
Candor at Clever
By: Ethan Bernstein and Om Lala
Clever, a high-growth EdTech company based in San Francisco, had grown quickly in market share and headcount. As with many high-growth companies, however, early employees (many of whom had never managed people before) had been given the opportunity to manage teams, and... View Details
Keywords: Performance Feedback; Talent Development And Retention; Talent Management; Feedback; Difficult Conversations; Radical Candor; Scaling Start-ups; Scaling And Growth; Developing Effective Managers; Effective Managers; First-time Managers; Kim Scott; Clever; Bay Area; Silicon Valley; Interpersonal Communication; Talent and Talent Management; Human Resources; Leadership Development; Management Practices and Processes; Management Skills; Management Style; Organizations; Organizational Culture; Performance Evaluation; Conflict and Resolution; Technology Industry; Education Industry; San Francisco; United States
Bernstein, Ethan, and Om Lala. "Candor at Clever." Harvard Business School Case 418-087, June 2018.
- May 2000
- Supplement
Old Colony Associates
By: Linda A. Hill
Presents performance management interviews between James Cranfield and Eugene Kearney of Old Colony Associates. View Details
Hill, Linda A. "Old Colony Associates." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 400-507, May 2000.
- 1991
- Chapter
With Open Ears: Listening and the Art of Discussion Learning
Leonard, Herman B. "With Open Ears: Listening and the Art of Discussion Learning." In Education for Judgment: The Artistry of Discussion Leadership, edited by C. R. Christensen, David A. Garvin, and A. Sweet. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1991.
- Article
Why ‘Tell Them Something They Don't Know’ Is Bad Advice in B2B Sales
By: Frank V. Cespedes and Tracy DeCicco
Common advice in sales is to provide insights to customers during sales calls. But this advice generally stays at the level of “tell people something they don’t already know” and results in sales conversations littered with many irrelevant factoids. This article... View Details
Cespedes, Frank V., and Tracy DeCicco. "Why ‘Tell Them Something They Don't Know’ Is Bad Advice in B2B Sales." Harvard Business Review (website) (August 19, 2019).
- December 2022
- Article
Kindness in Short Supply: Evidence for Inadequate Prosocial Input
By: Jennifer E. Abel, Preeti Vani, Nicole Abi-Esber, Hayley Blunden and Juliana Schroeder
In everyday life, people often have opportunities to improve others’ lives, whether offering well-intentioned advice or complimenting someone on a job well done. These are opportunities to provide “prosocial input” (information intended to benefit others), including... View Details
Abel, Jennifer E., Preeti Vani, Nicole Abi-Esber, Hayley Blunden, and Juliana Schroeder. "Kindness in Short Supply: Evidence for Inadequate Prosocial Input." Art. 101458. Current Opinion in Psychology 48 (December 2022).
- November 2019
- Case
The Boss Has the Wrong Idea: Confidential Role Material for Lee Clancy
By: Katherine Coffman, Kathleen McGinn, Judith A. Clair and Katherine Chen
“The Boss Has the Wrong Idea” is a two-person conversation exercise in which an MBA student seeks advice from a mentor in her field about how to handle an incident of workplace sexual harassment. The case consists of two confidential role materials: a role for the... View Details
Coffman, Katherine, Kathleen McGinn, Judith A. Clair, and Katherine Chen. "The Boss Has the Wrong Idea: Confidential Role Material for Lee Clancy." Harvard Business School Case 920-024, November 2019.
- November 2019
- Case
The Boss Has the Wrong Idea: Confidential Role Material for Julia Smith
By: Katherine Coffman, Kathleen McGinn, Judith A. Clair and Katherine Chen
“The Boss Has the Wrong Idea” is a two-person conversation exercise in which an MBA student seeks advice from a mentor in her field about how to handle an incident of workplace sexual harassment. The case consists of two confidential role materials: a role for the... View Details
Coffman, Katherine, Kathleen McGinn, Judith A. Clair, and Katherine Chen. "The Boss Has the Wrong Idea: Confidential Role Material for Julia Smith." Harvard Business School Case 920-023, November 2019.
- 16 Feb 2021
- Working Paper Summaries
Information Avoidance and Image Concerns
- 11 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Sexual Harassment: What Employers Should Do Now
reviews, should never be conducted by one person alone. “Think about it. Every major corporation does not have the CEO interviewed alone. There’s always a corporate communications person and others in the room,” she says. “How hard would... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman