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22 Jun 2022
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Four Elements for Finding the Right Career Path

Reinvent Your Career How Bonuses Get Employees to Choose Work Over Family How Women Can Learn from Even Biased Feedback Related reading from the Working Knowledge Archives Four Keys of Enduring Success: How High Achievers Win Feedback or ideas to share? View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

14 Mar 2023
In Practice

What Does the Failure of Silicon Valley Bank Say About the State of Finance?

Credit Ratings? Buy Now, Pay Later: How Retail's Hot Feature Hurts Low-Income Shoppers Did Pandemic Stimulus Funds Spur the Rise of 'Meme Stocks'? Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image:... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Financial Services; Banking

08 Sep 2022
Book

Gen Xers and Millennials, It’s Time To Lead. Are You Ready?

the Working Knowledge Archives How Will Millennials Manage? Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image: iStockphoto/blackred View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

30 May 2024
Research & Ideas

Racial Bias Might Be Infecting Patient Portals. Can AI Help?

Innovation Lack of Female Scientists Means Fewer Medical Treatments for Women Harnessing AI: What Businesses Need to Know in ChatGPT’s Second Years Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image:... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Health

18 May 2022
Research & Ideas

Are Banks the ‘Bad Guys’? Overdraft Fees Are Crushing Low-Income Customers

everyone into the mainstream banking system, the authors suggest. “A blanket push for people to become banked is maybe not the policy response that is going to be the most effective for helping these consumers,” Williams says. Related reading from the Working Knowledge... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services

20 Dec 2022
Op-Ed

Employee Feedback: The Key to Retention During the Great Resignation

Together Open Your Organization to Honest Conversations Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image: Unsplash/Dylan Gillis View Details

Keywords: by Michael Beer

19 Jan 2023
Research & Ideas

What Makes Employees Trust (vs. Second-Guess) AI?

choices, resulting in more efficient organizations. “It’s about how we think about talent and resource allocation,” Paik says. You Might Also Like: When Bias Creeps into AI, Managers Can Stop It by Asking the Right Questions Delivering a Personalized Shopping... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

04 Apr 2023
Book

Two Centuries of Business Leaders Who Took a Stand on Social Issues

While shareholders still reign supreme at many companies, a widespread shift toward more responsible business practices is driving more leaders to take a stand on social and environmental issues today, says Harvard Business School Professor Geoffrey Jones. Jones... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Consumer Products; Fashion; Retail; Green Technology

13 Jun 2022
Research & Ideas

Extroverts, Your Colleagues Wish You Would Just Shut Up and Listen

verbal cues,” says Collins. “So, everyone, including extroverts, can use those cues strategically to signal that they're cognitively engaged.” Related reading from the Working Knowledge Archives Introverts: The Best Leaders for Proactive Employees Feedback or ideas to... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

06 Dec 2022
Research & Ideas

Latest Isn’t Always Greatest: Why Product Updates Capture Consumers

Why Privacy Protection Notices Turn Off Shoppers Your Customers Have Changed. Here's How to Engage Them Again. Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image: iStockphoto/Uladzimir Zuyeu View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Consumer Products; Retail

22 Nov 2022
Research & Ideas

When Agreeing to Disagree Is a Good Beginning

Inclusive Leadership Advice: Get Comfortable With the Uncomfortable Why People Crave Feedback—and Why We’re Afraid to Give It A World of Difference: What Keeps Companies from Becoming More Inclusive Feedback or ideas to share? Email the... View Details

Keywords: by Clea Simon, Harvard Gazette

13 Mar 2023
Research & Ideas

What Would It Take to Unlock Microfinance's Full Potential?

them beyond what’s done by traditional academic papers. This article originally appeared in the HBS Alumni Bulletin. You Might Also Like: How Social Entrepreneurs Can Increase Their Investment Impact 9 Tips from an Expert Fundraiser: Help Donors 'Invest in Their... View Details

Keywords: by Jen McFarland Flint; Financial Services

27 Jan 2023
Op-Ed

Have We Lost Sight of Integrity?

Great Leaders A Strategy For Steady Leadership in an Unsteady World Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image: iStockphoto/rezendeluan View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

07 Feb 2023
Research & Ideas

Supervisor of Sandwiches? More Companies Inflate Titles to Avoid Extra Pay

years beyond when this regulation was passed, and the world has changed,” Cohen says. “We can actually pay people for what they do, instead of who they are.” You Might Also Like: IT Job Wages Are No Longer 'Exceptional' The ESG-Innovation Disconnect: Evidence from... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis

17 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

Why Quiet Quitters Need More Than Money to Re-Engage

Stagflation? A Great Teacher's Lessons for Leading Of Learning and Forgetting: Centrism, Populism, and the Legitimacy Crisis of Globalization Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image:... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

03 Jan 2023
Book

Confront Workplace Inequity in 2023: Dig Deep, Build Bridges, Take Collective Action

and Women: Sharing Your Identity Can Open Doors Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image: Unsplash/Christina @ wocintechchat.com View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

15 Nov 2022
Op-Ed

Why TikTok Is Beating YouTube for Eyeball Time (It’s Not Just the Dance Videos)

an 'ARMY' of Fans: Marketing Lessons from K-Pop Sensation BTS How Paid Promos Take the Shine Off YouTube Stars (and Tips for Better Influencer Marketing) Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu.... View Details

Keywords: by John Deighton and Leora Kornfeld

21 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

You Don’t Have to Quit Your Job to Find More Meaning in Life

Is Happiness at Work Really Attainable? Related reading from the Working Knowledge Archives Recovering from the Need to Achieve Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image: Unsplash/Kristopher... View Details

Keywords: by Shalene Gupta

26 May 2022
HBS Case

Apple vs. Feds: Is iPhone Privacy a Basic Human Right?

values to stakeholders—and be willing to change their perspectives when challenged. “You have to constantly re-evaluate your position in life,” McGee says. Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

Article

Effect of Different Financial Incentive Structures on Promoting Physical Activity Among Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial

By: Chethan Bachireddy, Andrew Joung, Leslie K. John, Francesca Gino, Bradford Tuckfield, Luca Foschini and Katherine L. Milkman

Importance: Few adults engage in recommended levels of physical activity. Financial incentives can promote physical activity, but little is known about how their structure influences their effectiveness; for example, whether incentives are more effective if they are... View Details

Keywords: Physical Activity; Financial Incentives; Motivation and Incentives; Money

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