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31 Jan 2025
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The Elements of Meaningful Conversation: Fewer Mirror Questions, More Follow-Ups

12 Jan 2025
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Desperate for Better Dialogue? Author Behind ‘Science of Conversation’ Talks Us Through It

05 Nov 2019
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Cracking a Joke At Work Can Have a Surprising Payoff

11 Jan 2017
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Research: Cracking a Joke at Work Can Make You Seem More Competent

02 Oct 2016
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How to Get More Out of Office Conversations

21 Mar 2016
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Is Your Child Stressed About a Test? Try this Simple Shift

29 Jul 2021
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photosynthesis, has figured out how to convert carbon dioxide and water into all types of things, from wood and fibers to fruits and grains,” he says. It’s a process that’s worked for 3.5 billion years. “We need to look at CO2 as a... View Details

01 Sep 2018
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Escape Hatch

build one and stick it in the woods outside Boston—far enough away that I could escape stress and the city, but near enough that I could get there easily,” he recalls. That impulse became the inspiration for Getaway, a startup incubated... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

01 Sep 2017
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Ink: Miami’s Dark Neon Era, the Language of Success, and Getting Psyched Up

Michael Norton and Assistant Professor Alison Wood Brooks, offer useful advice gleaned from years of research on “reappraisal”—reconsidering a situation to change its emotional force—and ritual. Get excited “People have this really strong... View Details

Keywords: April White; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Sep 2014
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In My Humble Opinion: Terry Virts (GMP 11, 2011)

meds: ScopeDex. Scopolamine prevents sickness and Dexedrine maintains alertness. “I’ve never thrown up in an airplane while flying. I need to knock on some wood right now.” Tips for sleeping in space: Close the window shade and put in... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

10 Apr 2013
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Tapped In

ARIAS-KING: Planting pine trees to promote social change. Photo Courtesy of Fredo Arias-King Fredo Arias-King (MBA 1996) President of Texas's T&R Chemicals, is aware that—outside of his industry—people aren't necessarily cognizant of the historical and cultural... View Details

Keywords: pine resin; Wood Product Manufacturing; Wood Product Manufacturing; Wood Product Manufacturing; Wood Product Manufacturing

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Contemporary Black Artists at Harvard Business School | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

painted image of a fully stocked refrigerator. Apagya’s works are both a contemplation of contemporary consumer culture and a reflection on the relationship between art and artifice, dreams and reality. RADCLIFFE BAILEY (American, born 1968) Astro Beeing , 1995 Acrylic... View Details

February 2023
Teaching Note

SIMmersion: Simulating Crucial Conversations

By: Alison Wood Brooks and Julian Zlatev

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 923-040. View Details

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July–August 2020
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Sarcasm, Self-Deprecation, and Inside Jokes: A User's Guide to Humor at Work

By: Brad Bitterly and Alison Wood Brooks

Humor is widely considered essential in personal relationships, but in leaders, it’s seen as an ancillary behavior. Though some leaders use humor instinctively, many more could wield it purposefully. Humor helps build interpersonal trust and high-quality work... View Details

Keywords: Managing People; Humor; Leadership; Relationships

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