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- 19 Jan 2021
- In Practice
Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm
challenge lies in attempting to heal a nation that is bitterly divided. We asked members of Harvard Business School's faculty two questions: First, how do you expect Biden’s presidency to impact businesses? And second, what leadership View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- Article
Smart People Ask for (My) Advice: Seeking Advice Boosts Perceptions of Competence
By: A.W. Brooks, F. Gino and M.E. Schweitzer
Although individuals can derive substantial benefits from exchanging information and ideas, many individuals are reluctant to seek advice from others. We find that people are reticent to seek advice for fear of appearing incompetent. This fear, however, is misplaced.... View Details
Brooks, A.W., F. Gino, and M.E. Schweitzer. "Smart People Ask for (My) Advice: Seeking Advice Boosts Perceptions of Competence." Management Science 61, no. 6 (June 2015): 1421–1435.
- 2018
- Chapter
How the Other Half Thinks: The Psychology of Advising
By: Hayley Blunden and Francesca Gino
This chapter integrates research on advice interactions, motivations for advising, and the psychological consequences of serving in an advisor role to develop a more comprehensive perspective on the psychology of advising. By connecting this work, which spans various... View Details
Keywords: Advice; Advice Giving; Advisor; Self-other; Helping; Interpersonal Communication; Cognition and Thinking; Social Psychology
Blunden, Hayley, and Francesca Gino. "How the Other Half Thinks: The Psychology of Advising." Chap. 3 in The Oxford Handbook of Advice, edited by E.L. MacGeorge and L.M. Van Swol, 43–68. New York: Oxford University Press, 2018.
- September 2022
- Supplement
Lessons Learned and Advice (Deborah Lovich)
By: David G. Fubini and Patrick Sanguineti
Fubini, David G., and Patrick Sanguineti. "Lessons Learned and Advice (Deborah Lovich)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 423-706, September 2022.
- March 2006
- Article
Let Me Give You Some Advice
By: F. Gino
Gino, F. "Let Me Give You Some Advice." Forethought. Harvard Business Review 84, no. 3 (March 2006): 24–25.
- 28 May 2024
- In Practice
Job Search Advice for a Tough Market: Think Broadly and Stay Flexible
New graduates entering the job market will face a very different landscape from even a year ago, with a murky economy and potentially more limited career prospects. Though unemployment figures in the US remain near historically low levels, the pace of hiring in April... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 30 Jan 2009
- Other Presentation
Advice to the U.S. President on Competitiveness
Session moderated by Michael Porter and featuring Scott Davis, Ellen J. Kullman, Rupert Murdoch, Duncan Niederauer, David M. Rubenstein, Ronald A. Williams. View Details
"Advice to the U.S. President on Competitiveness." World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, Davos, Switzerland, January 30, 2009.
- August 2007
- Article
Negotiations versus Auctions: New Advice for Buyers
By: Ian Larkin
Larkin, Ian. "Negotiations versus Auctions: New Advice for Buyers." Negotiation 10, no. 8 (August 2007).
- Forthcoming
- Article
Human-Algorithm Collaboration with Private Information: Naïve Advice Weighting Behavior and Mitigation
By: Maya Balakrishnan, Kris Ferreira and Jordan Tong
Even if algorithms make better predictions than humans on average, humans may sometimes have private information which an algorithm does not have access to that can improve performance. How can we help humans effectively use and adjust recommendations made by... View Details
Keywords: AI and Machine Learning; Analytics and Data Science; Forecasting and Prediction; Digital Marketing
Balakrishnan, Maya, Kris Ferreira, and Jordan Tong. "Human-Algorithm Collaboration with Private Information: Naïve Advice Weighting Behavior and Mitigation." Management Science (forthcoming). (Pre-published online March 24, 2025.)
- 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).
- 21 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Fighting the COVID Blues: Advice from Business Research
Life was hard enough for the one-third of Americans who had wrestled with anxiety prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the disease that has killed almost 100,000 in the United States, left millions unemployed, and socially distanced many people from friends and family... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman and Danielle Kost
- Forthcoming
- Article
Eliciting Advice Instead of Feedback Improves Developmental Input
By: Hayley Blunden, Ariella Kristal, Ashley Whillans, Jaewon Yoon, Hannah Burd, Georgina Bremner and Michael Yeomans
Most organizations encourage employees to provide feedback to one another to support learning, personal growth, and career advancement. However, employee feedback often fails to improve performance because it lacks concrete, specific guidance. We provide a temporal... View Details
Keywords: Feedback; Personal Development and Career; Employee Relationship Management; Performance Evaluation
Blunden, Hayley, Ariella Kristal, Ashley Whillans, Jaewon Yoon, Hannah Burd, Georgina Bremner, and Michael Yeomans. "Eliciting Advice Instead of Feedback Improves Developmental Input." Management Science (forthcoming). (Pre-published online July 22, 2025.)
- Article
Do We Listen to Advice just Because we Paid for It? The Impact of Advice Cost on Its Use
By: F. Gino
Gino, F. "Do We Listen to Advice just Because we Paid for It? The Impact of Advice Cost on Its Use." Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 107, no. 2 (November 2008): 234–245.
- Article
Effects of Task Difficulty on Use of Advice
By: F. Gino and D. A. Moore
Gino, F., and D. A. Moore. "Effects of Task Difficulty on Use of Advice." Journal of Behavioral Decision Making 20, no. 1 (January 2007): 21–35.
- 2006
- Working Paper
Effects of Task Difficulty on Use of Advice
By: Francesca Gino and Don A. Moore
Gino, Francesca, and Don A. Moore. "Effects of Task Difficulty on Use of Advice." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 06-019, February 2006.
- 19 Sep 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
Say Again? Uncommon Advice for Common Business Problems
iStock Much has been accomplished by business leaders who turned left when told to turn right, who reached for the door instead of for the stars, who hired A when the search committee unanimously recommended B. The following research celebrates such unconventional... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- May 10, 2019
- Article
How Asking Multiple People for Advice Can Backfire
By: Hayley Blunden, Jennifer M. Logg, Alison Wood Brooks, Leslie John and Francesca Gino
Blunden, Hayley, Jennifer M. Logg, Alison Wood Brooks, Leslie John, and Francesca Gino. "How Asking Multiple People for Advice Can Backfire." Harvard Business Review (website) (May 10, 2019).
- November–December 1991
- Article
Advice and Dissent: Rating the Corporate Governance Compact
By: C. R. Wharton, J. W. Lorsch and L. Hanson
Wharton, C. R., J. W. Lorsch, and L. Hanson. "Advice and Dissent: Rating the Corporate Governance Compact." Harvard Business Review 69, no. 6 (November–December 1991).
- March 2012
- Article
Anxiety, Advice, and the Ability to Discern: Feeling Anxious Motivates Individuals to Seek and Use Advice
By: F. Gino, A.W. Brooks and M.E. Schweitzer
Across eight experiments, we describe the influence of anxiety on advice seeking and advice taking. We find that anxious individuals are more likely to seek and rely on advice than are those in a neutral emotional state (Experiment 1), but this pattern of results does... View Details
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives
Gino, F., A.W. Brooks, and M.E. Schweitzer. "Anxiety, Advice, and the Ability to Discern: Feeling Anxious Motivates Individuals to Seek and Use Advice." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 102, no. 3 (March 2012): 497–512.