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- 16 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why ‘Sleep on It’ No Longer Sounds Like Great Advice
As the holidays approach, we’ll all experience the temptation to overspend on gifts for our loved ones (and maybe a little on ourselves). When faced with difficult decisions like whether to spend $199 on a knife set or a tool set, we may follow the age-old View Details
When Should a Social Platform Give People Fewer Choices and Charge More for Them?
Existing economic wisdom offers unequivocal advice to managers seeking to establish new platform businesses: Invest to acquire users as quickly as possible and make sure that they have ... View Details
- 06 Jan 2021
- Research & Ideas
Unexpected Exercise Advice for the Super Busy: Ditch the Rigid Routine
routines were more likely to give up on the gym. While both groups exercised less often, people who aimed to work out only during their scheduled window were 10 percentage points less likely to visit the gym at least once a week, double... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 01 Nov 2024
- In Practice
Layoffs Surging in a Strong Economy? Advice for Navigating Uncertain Times
time to maintain high standards and efficiency. Leaders of firms from start-ups to tech giants should give themselves the room they need to manage employee performance while shifting headcount to match strategic priorities when the need... View Details
- 28 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
Managing Your Health and the Recruiting Process: Advice from HBS Alumni
work in the interview setting. He also suggests asking interviewers the question “How does your team or group deal with differences?” and reflecting on the response. If the interviewer asks follow up questions about types of differences and View Details
- 12 Sep 2023
- Book
Successful, But Still Feel Empty? A Happiness Scholar and Oprah Have Advice for You
objectified as an extension of your work, too. You Might Also Like: Why Giving to Others Makes Us Happy Blissful Thinking: When It Comes to Finding Happiness, 'Your Dreams Are Liars' When Working Harder Doesn’t Work, Time to Reinvent Your... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 2020
- Chapter
Immigrant Networking and Collaboration: Survey Evidence from CIC
By: Sari Pekkala Kerr and William R. Kerr
Networking and the giving and receiving of advice outside of one's own firm are important features of entrepreneurship and innovation. We study how immigrants and natives utilize the potential networking opportunities provided by CIC, formerly known as the Cambridge... View Details
- 07 Apr 2022
- Research & Ideas
Giving Back: Consumers Care More About How Companies Donate Than How Much
seems like a sizable portion of the firm’s earnings. In fact, consumers favor brands that seem to be giving a larger cut of their profits, even if the total dollar amount is lower compared to brands that View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 10 Jan 2023
- Op-Ed
Time to Move On? Career Advice for Entrepreneurs Preparing for the Next Stage
the next thing. Even if you are working through the next thing during this period, try to recognize that you are still in transition and journal new insights as they arise. Transitions are not always easy and we often don’t give ourselves... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 27 Oct 2020
- Research & Ideas
Can Being the ‘Token’ Give Women and Minorities a Competitive Edge?
choice,” Chang says. “People do seem to think there are strategic benefits to doing this, but there's also plenty of research showing the negative effects.” Chang, who joined HBS in July, has spent the past five years studying how companies diversify their workforces.... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 2019
- Working Paper
Immigrant Networking and Collaboration: Survey Evidence from CIC
By: Sari Pekkala Kerr and William R. Kerr
Networking and the giving and receiving of advice outside of one’s own firm are important features of entrepreneurship and innovation. We study how immigrants and natives utilize the potential networking opportunities provided by CIC, formerly known as the Cambridge... View Details
- 13 May 2025
- News
If I Knew Then
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: On May 29, a fresh crop of MBAs will receive their diplomas and go off into the world to begin a new chapter in their lives. But before they walk across the stage on Baker Lawn, Dean Srikant... View Details
- 27 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
Gen AI Marketing: How Some 'Gibberish' Code Can Give Products an Edge
It’s the new way of comparison shopping in the age of large language models (LLM): Tapping into AI-driven search engines for research and advice on which products to buy. But can consumers trust the recommendations to be impartial? New... View Details
- 29 Apr 2025
- News
Challenge Accepted
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Nietzsche said it first: What doesn’t kill me makes me stronger. There’s a reason that saying has legs, nearly 140 years later. We all, at some point... View Details
- 22 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
3 Key Steps for Crafting Your Retirement with Intention: Advice from Career Coach, Lauren Murphy
to travel, time to see friends and family? Do you want to live somewhere new, give back to your community, or donate to organizations?” Being thoughtful about what you want your life to look like in retirement will determine your next... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
When No News Isn’t Good News
happen,” she observes. “When you’re doing something for the first time and are unsure if you’re on the right track, resist the tendency to put your head down and just keep going.” The sooner you open a dialogue with your supervisor or colleagues, the more likely you... View Details
- 21 Nov 2023
- Research & Ideas
Employee Negativity Is Like Wildfire. Manage It Before It Spreads.
Regulating our own emotions in stressful situations is difficult enough, but business leaders face the added challenge of attempting to regulate the collective emotions of the groups they lead to guide them toward success. Now, research by Harvard Business School... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 06 May 2024
- Research & Ideas
The Critical Minutes After a Virtual Meeting That Can Build Up or Tear Down Teams
and collaborated, rather than treating each other with disdain or suspicion. Advice for managing the conversation Perlow says businesses that work with remote teams can take several steps to improve working relationships: Be aware of the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 21 Aug 2023
- Video
Pep Talk: Aishwarya
- 03 Dec 2021
- Video