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- 16 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 16
describe in detail how emotions and actions evolved recursively as coworkers sought to relieve themselves of negative emotions prompted by the lingua franca mandate and inadvertently behaved in ways that triggered negative responses in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 31 Oct 2023
- HBS Case
Checking Your Ethics: Would You Speak Up in These 3 Sticky Situations?
expensing meals, however, one of your coworkers grabs fast food while working through lunches and dinners, but later buys a gift card at a grocery store to make up the difference. He argues the client has already budgeted the money, so it... View Details
- 15 Mar 2024
- HBS Case
Let's Talk: Why It's Time to Stop Avoiding Taboo Topics at Work
comes to discussing geopolitical issues that might impact the business, Wing says. She suggests keeping the conversations professional, but also not avoiding topics that are relevant. In this case, in particular, management can model behavior for their employees. Money... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 29 Jul 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Firsthand Experience and the Subsequent Role of Reflected Knowledge in Cultivating Trust in Global Collaboration
Keywords: by Mark Mortensen & Tsedal Neeley
- 24 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
Rituals at Work: Teams That Play Together Stay Together
Love them or hate them, team-building rituals can fortify bonds among coworkers and create the shared sense that work is more meaningful, which may be especially critical now as managers look to reconnect colleagues re-adjusting to work... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 27 Feb 2023
- Research & Ideas
How One Late Employee Can Hurt Your Business: Data from 25 Million Timecards
deviations on the performance of individual stores in a new study. “One employee being late or absent can negatively affect not only store operations, but also their coworkers by making them stay to make up for the lost labor.” Ananth... View Details
- 12 May 2021
- Book
The Hard Truth About Being a CEO
they get there." Not only do CEOs struggle to learn how to run a company from a lonely role at the top, but they often quickly find that the network of coworkers they relied on for years are no longer faithful allies. “They don’t realize... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 20 Sep 2010
- Research & Ideas
Power Posing: Fake It Until You Make It
and why we come to snap judgments about coworkers (and how to fight that natural instinct). The article was cited as a "Breakthrough Business Idea" for 2009 by Harvard Business Review. "The power poses paper came about in... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 11 Jan 2022
- Research & Ideas
Feeling Seen: What to Say When Your Employees Are Not OK
verbally recognizing how employees feel, particularly when they are sad, upset, or angry, helps coworkers form a much deeper connection. The team’s paper, Emotional Acknowledgement: How Verbalizing Others’ Emotions Fosters Interpersonal... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 27 Jul 2020
- Book
Reflection: The Pause That Brings Peace and Productivity
bothering you about a particular problem, sometimes you have to slow down to recognize it,” Badaracco says. During a work meeting, rather than staying laser-focused on getting through the agenda, take time to look around the room and pay attention: Do View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 18 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
What Your Non-Binary Employees Need to Do Their Best Work
certain strategies that people have begun to be aware of that increase inclusion for women—such as being conscious of not interrupting and refraining from disproportionately delegating support tasks to them—could also help non-binary View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 07 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Teams Work: Lessons from the Pandemic
minimally disruptive technologies for process questions helped them achieve balance. Relationship interactions: Connecting through huddles, not yoga The importance of nurturing social relationships has come sharply into focus during the pandemic, as often isolated... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- Web
Pagliuca Harvard Life Lab | About
companies and is adjacent to the Harvard i-lab and Launch Lab. The first floor consists of 50 coworking spaces designed to be family friendly with a fully stocked kitchen, office supply center, conference rooms, lockers, filing cabinets,... View Details
- 26 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
How I Spent my 2+2 Deferral: Matthew Young
include HBS. I knew that I would spend at least two years in consulting, and originally thought that I would spend my third year trying something new before enrolling. At the end of my third year of deferral, my coworkers and I felt that... View Details
- 18 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
Hazard Warning: The Unacceptable Cost of Toxic Workers
effect of toxic workers, whose behavior tends to rub off on coworkers over time. If a company keeps a toxic worker, managers need to be on “red alert,” since coworkers have an increased propensity to become... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland
- 30 May 2024
- News
How to Have Effective Conversations
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Charles Duhigg (MBA 2003) is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist, a staff writer for The New Yorker, and author of the bestselling books The Power of... View Details
- 19 Oct 2022
- Op-Ed
Cofounder Courtship: How to Find the Right Mate—for Your Startup
are considering a first-time cofounding relationship with someone you’ve worked with at a company in the past, this doesn’t give you a “pass” to skip this part of the process. Cofounding a business with a former coworker is like going... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 25 Jun 2012
- Research & Ideas
Collaborating Across Cultures
"I am aware of how to use my cultural knowledge when interacting with people from other cultures," and "I adjust my cultural knowledge while interacting with people from a new or an unfamiliar culture." The team then surveyed up to 10 former View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 17 Feb 2022
- Book
When Employees Feel a Sense of Purpose, Companies Succeed
identification and the pronouns they use. “That question says from the beginning that we choose to value our employees as individuals.” In daily meetings and communications, leaders and coworkers promote the value of diverse opinions and... View Details
Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati
- Portrait Project
Milly Wang
that I remembered most—my second-grade teacher encouraging me to speak up in class despite my poor English, my friend staying by my side overnight in the emergency room after I broke my ankle despite having an early work meeting the next day, my View Details