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- 29 Nov 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Bonuses Get Employees to Choose Work Over Family
participants. Respondents shared information about how they were paid and their emotional health. Regardless of industry and income, employees paid with incentives were significantly more inclined to spend extra time with colleagues than... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Kim Raczka
- 10 Nov 2015
- Op-Ed
Authentic Leadership Rediscovered
authentic. Authentic Leadership was intended as a clarion call to the new generation to learn from negative examples like Enron, WorldCom and Tyco. In it, I defined authentic leaders as genuine, moral and character-based leaders:... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 05 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Connecting with Consumers Using Deep Metaphors
Think of famous brands you know: Hallmark cards and Coca-Cola soft drinks, for example. What do these products have in common for consumers? An emotional meaning that taps into thoughts and feelings related to the positive aspects of... View Details
- 12 Dec 2011
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Clocky, the Runaway Alarm Clock
lots of hands go up. Over time they end up developing a negative emotion to that alarm clock. What's outwardly a low-impact $10 commitment is actually the source of deep feelings because sleep is so central... View Details
- 20 Jan 2022
- Op-Ed
3 Steps to Help Companies Rebuild Trust During the Pandemic
Professor Julian Zlatev found that verbally acknowledging other people’s emotions, particularly their negative ones, builds trust. In one of the studies, participants who commented on negative View Details
Keywords: by Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta
- 09 Feb 2015
- Research & Ideas
Professional Networking Makes People Feel Dirty
associated networking with negative feelings tended to engage in networking activities with relatively low frequency. Yet networking had a positive association with job performance: The lawyers who networked the most frequently tended to... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 17 Jan 2011
- Research & Ideas
Being the Boss
to be the be-all and end-all of the relationship. They want a personal, human connection, an emotional link. They want you to care about them as individuals. They want you to encourage their growth and development. Research tells us this... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 21 Aug 2019
- Research & Ideas
What Machine Learning Teaches Us about CEO Leadership Style
positive, but a negative facial expression may create the opposite meaning,” says Choudhury. Finding CEOs to test But where could the researchers find enough CEOs to conduct their study? It turns out that Khanna was familiar with the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 09 Jul 2007
- Research & Ideas
Five Steps to Better Family Negotiations
a family business raises the stakes of—and often complicates—a family negotiation. Consider first what sets family relationships apart. Relatives (especially in nuclear families) typically have long-standing relationships that are based on strong View Details
Keywords: by John A. Davis and Deepak Malhotra
- 13 Mar 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Tricky Business of Nonprofit Brands
corporations such as Microsoft or Coca-Cola, particularly in Europe. Many NGOs, by the very nature of the work they do and the dedication of their staff and volunteers, attract the respect and admiration of many individuals. Nonprofits are effective at creating View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 18 Sep 2019
- Op-Ed
WeWork—The IPO That Shouldn’t?
No IPO in recent memory has received as much negative pre-public publicity as WeWork, which provides shared workspaces and services for startups and other enterprises. The outpouring of criticism has focused on a number of items including... View Details
- 04 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
When Founders Recruit Friends and Family as Investors
problems, taking money from friends and family may send a negative signal about the startup's prospects, especially if the startup is beyond the early launching stage. One serial entrepreneur observed that founders who fail to raise... View Details
Keywords: by Noam Wasserman
- 25 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Economic Cost of Physician Burnout
the dollar losses were related to physician turnover and reduced clinical hours. The research adds to previous work showing how physician stress generates negative clinical and organizational outcomes. No studies have previously been... View Details
- 22 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Work of Failure Analysis
First, individuals experience negative emotions when examining their own failures, and this can chip away at self-confidence and self-esteem. Most people prefer to put past mistakes behind them rather than... View Details
Keywords: by Amy Edmondson & Mark D. Cannon
- 18 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
How New Managers Become Great Managers
and lateral, internal and external to the organization). From these developmental relationships (e.g., mentors or sponsors), potential managers can better learn from their own experiences by receiving feedback, advice, and emotional... View Details
Keywords: by Linda Hill
- 15 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Businesses Beware: The World Is Not Flat
words. Outsourcing often triggers negative vibes, as former Bush economic adviser Greg Mankiw discovered. So does globalization, which, according to U.S. pollster Frank Luntz, "frightens older workers." (Luntz recommends talking... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 20 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Power of Ordinary Practices
with somebody on the work. NB: And the negative behaviors? Amabile: We found three leader behaviors that had negative impact. One was the under- or overspecification of assignments. Much of this has to do... View Details
Keywords: Re: Teresa M. Amabile
- 12 Nov 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Marketing of a President
believe in." The emotional appeal was buttressed with solid and specific policy details. The ability to combine emotional with functional benefits and the discipline to be consistent in positioning and... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 26 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 26
pursuit of emotional support or friendship, and unlike social ties that emerge spontaneously, instrumental networking in pursuit of professional goals can impinge on an individual's moral purity-a psychological state that results from... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
What Leaders Can Do to Fight the COVID Fog
dedicated sleep space—no working from bed. Caffeine, alcohol, and other drugs can degrade sleep quality. Exercise In addition to its physical benefits, aerobic exercise notably improves clarity of thought and helps regulate negative View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams