Leslie - Publications - Faculty & Research

Does it have to be this way? Can't resist checking your smartphone or mobile device? Sure, all this connectivity keeps you in touch with your team and the office--but at what cost? In "Sleeping with Your Smartphone," Harvard Business School professor Leslie Perlow... View Details

27 Feb 2012
Research & Ideas

When Researchers Cheat (Just a Little)

Leslie K. John is keenly aware of the pressure researchers feel to get results. When her graduate studies in behavioral decision research didn't produce significant findings that led to publication in a prestigious journal, John felt... View Details

Keywords: by Katie Johnston; Education

29 May 2012
News

How to Stop Sleeping With Your Smartphone

04 Nov 2011
News

Americans Work Too Much for Their Own Good: de Graaf and Batker

03 Mar 2021
News

Sick Days Don’t Look So Good Now That You Can Work From Home

09 Nov 2016
News

Blindsided by Trump’s Victory? Behavioral Science Explains

17 Jul 2017
News

Silence breaks through the noise of success

26 Jan 2021
News

Giving Critical Feedback Is Even Harder Remotely

2012
Book

Sleeping with Your Smartphone: How to Break the 24-7 Habit and Change the Way you Work

By: Leslie A. Perlow

Does it have to be this way? Can't resist checking your smartphone or mobile device? Sure, all this connectivity keeps you in touch with your team and the office—but at what cost? In "Sleeping with Your Smartphone," Leslie Perlow reveals how you can disconnect and... View Details

Keywords: Time Management; Internet and the Web; Groups and Teams; Performance Productivity; Globalized Firms and Management; Service Industry

Citation

Leslie talks about the pervasive responsiveness trap in the workforce.

“The problem is that now everyone's on all the time and we come to expect that of each other. And then, we email each other late at night and we actually may or may not expect a... View Details

26 Feb 2009
News

HBS Hosts Colloquium on Alternative Business Models for Professional Service Firms

13 May 2014
News

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