Psychology and neuroscience

What helped them may be useless to you.

Being conflicted is exhausting.

Figure out what that is, and you're halfway to feeling better.

Individual interventions can only go so far.

Our annual survey of ideas and trends that will make an impact on business: Elizabeth Warren and Amelia Tyagi believe consumer credit should be made as...

Research suggests a new way for companies to use customer satisfaction surveys: Instead of asking customers what went wrong, begin by asking what went...

Americans are outraged at the greediness of Wall Street analysts, dot-com entrepreneurs and, most of all, chief executive officers. How could Tyco's Dennis...

Research shows they prefer interactions that fuel their psychological needs - even if they require more time or cost more money.

Most of us assume that success will lead to happiness. Shawn Achor, founder of the corporate strategy firm Good Think, argues that we've got it backward....

The difference between experiencing happiness and remembering it.

Despite the best efforts of senior executives, major change initiatives often fail. Those failures have at least one common root: Executives and employees...

Flag risks before they become a problem.

A new study suggests that rats integrate information more effectively than humans do.

Changing how you phrase things can pay off.

Contrary to what most people think, gossip is actually good for organizations. It can spread valuable information to employees and helps networks establish...

It shouldn't take a tragedy to fix a culture.

Think of strong feelings as a signaling system.

A three-step approach.

A new study uncovers a correlation between people's spatial skills and their social intelligence. Can strengthening your ability in one area improve your...

In January 2000, two British middle-tier high technology companies, Stream and Line, announce their merger agreement. On 6 May 2000, in a record period...

The CEO and other company leaders are trying to do all the right things to motivate executives. One of those things is to develop the workforce through...

Scores of books and articles have been written in the popular press and mainstream marketplace about leadership: who leaders are, what they do, and why...

On January 6, 2019, HelloSelf, a London-based "BrainTech" company, founded a year earlier by Charles Wells, soft launched. The proposition was simply...

Supplements the (A) case. Designed as an in-class handout.

This brief note introduces to the student the challenges and rewards of learning to be a more skilled negotiator. Negotiation requires the integration...

This case tells the story of Alain St-Pierre, fire captain and the most decorated firefighter in Montréal's history, from childhood through retirement....

A subordinate who Dan Stewart has recently placed on warning for unsatisfactory performance is suddenly appointed Dan's boss. Involves such issues as...

This case describes barriers to adoption of malaria rapid diagnostic tests in Zambia and highlights the importance of understanding end users in promoting...

The ultimate guide to data visualization and information design for business. Making good charts is a must-have skill for managers today. The vast amount...

For the past quarter-century, the field of social cognition has documented a number of ways in which individuals and groups are prone to make characteristic...

We've outsourced too much of our thinking. How do we get it back? Have you ever followed your GPS device to a deserted parking lot? Or unquestioningly...

Keep learning, or risk becoming irrelevant. It's a truism in today's economy: the only constant is change. Technological automation is making jobs less...

This exercise is based on the popular group game "Mafia" and is designed to give students a broad introduction to multiple theories of influence and to...

Escalating conflict has erupted within the Satera product development team, resulting from the conflicting cognitive styles of the two senior mechanical...

This article describes the leadership style of Coach Jack Clark, under whose leadership Cal Rugby has won 21 national championships during the last 25...

Describes the history and evolution of a school/public bus transit company that has grown rapidly and successfully by gradually pushing responsibility...

In Differences at Work: Sameer (B) HBS Case No. 9-609-054, Sameer leaves the firm at the summer's end without confronting his employer about the jokes...

The Blue Ocean Strategy Implementation Self-Diagnostic is comprised of a series of probing questions that offer executive participants a practical tool...

The blockbuster best seller Primal Leadership introduced us to "resonant" leaders--individuals who manage their own and others' emotions in ways that...

What helped them may be useless to you.

Being conflicted is exhausting.

In January 2000, two British middle-tier high technology companies, Stream and Line, announce their merger agreement. On 6 May 2000, in a record period...

The CEO and other company leaders are trying to do all the right things to motivate executives. One of those things is to develop the workforce through...

Scores of books and articles have been written in the popular press and mainstream marketplace about leadership: who leaders are, what they do, and why...

This article introduces strategists to the Mindspace framework and explores its applications in strategic contexts. This framework consists of nine effective...

Figure out what that is, and you're halfway to feeling better.

On January 6, 2019, HelloSelf, a London-based "BrainTech" company, founded a year earlier by Charles Wells, soft launched. The proposition was simply...

Individual interventions can only go so far.

Our annual survey of ideas and trends that will make an impact on business: Elizabeth Warren and Amelia Tyagi believe consumer credit should be made as...