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Most Work Conflicts Aren’t Due to Personality

Harvard Business Review

Most of us are, by nature, “cognitive misers,” a term coined by social psychologists Susan Fiske and Shelley Taylor to describe how people have a tendency to preserve cognitive resources and allocate them only to high-priority matters. There’s a good reason why we’re inclined to jump to conclusions based on limited information.

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Simple Digital Technologies Can Reduce Health Care Costs

Harvard Business Review

Digital therapeutics are being increasingly validated in clinical trials published in peer-reviewed medical journals and are available or are being developed for most chronic diseases. The best cost structure may vary with your firm’s goals and metrics. Training programs, pilots, or short-term trials may be available.

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The Swedish CEO Who Runs His Company Like a CrossFit Gym

Harvard Business Review

What happened to being rewarded for consistent, quality work over the long-term? His biceps were visible under his t-shirt and his short hair was still wet from exercise. “We had to train harder, measure our goals better, and become a better team,” Bunge said. Here, all are equal before the law of the squat rack.

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How to Design a Corporate Wellness Plan That Actually Works

Harvard Business Review

While financial incentive programs are popular, they may not achieve long-term behavior change; instead, they may lead to resentment and even rebellion among workers. Introducing short-term campaigns. In fact, they may even do more harm than good by promoting quick fixes as opposed to long-term progress. Asking for help.

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How to Manage a Toxic Employee

Harvard Business Review

Strive for clearly defined, measurable goals,” Porath says. Include “supporting material” too: formal complaints, relevant information from performance evaluations, such as 360-degree or peer reviews. “What do you expect them to change? ” Explain the consequences. Also focus on basic self-care.

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How Brigham & Women’s Funds Health Care Innovation

Harvard Business Review

The initiative, called BCRISP (Brigham Care Redesign Incubator and Startup Program), invites clinicians to submit short proposals that answer five questions about their ideas: 1) What problem are they are trying to solve? 3) What specific goals would they aim to achieve in a 9-month pilot? 2) What is their proposed solution?

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How Facebook Tries to Prevent Office Politics

Harvard Business Review

When personal motivations trump company goals, it can hinder a company’s ability to get things done. ” People don’t fight for management roles as much when management is not an end goal. If you’ve hired right, your ICs should be your best minds for informing team goals and direction. (As