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A Creative Way to “Fix” Incentives?

LDRLB

A team of economic researchers led by Harvard University’s Roland Fryer (and including Steven Levitt of Freakonomics fame) recently flipped the incentive model on its head and tested on one of the most incentive-resistant professions in America: schoolteachers. A recent economic paper might have found such as way.

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Why Do App Developers Still Live with Their Moms?

Harvard Business Review

Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner note that most street-level drug dealers earn modest wages at best — they may neglect their schoolwork, and some take straight jobs in addition to make ends meet. Stay in school, and resist the lure of quick success. In this way, the industry parallels drug dealing. Hear me out.

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Do People Really Want Smarter Toothbrushes?

Harvard Business Review

Decades ago, Harvard professor Theodore Levitt popularized the rationale behind why people buy quarter-inch drill bits: “People don’t want quarter-inch bits. And despite all of the amazing benefits, a large number of Disney visitors have expressed strong resistance to being tracked. They want quarter-inch holes.”

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Healthy Habits Of Successful Leaders – An Expert Roundup

Joseph Lalonde

Hiring my trainer made all the difference, and pretty soon I was reaping the rewards of resistance training again. Michael Levitt, CEO of BreakfastLeadership.com. I believe their insights into healthy habits of leaders will inspire you to find your own. Healthy Habits Of Successful Leaders. Michael Hyatt. And the rewards are big.

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Fixing a Work Relationship Gone Sour

Harvard Business Review

Resist your tendency to analyze every detail of what’s happened in your relationship. Rachel Levitt* had an ongoing conflict with her coworker, Pia*. Then you can just focus on moving the relationship forward. Look forward, not back. Who said what? Why did they say it? This isn’t productive. Case study#1: Find a common purpose.

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When Do Regulators Become More Important than Customers?

Harvard Business Review

With apologies to Ted Levitt , a new “Marketing Myopia 2.0” The app-enabled car service faces resistance and even protests worldwide. The unhappy innovation inference? Your most important customers may not be the people who buy your products but the ones who regulate your company and industry. ” has emerged.