Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2017

My colleagues (Michael Christian, Zhenyu Liao, Jared Nai) and I wanted to understand the impact that a leader’s jokes can have on the behaviors and actions of his or her employees. Indeed, we found that humor can lead to unintended negative behavior among employees. We collected data from employees in China and the U.S.

Organizational Behavior 13

Organizational Behavior Self-aware Survey Motivation 13

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 22, 2018

Deciding who to include can be tough but too many managers default to including everyone. Robert Sutton, a professor of organizational behavior at Stanford University, looked at the research on group size and concluded that the most productive meetings contain only five to eight people. Be transparent. Measure your success.

Productivity 12

Productivity Products Participative Self-aware 12

Harvard Business Review

MAY 12, 2011

There would, of course, also be a table for people who are self-medicating with substances not prescribed by a doctor. Fortunately, worry can be managed, and the first step to managing it is awareness. What are we all worrying about? Perhaps the more accurate question is: What aren't we worrying about?

Self-aware 15

Self-aware Organizational Behavior Uncertainty Analysis 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Practical leadership and management skills. Management education has changed significantly over the last few decades. Previously it focused on quantitative analysis in areas such as finance and operations, with little emphasis on other aspects of organizational life. How well-established are these courses?

Supply Chain 19

Supply Chain Reputation Education Learning-by-Doing 19

Harvard Business Review

JULY 26, 2012

Dee II Professor of Organizational Behavior at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business and author of What Were They Thinking?: Unconventional Wisdom About Management. Delegation benefits managers, direct reports, and organizations. There are plenty of reasons why managers don't delegate.

Delegation 16

Delegation Micromanagement Learning-by-Doing Self-aware 16

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 28, 2011

But at least Obama did manage to make a decision to scale back. For proof of how far this self-confidence can go, look to Ellen Langer's research on the "illusion of control." To be effective you must be aware of what isn't going well and, before intervening to improve the situation, you must acknowledge what you still need to learn.

COO 15

COO Collins PR Strategy 15

Frank Sonnenberg Online

MARCH 22, 2021

Daily headlines are crowded with examples of hypocrisy, selective obedience, victimhood, projected blame, and a general lack of self-awareness. One clarion call for integrity-based behavior is Frank Sonnenberg, author of Listen to Your Conscience: That’s Why You Have One. I hope we never underestimate those treasures again.

Morale 139

Morale Advice Open-book Information 139

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Black has no management experience in education — her entire career has been spent in magazine publishing — and her contact with the public school system in New York has been very limited. The contretemps over this appointment brings to mind three classic management issues, and research about them that is too often ignored.

Tacit Knowledge 12

Tacit Knowledge Festinger Social Capital Education 12