Harvard
Harvard
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The Power of Rituals in Life, Death and Business
Experimental research by Michael I. Norton, Francesca Gino, and colleagues proves multiple benefits of ritualistic behavior. Rituals not only have the power to alleviate grief, but also serve to enhance the experience of consuming food—even something as mundane as a carrot
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How to Demotivate Your Best Employees
Many companies hand out awards such as "employee of the month," but do they work to motivate performance? Not really, says professor Ian Larkin. In fact, they may turn off your best employees altogether
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Will Women Leaders Influence the Way We Work?
How important is leadership gender in influencing the way we work?
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The Compensation Game
Do CEOs deserve "star" compensation? The idea that CEO pay is driven by the invisible hand of market forces is a myth from which chief executives have long benefited, say Harvard professors Lucian Bebchuk and Rakesh Khurana
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Lean Strategy Not Just for Start-Ups
Established companies often experience innovation stagnation. The fix, says Intuit founder Scott Cook, is for these companies to adopt a lean start-up model
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Is 'Conscious Capitalism' an Antidote to Income Inequality?
If capitalism creates unacceptable income inequality, what can be done about it?
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Are You Supporting Your B Players?
If you ignore [B players] long enough, they begin to see themselves as low performers
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How to be Extremely Productive
It takes a lot more than organizing your schedule to be productive
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Why We Blab Our Intimate Secrets on Facebook
People are prone to sharing more information in the very context in which it's more dangerous to share