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Let Me Give You Some Advice (Spanish version)
Gino, FrancescaArticle HBS-F0603ELeadership and People ManagementWhom do you turn to for advice when the stakes are high? Do you value others' opinions when the stakes are low? New research looks at how people weigh--and misuse--counsel.Starting at €8.20
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Leaders as Decision Architects
Beshears, John; Gino, FrancescaArticle HBS-R1505C-ELeadership and People ManagementEveryone from CEOs to frontline workers commit preventable mistakes--from underestimating how long it will take to finish a project to focusing too much on information that supports their current view. It is extraordinarily difficult to rewire the human brain to undo the patterns that lead to such mistakes. But there is another approach: Alter the environment in ways that encourage people to make decisions that lead to good outcomes. Leaders can ...Starting at €8.20
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Reclaim Your Commute
Gino, Francesca; Staats, Bradley; Jachimowicz, Jon M.; Lee, Julia; Menges, Jochen I.Article HBS-R1703M-EEvery day, millions of people around the world face long commutes to work. In the United States alone, approximately 25 million workers spend more than 90 minutes each day getting to and from their jobs. And yet few people enjoy their commutes. This distaste for commuting has serious implications for well-being. Studies have found that workers with lengthy commutes feel more anxious and less happy and satisfied with life than those with shorter o...Starting at €8.20
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Fighting a Government Threat (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Gino, FrancescaArticle HBS-R1303M-EStrategyIn this fictionalized case study, an in-house lawyer at a cosmetics company is trying to decide the best approach to negotiating with a government entity. The company is the largest extractor of volcanic ash in the Northern Mariana Islands and the governor of the territory has proposed a large tax increase. The lawyer believes the company should approach the negotiation carefully, but the company's CEO wants to take a harder line and threaten to ...Starting at €8.20
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Curiosity
Gino, Francesca; Kashdan, Todd B; Disabato, David J.; Goodman, Fallon R.; Naughton, Carl; Fernandez-Araoz, Claudio; Roscoe, Andrew; Aramaki, KentaroArticle HBS-R1805B-ENew research shows that curiosity is vital to an organization's performance: Among other things, it improves engagement and collaboration and helps people make better choices. But although leaders might say they value inquisitive minds, in reality most stifle curiosity, fearing it will increase risk and inefficiency. The lead Spotlight article elaborates on the benefits of and common barriers to curiosity in the workplace and offers five strategi...Starting at €8.20
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Cracking the Code of Sustained Collaboration
Gino, FrancescaArticle HBS-R1906C-EKnowledge and CommunicationWhen most organizations strive to increase collaboration, they approach it too narrowly: as a value to cultivate--not a skill to teach. So they create open offices, talk up collaboration as a corporate goal, and try to influence employees through other suStarting at €8.20
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Why Leaders Don't Learn from Success (Spanish version)
Gino, Francesca; Pisano, Gary P.Article HBS-R1104DLeadership and People ManagementWhat causes so many companies that once dominated their industries to slide into decline? In this article, two Harvard Business School professors argue that such firms lose their touch because success breeds failure by impeding learning at both the individual and organizational levels. When we succeed, we assume that we know what we are doing, but it could be that we just got lucky. We make what psychologists call fundamental attribution errors, ...Starting at €8.20
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Learn to Love Networking (Spanish version)
Casciaro, Tiziana; Gino, Francesca; Kouchaki, MaryamArticle HBS-R1605JStrategy(1) Focus on learning. Adopt a "promotion mindset" and concentrate on the positives, and you're more likely to perceive networking as an opportunity for discovery rather than a chore. (2) Identify common interests. Consider how your goals align with those of people you meet, and networking will feel more authentic. (3) Think broadly about what you can give. Remember that you have something valuable to offer, whether it's knowledge, gratitude, or...Starting at €8.20
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Leaders as Decision Architects (Spanish version)
Beshears, John; Gino, FrancescaArticle HBS-R1505CLeadership and People Management(1) Understand the kinds of systematic errors people make and the factors that affect motivation. (2) Define the problem to determine whether behavioral issues are at play. (3) Diagnose the specific underlying causes. (4) Design a way to tweak the environment to reduce or mitigate the negative impact of cognitive biases and insufficient motivation on decisions. (5) Rigorously test the proposed solution.Starting at €8.20
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Blue Ocean Leadership
Kim, W. Chan; Mauborgne, ReneeArticle HBS-R1405C-ETen years ago, two INSEAD professors broke ground by introducing "blue ocean strategy," a new model for discovering uncontested markets that are ripe for growth. In this article, they apply their concepts and tools to what is perhaps the greatest challenge of leadership: closing the gulf between the potential and the realized talent and energy of employees. Research indicates that this gulf is vast: According to Gallup, 70% of workers are disenga...Starting at €8.20