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Stanford Study: People Will Lend a Helping Hand: The Find: Recent research reveals almost all of us vastly underestimate the number of people willing to offer help if confronted with a direct request. The Source: New research from Stanford Graduate School of Business reported in the...; Tags: Jessica Stillman, Stanford Graduate School of Business; Blog posts 2008-07-21
Real World Ethics for Writing Your Resume: The Find: Practical, expert guidance on how to stay on the right side of the ethical divide when polishing your resume. The Source: Harvard Business Online's Conversation Starter. The Takeaway: When you're applying for that dream "reach" job the temptation is always there to,...; Tags: Business ethics, Recruitment & Selection, Jessica Stillman, Clinton D. Korver, Conversation Starter, ethics; Blog posts 2008-06-26
Time Crunched? Tim Ferris Says 'Psychological Interference' May Be to Blame: The Find: If you feel perpetually crunched for time, a Wharton School professor suggests the culprit isn't your overstuffed calendar but your leadership skills. The Source: The blog of Tim Ferris, author of "The Four-Hour Workweek" discussing "Total Leadership" by Wharton School professor Dr....; Tags: Blogging, Jessica Stillman, Friedman, Wharton School, Tim Ferris; Blog posts 2008-06-11
London Business School: Re-org is its Own Reward: The Find: One professor thinks you don't need a good reason to reorganize your departments -- a reshuffle is an end unto itself. The Source: The "Random Rantings" blog of Freek Vermeulen, Associate Professor of Strategic & International Management at the London Business School. ...; Tags: Blogging, Jessica Stillman, Freek Vermeulen, London Business School; Blog posts 2008-06-11
Why (Again) It Makes Sense to Delegate, Delegate, Delegate: The Find: Handing your employees more authority and responsibility may improve their ability to make and execute plans; conversely, limiting their ability to make decisions hampers thinking. The Source: New research in the May issue of "Psychological Science" out of Radboud University Nijmegen, VU University Amsterdam, and...; Tags: Jessica Stillman; Blog posts 2008-05-21

Good News for Consultants: Our Brains Are Hard-Wired to Seek Costly Advice: The Find: Your brain is hard-wired to believe that more expensive advice is better advice. The Source: Research from Francesca Gino at Carnegie Mellon University published in "Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes DOI" and discussed in the British Psychological Society blog. The Takeaway:...; Tags: Jessica Stillman, Francesca Gino; Blog posts 2008-05-20
Euro v. U.S. Execs on Globalization: It's All About Retaining Talent: The Find: While 90 percent of CEOs worldwide view globalization as both inevitable and positive, American business leaders are significantly more worried about retaining talent in a flat world than their counterparts in Europe. The Source: The EquaTerra Globalization Study conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit on...; Tags: Workforce management, Jessica Stillman, globalization, EquaTerra; Blog posts 2008-05-13
The Biology of Bubbles and Crashes: The Find: Recent research finds that male hormones might help explain the risk-taking behavior that underlies market bubbles and crashes The Source: Research from the University of Cambridge in this week's edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The Takeaway: Women...; Tags: Gender and diversity, Financial services, Jessica Stillman, hormone, risk, biology; Blog posts 2008-04-16
For Managers, Praise Can Be a Dangerous Thing: The Find: Praising employees after a mistake in an effort to boost their self-esteem can make them even more likely to screw up again, according to new research from the Kellogg School of Management and the London Business School. The Source: "The Promise and Peril of Self-affirmation...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Tools & Techniques, Jessica Stillman, hiring; Blog posts 2008-04-09
Deliberate Ignorance Can Be a Winning Tactic: The Find: Withholding information from others -- and yourself -- can be an effective means of achieving key goals. The Source: "Influence Through Ignorance" in the current edition of The RAND Journal of Economics. The Takeaway: The classic economic model says that knowing...; Tags: Jessica Stillman; Blog posts 2008-04-08
Fostering Innovation Stumps Executives: The Find: Every executive demands those invaluable intangibles such as innovation and creativity. Yet surprisingly few know to truly nurture them. The Source: Recent surveys by Accenture and the Conference Board. The Takeaway: Saatchi & Saatchi CEO Kevin Roberts sums up how important innovation...; Tags: Leadership, Strategy, Workforce management, Jessica Stillman, innovation, training; Blog posts 2008-04-04
What Is Carbon Credit?: C02 emissions trading can help lower the environmental cost of doing business – if you know how to navigate the booming $60 billion market. How It Works Emissions limits and trading rules vary country by country, so...; Tags: Jessica Stillman, carbon, renewable energy, greenhouse gas, government, U.S., compliance, theory, agreement, strategy, environment, industry, tool; Articles 2008-02-05
More Evidence that Being a Jerk Doesn't Work: Stanford professor, Bob Sutton, has built a small industry around telling business people not to be assholes. You can check him out explaining the basic idea of his book, "The No Asshole Rule," in this BNET Book Briefing: working with rude, self-obsessed people isn't just aggravating, it's a drain on...; Tags: Jessica Stillman, Bob Sutton; Blog posts 2008-01-25
Free Online Resources to Keep Your Skills Sharp: We've posted a few times about the need for continuing education for managers. Learning a foreign language and keeping your skills sharp can improve judgment, broaden your point of view, and keep you competitive. But managers, we know, are also incredibly busy. If a night class or a weekend...; Tags: Jessica Stillman, Sharp Corp.; Blog posts 2008-01-22
Soft Drink Companies Tout Water Practices, But Many Remain Skeptical: The World Economic Forum is set to kick off tomorrow in Davos, Switzerland. Top of the agenda: the looming shortage of fresh water. Pepsi Co's Chairman and CEO, Indra Nooyi, is co-chair of this year's meeting, and both her company and its soft drink rival, Coca Cola, have been out...; Tags: Business ethics, Corporate law, Leadership, Jessica Stillman, Corporate Social Responsibility; Blog posts 2008-01-22
Recession Fears? Don't Push the Panic Button: Back in October BNET's The View from Harvard Business was reminding companies that "if you aren't already doing some scenario planning about what a slowing or uncertain economy means to your bottom line, you are behind the game." Unfortunately, the economic outlook hasn't grown any rosier since then, and most...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Workforce management, payroll solutions, Leadership, Strategy, Jessica Stillman, Paul Michelman; Blog posts 2008-01-18
How to Make Your IT Greener: Our post last month pointing out that servers guzzle as much energy as SUVs got a big response, but many readers asked a very reasonable question: businesses can't be expected to get rid of their IT, so how can they reduce IT energy expenditures? As we pointed...; Tags: Data centers, Storage, Strategy, Jessica Stillman, IT Operations, information technology, data center, energy usage; Blog posts 2008-01-14
The Dunning-Kruger Effect and What to Do about It: One of the most stressful aspects of being promoted to management can be the responsibility of determining others' compensation. Why is that? You might call it inflated egos. Psychologists call it the Dunning-Kruger effect, and Business Pundit has a great post on the phenomenon this week. First, a definition of...; Tags: Performance management, Strategy, Jessica Stillman, Business Pundit, Dunning-Kruger Effect; Blog posts 2008-01-04
How Innovation Is Like Golf: For a game that's so maddeningly difficult, golf inspires real fanaticism in its fans. Among them, apparently, is management guru, Gary Hamel. His post on today's Harvard Business Review Conversation Starters opens with a passionate description of the game's charms and aggravations (if you're a golfer, it's a must-read for...; Tags: Leadership, Jessica Stillman, golfer, Hamel, innovation; Blog posts 2008-01-04
Management Must-Reads: In business, as in life, the people who are the best at it are constantly learning. To this end, we here at BNET try and keep you up to date on the big ideas in business and point out worthy books that'll keep you informed. And because it's the start...; Tags: Jessica Stillman, Tammy Erickson; Blog posts 2008-01-03