256 Posts found for Source: Stanford University

New research shows how companies can minimize conflicts within their top teams.

Content: Article | Author: Lindred Greer | Source: Stanford University | Subject: Organizational Behavior

We consistently find that people are more likely to agree with the statement, “I get the best outcome when we both behave cooperatively” than they are with “I get my best outcome when I behave competitively and they behave cooperatively.” But we still have about 15% who say that they get the best outcome when they exploit the other person’s cooperation unilaterally, and those 15% … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Author: Nir Halevy | Source: Stanford University | Subjects: Negotiation, Organizational Behavior

How changing your trajectory can lead to greater innovation, success, and meaning in your work.

Content: Career Information | Author: Loren Mooney | Source: Stanford University | Subject: Career Info

Giving feedback is one of the most difficult things a manager has to do. But Carole Robin says “if you do it right, the other person also feels cared for, valued, and closer to you.” Here’s how.

Content: Article | Authors: Carole Robin, Deborah Petersen | Source: Stanford University | Subjects: Human Resources, Management, Organizational Behavior, Personal Development

Communication is critical to success in business and life! Concerned about an upcoming interview? Anxious when asked to provide your thoughts during a meeting? Fearful of giving a presentation? Then, you are not alone. Many of us are uneasy about speaking in public. Matt Abrahams delivers a workshop designed to provide you with several practical techniques you can use to communicate more confidently.

Content: Multimedia Content | Author: Matt Abrahams | Source: Stanford University | Subject: Personal Development

A Stanford scholar presents the first experimental evidence that employers get what they pay for.

Content: Article | Author: Frederico Finan | Source: Stanford University | Subject: Human Resources

High power makes you deaf and low power gives you laryngitis.

Content: Quotation | Authors: Allan R. Cohen, David L. Bradford | Source: Stanford University | Subject: Power / Authority

The co-author of Influencing Up describes how to build a more productive relationship with the boss.

Content: Thought Leader | Authors: Allan R. Cohen, David L. Bradford | Source: Stanford University | Subject: Career

Freeing up the mind is a good way to get to inspiration. We fill our lives with so little space. Inspiration looks for crevices to parachute into. The fewer crevices you create in your life, the less likely you are to have inspiration come through you. You need to allow yourself to be a vessel so that something can come through you.

Content: Quotation | Author: Chip Conley | Source: Stanford University | Subjects: Creativity, Innovation, Thought

An author and executive coach trainer explains how a more positive outlook can help you reach your true potential.

Content: Article | Source: Stanford University | Subject: Personal Development

All companies hit rough patches from time to time. But only a few manage to survive decade after decade — some of them in a form that bears no resemblance to the original organization. Nokia began in 1865 as a riverside paper mill along the Tammerkoski Rapids in southwestern Finland. In the late 1880s, Johnson & Johnson got its start by manufacturing the first commercial … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Charles O’Reilly | Source: Stanford University | Subjects: Management, Organizational Behavior

Middle managers don’t get lots of respect in the workplace. And for a variety of reasons, scholars have mostly studied the worth of CEOs and the efficacy of various management practices. But a new study by Kathryn Shaw, Edward Lazear and Christopher Stanton suggests that front-line supervisors are far more important than many have thought.

Content: Article | Source: Stanford University | Subject: Organizational Behavior

Uzma Khan’s research shows that catchy phrases aren’t always the best way to help potential customers make decisions.

Content: Article | Source: Stanford University | Subject: Marketing / Sales

John Doerr, general partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, discusses what one should look for when joining a company.

Content: Multimedia Content | Author: John Doerr | Source: Stanford University | Subjects: Career, Entrepreneurship, Organizational Behavior

In their new book, Chip and Dan Heath lay out a path for making better decisions.

Content: Article | Authors: Chip Heath, Dan Heath | Source: Stanford University | Subjects: Organizational Behavior, Personal Development

There’s a huge degree of variation in organizations, even in the same industry, and a lot of it depends on the extent to which the behavior [kindness] is encouraged, trained, and rewarded. We know from the research on management that there’s a tendency toward attraction, selection, and attrition: People who are kind, generous, and compassionate tend to be attracted to and be selected by organizations … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Author: Olivia O’Neill | Source: Stanford University | Subjects: Culture, Organizational Behavior

Can any message be shaped to spread? A scholar offers tips to increase the odds.

Content: Article | Author: Jonah Berger | Source: Stanford University | Subject: Marketing / Sales

A Stanford GSB professor of marketing explains why engaging your audience is key to success.

Content: Article | Author: Jennifer Aaker | Source: Stanford University | Subjects: Marketing / Sales, Personal Development

A professor of organizational behavior argues that “human sustainability” may pay off too.

Content: Article | Author: Jeffrey Pfeffer | Source: Stanford University | Subjects: Human Resources, Social Responsibility (ESG)

Baba Shiv demystifies the brain chemistry that controls our decision making, and explains how you can regulate it to make better decisions. He also uses the latest neuroscience research to answer the question, “Is it better to make decisions in the morning or the afternoon?”

Content: Multimedia Content | Author: Baba Shiv | Source: Stanford University | Subject: Personal Development