Get It Done: Two Techniques to Fast-track Your Goals
Forget willpower. In this Nano Tool for Leaders from Wharton Executive Education, Wharton’s Katy Milkman offers insight into how short-term gratification can work for your team.
View ArticleWhy Identity Matters When Asking for Career Help
When underrepresented workers are looking for career support, they are more likely to get it if they explicitly state their demographic identity, according to new Wharton research.
View ArticleWe’re Good at Motivating Others, but What About Ourselves?
Wharton’s Angela Duckworth talks to Ayelet Fishbach, author of the new book 'Get It Done,' which offers a framework for setting and attaining goals.
View ArticleGiving Feedback That Works: Plant the Seeds of Confidence
In this Nano Tool for Leaders from Wharton Executive Education, Wharton’s Katy Milkman shares three action steps that can help you unleash your team’s potential by building their confidence.
View ArticleHow Science Can Help You Keep Your Fitness Goal
Wharton’s Katy Milkman shares insights from a new megastudy on exercise that reveals the best ways to change behavior at scale.
View ArticleOne Person, Many Needs: How Customer Centricity Has Changed
Wharton faculty offer advice on how companies can keep up with the complex demands of consumers by adopting a modern approach to customer lifetime value.
View ArticleHow to Harness the Power of Belonging
Wharton’s Katy Milkman interviews New York University professor Jay Van Bavel about his new book, ‘The Power of Us,’ which explores how group affiliations shape our identity and can influence...
View ArticleThe Power of Nudges: Maya Shankar on Changing People’s Minds
Wharton’s Katy Milkman talks to behavioral scientist Maya Shankar about her career, which has taken her from the White House to her current role as senior director of behavioral economics at Google,...
View ArticleWant to Get Unstuck? How Science Can Help
Wharton’s Katy Milkman shares insights from her new book, 'How to Change,' which offers science-based strategies for creating lasting, effective change.
View ArticleWhat Will Persuade People to Take a Vaccine?
Behavioral scientists at Wharton and Penn are studying the best communication strategies that nudge people into getting vaccinated for the flu, with implications for controlling the COVID-19 pandemic.
View ArticleMaking Good Decisions: A Toolkit
Wharton’s Katy Milkman talks with author Annie Duke about her new book that provides tools for readers who want to make smart decisions in any situation.
View ArticleToo Much of a Good Thing? The Perils of Overconfidence
Wharton’s Katherine Milkman talks with Don Moore from the University of California, Berkeley, about his new book 'Perfectly Confident' and what happens when our confidence level doesn’t match up with...
View ArticleWhat Poker Can Teach Us about Making the World a Better Place
Wharton’s Katherine Milkman talks with psychologist Maria Konnikova about her new book, ‘The Biggest Bluff,’ and how we can make decisions in an environment in which we have very little control.
View ArticleWhen It Comes to Advice, It’s Better to Give Than Receive
New research by Wharton’s Behavior Change for Good Initiative shows that while offering advice benefits the receiver, it also boosts the giver’s self-confidence.
View ArticleDoes Diversity Training Really Work?
New research from Wharton examines whether online diversity training really changes the behaviors and attitudes of employees.
View ArticleAre You a ‘Good-ish’ Person? How to Push Past Your Biases
In a new book, psychologist Dolly Chugh shows how taking deep stock of our unconscious biases can lead to enlightenment.
View ArticleWhy Top Performers Quit When the Going Gets Tough
When facing adversity, favorites are more likely to walk away than underdogs, new Wharton research finds. The reason: potential embarrassment over not meeting expectations.
View ArticleIs It Possible to Change Bad Behavior – Permanently?
What if a simple nudge could help you make better decisions? A new large-scale experiment headed by two Penn researchers aims to help people develop better exercise habits.
View ArticleIt’s All About Timing: How Nonprofits Can Increase Charitable Donations
New Wharton research shows that timing is the key to maximizing donations, particularly from people with an existing connection to an organization.
View ArticleCan Firms Help Employees Make Better Retirement Choices?
Many employers purposely set low default rates for employee retirement savings -- but their worries about increasing them are largely unfounded, Wharton research shows.
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