Contributors: Robert W Rebele, Peter Koval, Luke D Smillie Research that helps people change their behavior has the potential to improve the quality of lives, but it is too often approached in a way that divorces behavior from the people who need to enact it. In this paper, we propose…Read More
There’s a Name for the Blah You’re Feeling: It’s Called Languishing
By: Adam Grant The New York Times The neglected middle child of mental health can dull your motivation and focus — and it may be the dominant emotion of 2021. Read More.
The Science of Reasoning With Unreasonable People
By: Adam Grant The New York Times A few years ago, I made the mistake of having an argument with the most stubborn person I know. R., whose initial I’m using to protect his privacy, is a longtime friend, and when his family came to visit, he mentioned that his…Read More
Experienced well-being rises with income, even above $75,000 per year
Contributor: Matthew A. Killingsworth Past research has found that experienced well-being does not increase above incomes of $75,000/y. This finding has been the focus of substantial attention from researchers and the general public, yet is based on a dataset with a measure of experienced well-being that may or may not…Read More
Evidence-Based Solutions for Inclusion in the Workplace: Actions for Middle Managers
Contributors: Stephanie J. Creary, Nancy Rothbard, Elena Mariscal, Olivia Moore, Jared Scruggs, and Natalia Villarmán During year 1 of the project, team members Elena Mariscal WG’20, Olivia Moore WG’20, and Natalia Villarman WG’20, conducted interviews and helped organize an in-person convening at Wharton in conjunction with the Wharton People Analytics…Read More
A Trick to Stop Touching Your Face
By: Reb Rebele and Adam Grant The Atlantic We didn’t sign a consent form, but we’re all participants in the world’s largest natural experiment in behavior change. In response to the coronavirus pandemic, millions if not billions of people around the globe are pleading for systemic solutions. In the meantime,…Read More
We Need to Talk About ‘The Giving Tree’
By: Adam Grant and Allison Sweet Grant The New York Times Kids — and parents — need to understand that there’s a big difference between selflessness and generosity. Like many new parents, when our first child was born, we were delighted to receive gift boxes of tiny pajama sets, monogrammed…Read More
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Sustaining High Performance and Motivation: Allyson Felix with Dan Pink | 2019 Wharton People Analytics Conference
Olympic Gold Medalist and World champion in track and field Allyson Felix speaks with New York Times Best-selling author Dan Pink at The Wharton School’s 2019 People Analytics Conference. Topics include moving out of second place to stand at the top of the Olympic podium, reflecting on her journey, and…Read More
Does Diversity Training Work the Way It’s Supposed To?
By: Edward H. Chang, Katherine L. Milkman, Laura J. Zarrow, Kasandra Brabaw, Dena M. Gromet, Reb Rebele, Cade Massey, Angela L. Duckworth, Adam Grant Harvard Business Review Virtually all Fortune 500 companies offer diversity training to their employees. Yet surprisingly few of them have measured its impact. That’s unfortunate, considering…Read More