Recent Wharton research finds that people who utilize “emergency reserves” – such as a cheat day on a diet – are more likely to attain their goals. Knowledge@Wharton: What are the key takeaways? Does having an emergency reserve simply make people feel better psychologically, or is something else going on? Sharif: I think there are …
But the problem with this, of course, is that what we’re doing is we’re teaching children that they need to compete against each other in an open marketplace. So we are essentially instilling a sense of social anxiety, of social hierarchy. We’re suggesting that inequality is virtuous because those that have done well deserve the …
The best forecasters exhibit the following characteristics: They are open-minded, reflective, and intellectually curious. They acknowledge what they do not know. They gather information from a wide variety of sources and question the validity of each source. They enjoy pondering a range of diverse views, and they update their conclusions as facts change. They treat …
David Sloan Wilson interviews Geoff Mulgan Say the word “mind” and most people immediately think about the workings of an individual brain. The idea that something larger than an individual might have a mind seems like science fiction—but modern evolutionary theory says otherwise. It is now widely accepted that eusocial insect colonies—ants, bees, wasps, and …
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Like most things in today’s world, leadership development is changing quickly. It is not just about how the whole process goes, but also about how today’s leaders work and function in a different fashion. Coping with the changes in leadership development enables you to do your job properly, and can also facilitate the success of …
When people are put on the spot—and about to make a financial investment in improving their health—they spend some time really thinking about how to specifically articulate their health goals. They put a lot more time into it than most of us put into our New Year’s Resolutions, which often end up looking a lot …
Planning your professional development for the year isn’t a bad thing; in fact, it puts you ahead of many colleagues who don’t bother to think deeply about their own professional growth, or assume their company will “take care of it” for them by sponsoring a few trainings. But as McGrath’s research in the corporate sphere …
8 Tips to Help You Stay Motivated in The New Year 1. Write down your motivations and goals. Get specific about what you want to accomplish, how much time each week you’ll spend at the gym, and all of your motivators for being committed. Be as clear as possible with exactly what your goals are and …