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April 14, 2021

Hospitals Are Proving More Resilient Than You’d Think

Lecturer Alyssa Rapp, MBA ’09, discusses how the CARES Act helped hospitals stay afloat throughout the pandemic and how the public can support them.
Executive Education
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Priscilla Chan — How We Can Do Better By Having Hope
The cofounder and co-CEO of the Chan Zuckerberg Institute discusses her pursuit of systemic change in this View From The Top episode.
Career & Success
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Perfecting Teamwork: Building High-Performing Teams by Encouraging Learning
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Leadership
July 09, 2021
Would a Hungry Robot Choose Carrots Over a Candy Bar?
Comparing our bodies to machines can encourage healthy eating — or backfire.
Marketing
June 30, 2021
A New Way to Solve Genetic Mysteries — While Protecting People’s DNA Data
Researchers propose a method to balance the power of genomic searches with privacy concerns.
Big Data
June 10, 2021
A Doctor Prescribes Change for His Overconfident, Overworked Colleagues
Physicians need to heal their damaged professional culture, argues Dr. Robert Pearl.
Health Care
May 21, 2021
Want to Teach Older Workers New Skills? Ask Younger Colleagues to Train Them.
Flipping the top-down approach to training can work — but be prepared for challenges.
Organizational Behavior
May 11, 2021
How to Convince Reluctant Republicans to Get COVID Vaccines
In a polarized nation, a dose of partisan public health messaging can be more effective.
Organizational Behavior
February 23, 2021
The Staggering Costs of Health Insurance “Sludge”
A new study finds that dealing with health insurance administrators costs the U.S. economy billions in wasted work time and lost productivity.
Health Care
September 21, 2020
Calculating the Health Benefits of Medicaid Expansion
A controversial arm of the Affordable Care Act reduced strokes, heart disease, and other ailments among older, low-income patients, a new study finds.
Health Care
August 13, 2020
How Redefining “Normal” Can Alter Behavior
Stanford researchers use the concept of “dynamic norms” to persuade diners to eat less meat.
Marketing
April 17, 2020
Finding Mindfulness in Traumatic Times
Here’s a curated collection from the archives that offer self-care wisdom and helpful life lessons during a period of worldwide stress.
Career & Success
April 07, 2020
What Makes Some Health Care Teams More Effective Than Others?
High-performing health care teams focus on functional and cultural change simultaneously, while low-performing teams focus on just one type of change.
Management
March 26, 2020
Economists to Congress: Don’t Bail out Big Business
An open letter drafted by Stanford professors says the coronavirus stimulus package should benefit workers — not corporations and their wealthy shareholders.
Government
March 10, 2020
How Exercise Recommendations Might Work against Us
When it comes to physical activity, how well we think we’re doing can influence how much we move and how we feel.
Organizational Behavior
February 21, 2020
The Quickest Way to Improve Health Care
Research shows prioritizing information-sharing between providers would save lives.
Health Care
January 09, 2020
When Private-Sector Firms Create a Culture of Health
Investments in employees, consumers, communities, and the environment vary widely. A new study reveals this range and the hurdles to measuring success.
Health Care
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Communication mistakes, job-stealing robots, and career-gap explanations captured reader attention this year.
Career & Success
December 06, 2019
Gift List: 10 Books to Share for the Holidays
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Career & Success
November 27, 2019
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Social Impact
November 22, 2019
Stanford Researchers Find No ‘Magnet Effect’ When States Extend Public Health Insurance to Immigrants
When states expand public health insurance to include low-income, legal immigrants, it does not lead to out-of-state immigrants moving in search of benefits.
Political Economy