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April 18, 2023
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Building Habits: The Key to Lasting Behavior Change
In this episode, BJ Fogg reveals the secret to building habits that stick.
April 14, 2023
Written
How To: Diversify Your Company’s Board in Four Steps
A new guide details concrete ideas for bringing new people to the tables where decisions get made.
April 14, 2023
Written
Why Did SVB Fail? We’ve Been Teaching About It for Years.
Why did bankers and regulators ignore a lesson that MBA students learn in the first weeks of our managerial finance class?
April 13, 2023
Written
Career Advice: What to Ask Your Partner Before a Romantic Merger
Important questions to ask each other before you pop the question.
April 07, 2023
Written
When Markets and Politics Collide, Innovation May Lose Out
In regulated markets, the threat of new competitors can lead dominant firms to pull back.
April 06, 2023
Video
Class Takeaways — Analysis and Measurement of Impact
Five lessons in five minutes: lecturer Jaclyn Foroughi shares how to make an impact through investing.
April 05, 2023
Written
Are A.I. Text Generators Thinking Like Humans — Or Just Very Good at Convincing Us They Are?
A researcher’s experiments raise uncomfortable questions about the rapid evolution of large language models.
April 05, 2023
Audio
Quick Thinks: How Others Define Us
In this bonus episode, Brian Lowery discusses his new book, Selfless: The Social Creation of You.
April 04, 2023
Audio
Pivot, Adapt, Grow: Building a Fashion Brand in Kenya
A “warrior for economic growth” describes how the fashion industry can boost African communities’ well-being.
March 29, 2023
Written
How Savvy Shoppers Undermined India’s Great Cash Swap
Consumers used retail transactions to keep an estimated $1.5 billion out of the country’s tax system.
March 28, 2023
Audio
You Need a Manifesto: How to Communicate Your Convictions
In this episode, the d.school’s Charlotte Burgess-Auburn explains the power of crafting your own personal manifesto.
March 23, 2023
Written
Why Do Companies Cook the Books? Look to the Bean Counters.
Paying corporate accountants more removes incentives for financial misreporting.
March 22, 2023
Video
Explainer: What Is an Algorithm?
Algorithms aren’t just for coders and computers. Watch to learn why.
March 21, 2023
Audio
It’s Not About You: Why Effective Communicators Put Others First
In this episode, Nancy Duarte explains why the audience is the real hero of your presentation.
March 20, 2023
Written
Many U.S. Banks Face the Same Risks That Brought Down Silicon Valley Bank
A new analysis finds that $2.2 trillion in losses and nervous customers could spark more bank runs.
March 17, 2023
Written
7 Insights to Boost Creativity at Work
Research-based approaches for bringing fresh ideas to teams and organizations.
March 17, 2023
Audio
Brian Chesky on Managing Through Crisis and Uncertainty
In this podcast episode, the co-founder and CEO of Airbnb discusses how to gain customer loyalty and offers lessons in crisis management.
March 15, 2023
Written
Experts Discuss the State of U.S. Banking After the Silicon Valley Bank Collapse
Four finance professors talk about the ongoing risks banks face and the consequences of backstopping uninsured deposits.
March 15, 2023
Written
When It Comes to Half-Truths, No News Is Bad News
Does prohibiting managers from issuing incomplete disclosures lead them to reveal more information?
March 14, 2023
Audio
Fact or Fiction? How to Communicate When We Hold Different Beliefs
In this episode, Seema Yasmin explains what to do when we disagree about our deepest-held beliefs.
March 14, 2023
Audio
Short Takes: Sweet Success — Can You Build an Ice Cream Unicorn in India?
The keys to sweet success for an ice cream business in India? Day-to-day discipline and execution.
March 13, 2023
Written
A New Look at Immigrants’ Outsize Contribution to Innovation in the U.S.
Foreign-born inventors generate a disproportionate share of patents — and make their U.S.-born collaborators more productive.
March 08, 2023
Audio
Magic Words: Change What You Say to Inspire and Influence Others
In this episode, Jonah Berger, PhD ’07, shares the secret to persuading others and getting your ideas to catch on.
March 07, 2023
Written
How Consumers Reacted to 2020’s Flood of Corporate “Confessions”
Flipping the PR playbook by admitting wrongdoing can improve a firm’s image and mobilize support for social causes, according to new research.