In an experiment, people who had been praised for their decision-making skills were 40% more likely to escalate their commitment to a bad decision (in this case, a bad hire) than people who hadn’t been praised. But those who had been praised … Continue reading →
Focus is essential for reaching big goals. Here are several tried-and-true ways to limit distractions and narrow your focus so you can get the most important work done. Quit responding to fire drills. Dramas and emergencies will take up just as … Continue reading →
After promising your boss you would complete an important assignment on time, you realize you’re behind and it’s going to be late. You unintentionally leave a colleague out of the loop on a joint project, causing him or her to … Continue reading →
… when you find a job of interest, don’t hit the “apply now” button. Instead, … Research by Dr. John Sullivan (FYI, a friend and frequent co-speaker at many recruiting events) indicates that the probability of getting interviewed by applying to … Continue reading →
There are basically two types of people in the workplace—those motivated to do well by prevention and those motivated by promotion, writes Heidi Grant Halvorson, associate director of Columbia University’s Motivation Science Center. For promotion-focused people, doing their jobs well … Continue reading →
