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The Happiness Backlash
Beard, AlisonArticle HBS-R1507N-ELeadership and People ManagementA survey of five books investigates the seemingly universal insistence on feeling good.Starting at €8.20
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Life's Work: James Dyson
Dyson, James; Beard, AlisonArticle HBS-R1007S-ELeadership and People ManagementThe inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner talks about what innovation means to him and why experience is overrated.Starting at €8.20
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Life's Work: Manolo Blahnik
Blahnik, Manolo; Beard, AlisonArticle HBS-R1012P-ELeadership and People ManagementThe celebrated shoe designer talks about how and why he started to "do shoes," some factors in his success, balancing art and commerce, and why he's stayed independent.Starting at €8.20
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Making a Backup Plan Undermines Performance
Shin, Jihae; Beard, AlisonArticle HBS-F1609B-ELeadership and People ManagementIf you prepare for failure, failure may be more likely. New research suggests that formulating a plan B in the event that plan A does not work out has a negative effect on performance.Starting at €8.20
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CEOs Shouldn't Try to Embody Their Firms' Culture
Kinicki, Angelo; Beard, AlisonArticle HBS-F1607B-ELeadership and People ManagementA team of researchers asked executives from 114 companies to describe the leadership style of their CEOs and the culture of their organizations. The responses revealed that the two were often in sync. But as it turns out, that may not be a bad thing, since the firms experiencing mismatches also had better performance.Starting at €8.20
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Experience Doesn't Predict a New Hire's Success
Van Iddekinge, Chad H.; Beard, AlisonArticle HBS-F1905B-ELeadership and People ManagementIs it time to rethink the way we assess job applicants? A recent review of 81 workplace studies suggests that it is. In it Chad Van Iddekinge of Florida State and his colleagues found only a very weak relationship between workers' experience at previous employers and their performance on the job.Starting at €8.20
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Women Too Respond to Sexual Cues by Taking More Risks
Festjens, Anouk; Beard, AlisonArticle HBS-F1404D-ELeadership and People ManagementResearchers have long known that men's economic decisions change after they're exposed to pictures of models or lingerie. A new study reveals that women's decisions are also affected by sexual cues--although not in exactly the same way.Starting at €8.20
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Losing the Top Job-and Winning It Back
Beard, AlisonArticle HBS-R1010N-ELeadership and People ManagementMichael Mack was a prototypical success story-after getting his Harvard MBA, he worked for a top-tier consulting firm and next made a move into entrepreneurship as the owner of a growing restaurant chain. Then, to his shock, his board fired him. That setback sent him on a personal journey that made him a much wiser leader.Starting at €8.20
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You Make Better Decisions If You "See" Your Senior Self
Hershfield, Hal; Beard, AlisonArticle HBS-F1306D-ELeadership and People ManagementMany people feel disconnected from the individuals they'll become in the future, perceiving their older self as "someone else." Because of this, they often make decisions that are not in their best long-term interests. But when people view images of themselves that have been digitally aged, their perspective changes, and their judgment improves.Starting at €8.20
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Need Someone's Help Ask the Person Who Just Turned You Down
Newark, Daniel A.; Beard, AlisonArticle HBS-F1312D-ELeadership and People Management"No" doesn't necessarily mean "never." In fact, new research from Stanford shows that people who've refused your first request are much likelier to agree to your second one than anyone would expect.Starting at €8.20