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- 06 Jan 2021
- Research & Ideas
Unexpected Exercise Advice for the Super Busy: Ditch the Rigid Routine
else first. And for anyone prone to setting overly ambitious exercise goals in 2021, Beshears’ findings lend support for some familiar advice: Squeeze in exercise when it fits. Busy people can’t assume that every day will follow a prescribed pattern—client meetings...
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by Danielle Kost
- 28 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
Amazon, eBay and the Bidding Wars
lower. But sniping isn't a universal strategy for success, says Roth, who teaches in the School's Negotiation, Organizations & Markets unit. It's all in the rules of the game. On Amazon.com, for example, where end-of-auction deadlines...
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- 12 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Waking Up a Sleeping Company
issue of Medtronic's performance standards, I found that goals and deadlines were routinely set, missed, and then simply adjusted. Poor performance was rationalized by excuses. Even incentive payments were adjusted upward to reflect these...
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by Bill George
- 08 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 8
nuclear agency, recently asserted, "The iceberg of sanctions is melting while our centrifuges are still working." To mitigate the risk of such "deal drift," the United States and its allies should set a realistic, hard View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
7 Successful Battle Strategies to Beat COVID-19
project versus waiting for more extended periods when a blown deadline or budget can't be overcome quickly. This reduction in uncertainty and increase in rapid iterative feedback between teams, customers, and stakeholders is vital in...
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by Euvin Naidoo
- 17 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
From the Panelists: Toward a Decarbonized Future: Who Pays? Who Profits?
possibly 2070, 40 years after the deadline the United Nations has called for. A member of the Indian Parliament and Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Finance, Sinha stunned his fellow panelists when he warned that by 2050, economic...
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- 08 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 8, 2008
broken down with the signing deadline less than 24 hours away (if Dice-K is not signed by the deadline, he must return to Japan for a year). How high should the Red Sox be willing to go with their offer? What are the alternatives if they...
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Martha Lagace
- 31 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
When Not to Trust Your Gut
setting deadlines for low-priority tasks, or when you're informally discussing items that you plan to revisit later in more detail, System 1 thought will be sufficient. Taking the time to logically reason through every decision can be...
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by Max H. Bazerman & Deepak Malhotra
- 23 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 23, 2018
collateral consequences of idle time; when workers expect idle time following a task, their work pace declines and their task completion time increases. This decline reverses the well-documented deadline effect, producing a dead-time...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Sep 2015
- First Look
September 15, 2015
request, a message that informs infringers of the price reduction and acknowledges the possibility of unintentionality generates a large increase in settlement. Including a deadline further increases the response. The higher settlement...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 21 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Fighting the COVID Blues: Advice from Business Research
costs,” Whillans says. “It will help you feel more in control.” It’s also OK to request more time to get work projects done if necessary, since studies show managers are generally willing to extend deadlines when employees ask. “It’s...
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by Dina Gerdeman and Danielle Kost
- 14 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
Breaking the Smartphone Addiction
make exactly that happen: a process tested successfully by BCG teams in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. A process I have seen implemented with good and not-so-good managers; on big and small teams, with tight View Details
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by Leslie A. Perlow
- 21 May 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
CORe: HBS Powers Up Online Program on Business Fundamentals
Application deadline for the initial CORe program is May 29. CORe will launch on June 11, initially with a limited cohort of students drawn primarily from the greater Massachusetts region of colleges and universities. Later this year HBX...
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- 01 Aug 2023
- Blog Post
Creating an Inclusive Recruiting Process for Candidates with Diverse Abilities
for the interview process to mirror that. Or if there will be periods of consistent pace followed by times of deadline driven pressure, that should be clearly explained. Candidates know themselves and their work styles and want to set...
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- 09 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Hold or Fold? Sizing Up Business Risk
brought in. You are now seeing budgets and deadlines being hit, and customer feedback is more enthusiastic. The kinds of results you want—financial returns—haven't changed. The next round of financing is coming up and you have been asked...
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- 09 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 9
submission deadline is December 1, 2011; the results of the competition experiment will not be revealed until that date. The submitted models will be ranked based on their prediction error. The winners of the competitions will be invited...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness
weak. I totally rebel against that. I refuse to believe that you cannot be both compassionate and strong." We've seen how stress can alter behavior. It's jarring for managers to see normally calm, high-functioning employees show signs of confusion and burnout. Teams...
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- 29 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Managing Innovation is Like Theater
consistently delivers a valuable, innovative product under the pressure of a very firm deadline (opening night, eight o'clock curtain). The product, a play, executes again and again with great precision, incorporating significant...
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by Rob Austin & Lee Devin
- 12 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
John Irving’s Lessons for Business
because intrinsic motivation is so important for creativity, people's creativity can actually decline in situations when they're under a lot of extrinsic control. For example, tight deadlines do motivate people. They motivate people to...
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by Mallory Stark & Martha Lagace
- 02 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 2, 2016
requested amount generates a small increase in the settlement rate. However, for the same reduced request, a message informing infringers of the price reduction and acknowledging the possible unintentionality generate a large increase in the settlement rate; including...
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Sean Silverthorne