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- 22 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 22
imprinting. This theory provides a distinct lens for organizational research that takes history seriously. Rituals Alleviate Grieving for Loved Ones, Lovers, and Lotteries Authors:Norton, Michael I., and F. Gino Publication:Journal of...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Dec 2019
- Research & Ideas
Read Our Most Popular Research Stories of 2019
them—and all soon-to-be managers—make the shift. These 4 CEOs Created a New Standard of Leadership At the height of the 2008 financial crisis, these four corporate leaders stepped forward—and changed how we think of leadership forever. View Details
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Ink: Miami’s Dark Neon Era, the Language of Success, and Getting Psyched Up
Believin’”—shows that people who channel their nervous energy into excitement are more successful at tasks than those who remain anxious or try to calm themselves. Something as simple as saying “I’m so excited” before singing Journey can measurably improve performance....
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- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Geisha Secrets
bran, and green tea. Tsai has incorporated these and other elements into Tatcha, a line of beauty products and treatments based on the centuries-old skin-care rituals of Japanese geishas that Tsai discovered in an obscure manuscript....
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- 12 Dec 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017
previously believed. Publisher's link: https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53610 in press Journal of Personality and Social Psychology Enacting Rituals to Improve Self-control By: Tian, D.A., J. Schroeder, G. Haubl, J. Risen,...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 12 PM – 1 PM EST, 15 Nov 2018
- Webinars: Career
How to Prepare for High-Stakes Professional Events
Career trajectories depend on performing well during vital moments: Job interviews, VC pitches, a crucial presentation, a make-or-break sales call. Performing well depends on practice, knowledge, and skillbut it also depends on your emotions and mindset.
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- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Scrum-Thing Special
A long-standing ritual was upheld on a crisp October afternoon when the HBS Rugby Football Club took to the pitch against the “Old Boys” alumni team. Jim Johnstone and Morris McInnes (both MBA ’65) first organized the sport on campus;...
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- 17 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 17
Science When Novel Rituals Impact Intergroup Bias: Evidence from Economic Games and Neurophysiology By: Hobson, N., F. Gino, M.I. Norton, and M. Inzlicht Abstract—Long-established rituals in pre-existing...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Apr 2021
- News
Face Value
simmering in the family kitchen. During her twenties, travel broadened Tsai’s perspective. On a trip to Japan, drawn to the country’s approach to well-being, she adopted geisha skincare rituals based on rice, green tea, and algae. In...
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- Portrait Project
Brendan Sullivan
elderly Japanese women and men. They respond with curiosity by stroking my blonde, almost white, hair. My reluctance during this weekly ritual led to protests that my parents dismissed. My mother, a Colombian immigrant, and my father, an...
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- 21 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Fighting the COVID Blues: Advice from Business Research
“We think as grownups we don’t need rituals anymore, but that’s not the case. They help us calm our nerves.” "People need the familiar things that bond them even more during this crisis." Now people are adapting old rituals—by holding...
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by Dina Gerdeman and Danielle Kost
- 27 Apr 2015
- News
“A Unique Leadership Experience”
walk—“To see the sunrise I saw colors I had just never seen before”—and his nightly ritual of watching thunderstorms over Central Africa from the space station’s observation cupola. The lightening is so bright, Virts said, “you can watch...
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- 01 Apr 2011
- News
My First HBS Class
more interested in the classroom dynamics. Both classes had several visitors, who were introduced and applauded at the beginning. In the first-year class, visiting relatives of one student were given a standing O. This was the sole bit of section View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
The Nature of Change
Before this year’s class of MBAs departed Soldiers Field, they sat down one more time and prepared for a ritual now in its fourth year. For this “Cap-stone Class,” all graduating students read an annually updated case that compares data...
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- 01 Jun 2017
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Jen Wong (MBA 2004)
wake up, read the news, and then check my traffic and see what’s happening on the Time Inc. sites.” News sources: “I’m on Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, and Apple News all the time.” Print indulgence: Reading People magazine, a View Details
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April White
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Jeffery E. Sagansky: That's Entertainment
For most of the past 25 years, Jeff Sagansky has followed the same ritual every morning. He gets up early and pores over the previous day's Nielsen ratings, those omnipotent numbers that detail who's watching what on television from dawn...
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- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Taylor R. M. Keen
readjusting to the academic world, however, Keen became as much a teacher as a student. On two occasions he performed tribal rituals for his section, playing the sacred water drum and sharing songs and wisdom from his tradition. "You have...
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Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 19 Aug 2010
- News
Classroom Hijinks: Catchphrases, Mottos, Cheers, and Mascots
were accompanied by arm gestures à la “YMCA” by the Village People. The high point, let’s say, of cheers may have come with the Class of 1999, where all sections had cheers and some had cheerleaders. Some of the 1999 cheers were little View Details
- 25 May 2021
- Blog Post
The Surprising Power of Nostalgia at Work
burnout reconnect with what made their jobs meaningful in the past, which can provide guidance for how to restore meaning at work in the present. Developing organizational social rituals and traditions can help create organizational...
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Commencement 2012 Address | About
I have two daughters, who are now ages 17 and 15. Unfortunately, at this age they no longer let me read them bedtime stories or tuck them into bed at night. But for many years, before they became too cool for that, this was a daily ritual...
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