What happens to people who are overconfident? Are they generally rewarded, promoted, and respected? Or do we distrust them and avoid collaborating with them? Our research suggests it may depend on how they express confidence. One way people express confidence […]
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The Fundamentals of Leadership Still Haven’t Changed
Recently the Chief HR Officer for a healthcare firm asked us to identify the best new framework for leadership that she could use to train and develop a cadre of high potentials. The challenge, she said, was that these managers were […]
How Lilly Is Getting More Women into Leadership Positions
Much has been written about the troubling lack of women in leadership roles generally and in health care in particular. At Lilly, we have tackled this problem head-on. Our approaches, we think, can be helpful to other companies working to […]
Why Leaders Don’t Embrace the Skills They’ll Need for the Future
Innovative. Agile. Collaborative. Bold. Over the past year, we’ve been struck by how many times we’ve heard C-suite leaders use these words, or very similar ones, to describe the strengths they believe are critical to transforming their businesses, and to […]
How Men Can Become Better Allies to Women
Women’s conferences and employee resource groups (ERGs) are increasingly inviting men to attend. By creating events aimed at men, they hope to include men in discussions around gender equity in the workplace, and make organizational diversity efforts more successful. The evidence shows […]
How Women Can Get What They Want in a Negotiation
Tara, an MD/PhD who works for a large public university, contacted one of us (Suzanne) a few weeks after participating in a negotiation workshop she ran, wanting to share some positive news about successfully negotiating an 11% pay increase. A […]
Why Women Stay Out of the Spotlight at Work
To get ahead in the workplace, you have to be seen. Being visible at work allows employees to demonstrate their skills, land prominent assignments, and build strategic relationships. For women, however, the importance of visibility creates a conundrum. On the one […]
3 Ways AI Is Getting More Emotional
In January of 2018, Annette Zimmermann, vice president of research at Gartner, proclaimed: “By 2022, your personal device will know more about your emotional state than your own family.” Just two months later, a landmark study from the University of Ohio claimed that […]
Mauvais réflexes, automatismes… Comment se détacher de 3 biais mentaux qui sapent vos décisions
Pour devenir un meilleur leader, il est nécéssaire d’ apprendre à reconnaître et à maîtriser ses biais cognitifs. La plupart des leaders ne savent pas que leurs décisions sont influencées par des biais produits par leur propre cerveau. Pourtant, ce […]
How to Pump Yourself Up Before a Presentation (or Calm Yourself Down)
Public speaking affects people in different ways. Some people get jittery and anxious before they talk; they need to spend time calming themselves down before they go onstage. Other people want to make sure they have extra energy when they’re […]