Learning | Performance

An Army General’s Advice for Career Shifts: Focus on Blind Spots

By Drake Baer

The future is coming, and getting ready for it isn’t just a matter of more refined thinking, but broadened experiences. This how the US Army […]

October 4th, 2018

Learning | Performance

If You Want to Persuade People, Don’t ‘Treat the World As Facts’

By Drake Baer

Facts are facts — except that they’re not. In a session on idea propagation and influence at this year’s NeuroLeadership Summit, Wil Cunningham, a psychologist […]

October 4th, 2018

Feedback | Performance

Leaders May Be Sabotaging Their Performance Reviews and Don’t Even Know It

By Chris Weller

Due to the effects of bias, managers may be conducting performance reviews in such a way that sets employees on unwanted career paths for years.

September 20th, 2018

Performance | Summit

Summit Q&A: The Motivation Science Behind Weight Loss, Learning, and Leadership

By Drake Baer

Art Markman is a renaissance man of psychological science: He holds a professorship at the University of Texas-Austin, where he’s also the director of the […]

September 18th, 2018

Feedback | Performance

The Data Is In: Your Organization Should Be Asking for Feedback

By Chris Weller

Think back to your last feedback conversation at work — how did it go? Chances are, you and your partner felt uneasy, maybe even threatened. The […]

September 17th, 2018

Feedback | Leadership | Performance

The Hidden Leverage of Feedback

By Chris Weller

Feedback is essential for organizational (and organismal) growth, but what’s the best way to give it? Typical feedback conversations are painful and extremely stress-producing. Managers […]

August 28th, 2018

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