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Optimism for Technology May Bias Financial Decisions
Facebook claims more than 1 billion users, and Apple is widely cited as the world’s most valuable company. Constant technological innovation over the past few decades influences almost every aspect of our daily lives. However
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HIRING LESSONS FROM THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS’ HEAD COACH
Fast Company: In the salary-cap era of football, which was meant to promote parity by forcing each team to spend the same amount of money, the Patriots have been an anomaly, building a dynasty that
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The Ethical Calculus of the Tax Cheat
Researchers propose that people behave immorally only to a certain extent so that they can profit from their misconduct but still feel moral.
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The Sound of Employability: Interviewers Judge Your Voice
New research has identified one factor that can make a job applicant come across as smarter, warmer, and ultimately more employable than other candidates: the sound of their voice. When it comes to acing a
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How Being a Worrywart Helps at Work
The Wall Street Journal: Most people seek to project an upbeat, confident attitude on the job. But sometimes it is better to be a worrywart. While ample research has documented the benefits of optimism at
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Morality Report: Precrime Comes to the Office
The Atlantic: As an indicator of a job candidate’s virtues, the trio of a résumé, a cover letter, and an interview is rudimentary at best: Recruiters have been shown to spend about six seconds pondering the