Let’s say you’ve got a great idea. No, amp that up. Your idea is truly brilliant. For example, if you’re in business, let’s say that you’ve come up something that will disrupt…

Our colleague Hannah Riley Bowles, from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, joins us in this episode of Agility at Work to share her research on the subtle role that gender plays…

Your boss just announced a bold new initiative. But you and your colleagues who do the nitty-gritty work on the ground know that his plan is bound to crash. He says that her…

In this episode we have an encore visit with Professor Debbie Kolb, author of Negotiating at Work: Turn Small Wins into Big Gains.  In an earlier conversation, we discussed how gender issues play…

We sometimes see things not as they are, but as we are. Our unchecked emotional baggage and assumptions can distort how we interpret (and thus respond to) what other people say and do.  Missing other…

There are scads of books, articles, and even courses on how to give effective feedback. That’s no surprise. Directing other people is at the core of what managers do, after all, whether…

Great negotiators are like great athletes in at least one respect. They’re keenly in the moment but at the same time they also the big picture. Better than their competition, they know…

After a tough negotiation, ever catch yourself thinking, “Oh, I wish I said this, or I should have done that”? But there’s nothing you can do about it now. Your mental light…

Have you signed a consent form to participate in an experiment recently? Ever done so? You might answer no, but actually the odds are high you’ve been conscripted without ever knowing it.…

Professor Frank Barrett, jazz pianist and author of Yes to the Mess, returns for an encore. In this episode he talks with Agility at Work co-hosts Mike Wheeler and Kim Leary about how old habits…