Nano Tool: We Are All Leaders Now: Seizing the Leadership Moment

This Nano Tool was previously published in the May 2020 Wharton@Work Newsletter We Are All Leaders Now: Seizing the Leadership Moment Contributed by Michael Useem, William and Jacalyn Egan Professor of Management and Director of the Wharton Center for Leadership and Change Management, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania NanoRead More

How can Introverts and Extroverts Work in Isolation?

Physical distancing is hard on everyone. Here are some tips to navigate our new normal. Even as certain states and countries look to loosen confinement measures, it is clear that the COVID-19 pandemic will change the way we socialize for the foreseeable future. Yet after almost two months spent hunkeredRead More

Leading in Hard Times: Lessons from Shackleton

“For scientific discovery give me Scott; for speed and efficiency of travel give me Amundsen; but when disaster strikes and all hope is gone, get down on your knees and pray for Shackleton.” – Antarctic explorer, Sir Raymond Priestly In 1914, Europe began WWI and set about devouring a generationRead More

Nano Tool: See it My Way: Top Tips for Persuading Others

See it My Way: Top Tips for Persuading Others Contributed by G. Richard Shell, Thomas Gerrity Professor; Professor of Legal Studies & Business Ethics; Professor of Management; Chairperson: Legal Studies & Business Ethics Department, the Wharton School Nano Tools for Leaders are fast, effective leadership tools that you can learnRead More

Fresh Starts, Guilty Pleasures and Other Pro Tips for Sticking to Good Habits

This article was previously published on NPR on August 16, 2019 Katy Milkman played tennis at Princeton, and when she finished college, she went to the gym every day. But when she started grad school, her fitness routine went south. “At the end of a long day of classes, IRead More

Five Types of Extrovert Breaks

Five Types of Extrovert Breaks   Research suggests that Introverts need breaks from stimulation in order to recharge their batteries. On the other hand, based on interviews with over 300 CEO and other C-Suite Executives, it appears that that extroverts need restorative breaks from quiet time in order to feelRead More

Nano Tool: Grow Faster, Part 2: Pull Four Levers to Drive your Innovation Narrative

Grow Faster, Part 2: Pull Four Levers to Drive your Innovation Narrative Contributed by George Day, Geoffrey T. Boisi Professor Emeritus, The Wharton School; Gregory Shea, Adjunct Professor of Management, Senior Fellow at the Wharton Center for Leadership and Change Management, Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute ofRead More

Nano Tool: Grow Faster, Part 1: Embrace the Right Innovation Narrative

Grow Faster, Part 1: Embrace the Right Innovation Narrative Contributed by George Day, Geoffrey T. Boisi Professor Emeritus, The Wharton School; Gregory Shea, Adjunct Professor of Management, Senior Fellow at the Wharton Center for Leadership and Change Management, Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, TheRead More

Nano Tool: Confidence When you Need it Most

Contributor: G. Richard Shell, Thomas Gerrity Professor, Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics and Management; The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; author of Springboard: Launching Your Personal Search for Success Nano Tools for Leaders® are fast, effective leadership tools that you can learn and start using in less than 15Read More

The Customer Centricity Playbook

New Book: The Customer Centricity Playbook   Implementing a Winning Strategy Driven by Customer Lifetime Value Peter Fader and Sarah Toms HOW DID GLOBAL GAMING COMPANY ELECTRONIC ARTS GO FROM BEING NAMED “WORST COMPANY IN AMERICA” TO CLEARING A BILLION DOLLARS IN PROFIT? They discovered a simple truth—and acted onRead More