Nano Tool: Setting Better Goals: The Key to True Achievement

Contributor: Caroline Adams Miller; author of Getting Grit: The Evidence-based approach to Cultivating Passion, Perseverance, and Purpose. Nano Tools for Leaders® are fast, effective leadership tools that you can learn and start using in less than 15 minutes — with the potential to significantly impact your success as a leader andRead More

Nano Tool: Work Less, Accomplish More

Contributor: Margaret H. Greenberg and Senia Maymin, PhD, executive coaches and authors of Profit from the Positive: Proven Leadership Strategies to Boost Productivity and Transform your Business. Nano Tools for Leaders® are fast, effective leadership tools that you can learn and start using in less than 15 minutes — withRead More

New Executive Education Class for Senior Leaders

Today’s senior leaders need to think more strategically, communicate more persuasively, and act more decisively — all while developing the leadership of those around them. Wharton’s Executive Education’s Becoming a Leader of Leaders: Pathways for Success draws on new research and insights to provide you with strategies to strengthen yourRead More

Nano Tool: Innovative Thinking: Using Neuroscience to get Out-of-the-Box Ideas

Contributor:  Michael Platt, PhD, Director, Wharton Neuroscience Initiative; James S. Riepe University Professor of Marketing (Wharton School), Neuroscience (Perelman School of Medicine), and Psychology (School of Arts & Sciences), University of Pennsylvania Nano Tools for Leaders® are fast, effective leadership tools that you can learn and start using in lessRead More

Nano Tool: Motivation 101: Encourage your Team with Social Comparisons

Contributor:  Jonah Berger, PhD, Associate Professor of Marketing, The Wharton School. Nano Tools for Leaders® are fast, effective leadership tools that you can learn and start using in less than 15 minutes — with the potential to significantly impact your success as a leader and the engagement and productivity ofRead More

Nano Tool: Become a More Strategic Leader

Contributor: 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; Harbir Singh, The Mack Professor, Professor of Management; Vice Dean for Global Initiatives; Co-Director, Mack Center for Technological Innovation, The Wharton School, UniversityRead More

Nano Tool: Improve Your Influence: Build Stronger Rapport

Contributor: G. Richard Shell, Thomas Gerrity Professor, Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics and Management, The Wharton School; author of Springboard: Launching Your Personal Search for Success (Portfolio Penguin: 2013). Nano Tools for Leaders® are fast, effective leadership tools that you can learn and start using in less than 15 minutesRead More

Nano Tool: Onboarding Best Practices: Create Maximum Value from External Hires

Contributor: Matthew Bidwell, Associate Professor of Management, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Nano Tools for Leaders® are fast, effective leadership tools that you can learn and start using in less than 15 minutes — with the potential to significantly impact your success as a leader and the engagement and productivityRead More