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How to Ask a Stranger For Help

The New York Times
“Asking for help is hardly ever as bad as you imagine it will be,” says Vanessa Bohns, associate professor of organizational behavior. The piece highlights research studies done by Bohns on asking people for help.
How to Ask a Stranger For Help

Research: More Powerful People Express Less Gratitude

Harvard Business Review
Research from Assistant Professor Alice Lee shows that people with power tend to express gratitude less than those without it. In organizations, that can result in employees feeling underappreciated and, in some cases, more likely to quit.
Research: More Powerful People Express Less Gratitude

Why we don't dole out many compliments – but should

BBC News
Vanessa Bohn's research mentioned in BBC Worklife
Why we don't dole out many compliments – but should

Keep Brainstorming—Your Best Ideas Are Still to Come

KelloggInsight
Brian Lucas' research mentioned in Kellogg Insight magazine
Keep Brainstorming—Your Best Ideas Are Still to Come

How the 'creative-cliff illusion' limits our ideas

BBC News
Brian Lucas' research mentioned at the BBC
How the 'creative-cliff illusion' limits our ideas

Start Retraining for Social Interactions

The New York Times
Sunita Sah's research mentioned in the New York Times
Start Retraining for Social Interactions

Entitled People Are More Likely To Be Angry at Bad Luck

Scientific American
Emily Zitek's research mentioned in Scientific American
Entitled People Are More Likely To Be Angry at Bad Luck

Storming of the U.S. Capitol: How Blind Loyalty Fuels The Unthinkable

Forbes
Angus Hildreth's research mentioned in Forbes
Storming of the U.S. Capitol: How Blind Loyalty Fuels The Unthinkable

3 Myths That Stop People from Asking for Help at Work

Harvard Business Review
by Vanessa Bohns
3 Myths That Stop People from Asking for Help at Work