The Times of Talent
Thanks for the Feedback – Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen · 2014
A warm, practical guide to the other side of feedback: receiving it well.
Peak – Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool · 2016
Anders Ericsson's own account of how experts get so good, and how purposeful practice can help all of us.
An Everyone Culture – Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey · 2016
Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey visit companies where helping people grow is part of everyday work.
The Fearless Organization – Amy Edmondson · 2019
Amy Edmondson's research on how leaders help people speak up, and why it pays off.
The Coaching Habit – Michael Bungay Stanier · 2016
Seven simple questions that help any manager listen a little longer.
Make It Stick – Peter Brown, Henry Roediger and Mark McDaniel · 2014
Two memory researchers and a writer show how to make learning last.
Myths About LearningYounger People Multitask Better
Young colleagues look like natural multitaskers. The brain charges everyone a fee for each switch, at any age.
Myths About LearningTen Thousand Hours Makes an Expert
Practice matters a lot. How we practice, and who gives us feedback, matters just as much.
Latest ScienceCoaching Works Best Where Colleagues Pull Together
Good relationships lead managers to coach more, and coaching lifts performance. The lift is largest where people feel little pressure to compete with each other.
Myths About LearningDigital Natives Learn Differently
Growing up with smartphones makes people at ease with devices. Judging information is a skill we can all learn, at any age.
Latest ScienceThe AI Boost Went to the Newcomers
An AI assistant helped new customer-service employees most, by passing on what the best colleagues already knew.
Latest ScienceCoaching Makes Work More Meaningful
Employees coached by their manager found more meaning in their work and helped colleagues more often.