Human Behaviour

Praise and the Art of Management

In his excellent recent book "59 Seconds: Think a little, Change a lot", Professor Richard Wiseman describes research done in the 1990s into the effect of praise on children. The investigation carried out at Columbia University involved over 400 children between 10 and 12 and from a range of backgrounds. The key finding of a …

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The Tale of the Headless Politicians

From a Behavioural and Influencing point of view, the reaction of politicians to the outcome of the first UK election Leaders Debate is fascinating. The Tories in particular are running around like headless chickens – they seem to have no clue how to respond to the boost in support for the LibDems that has resulted …

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