Behavior
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The Behavioral Minute: Personal Productivity
Behavior is all around us: the good and the bad. Yet so often the actions and reactions of others go by without thought. In support of our quest to bring the science of behavior to the masses…
Play Angry Birds if You Want to Know Leadership?
Well, it had to happen. I received an email advertising a series of papers, HR Lessons from Angry Birds. It seems that what or whoever becomes famous will sooner become the subject of a…
Boston: A Note of Reflection
As so many of us take pause after hearing the news of the Boston tragedy, we look for ways to process the events, for the right way to talk with our children, and ways to keep ourselves calm and…
Google Translate: Great Tool but a Word of Caution
We are up with the times! We have added a new feature, Google Translate, to our blog. While this proves to be a great tool for our global audience I must warn you of one thing. Because our work…
I Am Not a Category! Redux
I have written on this and will probably do so again but an email advertisement for a book, Wars at Work, caught my attention recently. The author, Kaveh Mir, believes that psychometric tests…
Finding Success at Work
Whether implementing change or improving performance, leaders constantly juggle decisions and issues that impact organizational success. At the core of most of these business issues are people. …
Consequences in Social Media
Guest Post by Julie Terling, AVP Marketing, ADI
Social Media tools and networks are being developed and launched at such a breakneck speed; it’s hard to keep up. Most of us come across these tools…
Why Washington’s Debt Crisis Plans Won’t Work and What Will
“If some people get any cheer out of a $328 billion debt ceiling, I do not find much to cheer about concerning it." [Congressional Record, June 16, 1965, p. 13884]. This quote is from Senator…
Prosthetic Environments: Optimizing the Talent Around Us
ADI’s mission has and will always be to help people and organizations apply the scientifically-proven laws of human behavior to optimize performance. We are excited to announce the launch of The…
Positive Reinforcement is Everywhere – Including Sitcoms!
It doesn’t surprise me when I see examples of positive reinforcement popping up around me. The Holidays are always a time to see it displayed to good effect. Thanksgiving, in fact, is a holiday…
13 Things that Scare the Devil Out of Me!
1. Managers who try to change “attitude” without pinpointing specific behaviors
2. Authors who attribute performance problems to lack of “intrinsic motivation”
3. Economists who act as though they…
Praising the Boss on Boss’s Day? Not so Fast.
Patricia Bays Haroski who worked for her father in a State Farm Insurance Agency in Deerfield, IL, registered October 16 as Boss's Day with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in 1958. She chose October 16…
Finding the Positive Deviant at Work
Last weekend I attended the Behavior Change for a Sustainable World conference sponsored by the Association for Behavior Analysis International. The sessions delivered during this 3-day event were…
You Don’t Have to Show Them the Money Because it is Not About the Money!
A colleague, Tyler, asked me the other day during a discussion about the pay for performance bounty escapade, “What is $1000 to a millionaire?” That is like saying to your buddy at the bar, “…
How to Kick Start Your Career
There is no better way to start out the New Year than to be invited to CNN. I had the pleasure of sharing some tips for kick starting your career for the New Year. Whether you are looking…
Personal Responsibility Within a Behavioral Approach
We have received much positive feedback on our book Safe by Accident and we are delighted that so many people find it helpful. There is one issue that some people are struggling with so we want…
Parenting and Behavior: Examples From Real Parents
I want to start by saying ‘thank you’ to those who sent me stories of how you applied the tools and principles of behavioral science to your parenting challenges. I wish I could recall all of…