Management

How Contractors Can Successfully Manage from the Outside

Contractors are outsiders who don’t have the social capital needed to be effective managers, but new research from Wharton’s Peter Cappelli shows how they are leveraging their outsider status for the win.

How Could the U.S. Vaccine Rollout Be Improved?

Centralization is key to streamlining the process and speeding up vaccination efforts, says Wharton’s Gad Allon in an interview with Wharton Business Daily on SiriusXM.

What’s Ahead in the Second Year of COVID-19?

We asked Wharton faculty to tell us what they see in store for the rest of 2021 -- including the economy, remote work, health care, retail, and more.

Taming Anxiety: Techniques That Work

In this Nano Tool for Leaders® from Wharton Executive Education, Wharton’s Maurice Schweitzer offers two powerful ways to control anxiety and its negative effects.

Why You Need a ‘Challenge Network’

In an excerpt from his new book, 'Think Again,' Wharton’s Adam Grant explains why success often comes from surrounding ourselves with “disagreeable” people – skeptics who can point out blind[…]

How COVID-19 Created a Health Care Backlog

A new study co-authored by Wharton’s Hummy Song found the number of mammograms declined sharply during the first few months of the pandemic, creating a queue that still hasn’t cleared.

Pull, Don’t Push: Designing Effective Feedback Systems

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In this Nano Tool for Leaders® from Wharton Executive Education, Wharton’s Katherine Klein offers a strategy for getting favorable results from performance evaluations.

Why You Shouldn’t Be Afraid to Ask Sensitive Questions

New research co-authored by Wharton’s Maurice Schweitzer reveals that most people don’t really mind answering sensitive questions, and asking them doesn’t leave a bad impression.

How Inclusion Helps Companies Succeed

During a recent Leading Diversity@Wharton event, Wharton’s Stephanie Creary spoke with three authors whose books offer deep insights into diversity and inclusion in business.

Should Employers Make the COVID-19 Vaccine Mandatory?

Instead of mandating vaccination, firms should remove any barriers to access and apply other forms of encouragement, says Wharton’s Iwan Barankay.

What Will It Take to Distribute the COVID-19 Vaccine?

The worldwide distribution of the first vaccines to fight COVID-19 will require unprecedented teamwork, says Wharton’s Gad Allon.

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