The ADA is made up of individuals—here’s one of them. Who are you? I’m Dr. Tisha Rekhi. I’m a member of the Class of 2011 of the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry. I’m an associate dentist working for my older brother — Dr. Princy Rekhi — who is the owner-dentist of a three-location… Read More »
Stanford professor BJ Fogg has been studying habit formation and how to influence it by taking tiny steps towards a goal. In an interview with public broadcaster KQED, Fogg discusses his approach: The strength of a habit is defined, at least the way I see it, is how much of a decision was that behavior. So if you’re… Read More »
We all like to feel appreciated, and you probably thank the members of your team for doing good work. It turns out that expressing your gratitude might be one of the best (and least expensive) investments you can make in your team! Harvard associate professor Francesca Gino conducted numerous experiments in gratitude for her book, Sidetracked: Why… Read More »
Over at the blog Signal vs. Noise, Jason Fried has been writing about the feedback requests he has gotten from different businesses. He was not a fan of this survey he received after buying a car. After buying some gourmet foods from an Ann Arbor mail-order deli, he got an email survey that consisted of a single question:… Read More »
In the ADA Podcast Be a Great Boss, communications expert Mary Byers suggests a three-part reply for use when an employee makes a request or suggestion that is unacceptable: I appreciate your input. I’d like to think about what you’ve just said. Let’s discuss this tomorrow. “This allows for a response that is well thought out and not… Read More »
Everybody procrastinates sometimes. If you find yourself seeking distractions from the task-at-hand, consider doing a time dash to get back on track. The blog 99U identifies three different kinds of time dash proposed by writer and speaker Merlin Mann: Time-based dash – Use a timer and choose an amount of time that gives you enough room to do… Read More »