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Psychology and Behavior

'Boomerasking': The Annoying Habit Ruining Your Office Conversations

Research by Alison Wood Brooks looks at a conversational quirk that makes people cringe.
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Featuring Alison Wood Brooks. By Michael Blanding on .

Managing the Business

Freedom, Fear, and Feedback: Should Other Companies Follow Netflix’s Lead?

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Featuring Hubert Joly and Leonard A. Schlesinger. By James Barnett and Stacy Straaberg on .

Career and Workplace

Workers Without Degrees Have Become More Isolated Than Ever

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Featuring William R. Kerr. By Jay Fitzgerald on .

Finance and Investing

Can Private Equity Reach Regular People? One Company’s Mission

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Featuring Victoria Ivashina. By Avery Forman on .

Data and Technology

What Google, Lego, and Other Brands Know About the Promise and Peril of AI

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Featuring Julian De Freitas and Elie Ofek. By Scott Nover on .

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What Google, Lego, and Other Brands Know About the Promise and Peril of AI

Rushing into AI can backfire, as Google, Levi’s, and Lego learned—while Nike and Ikea found success with a more thoughtful approach, research by Julian De Freitas and Elie Ofek shows.
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