We live in a world of risk – but not necessarily a world on the brink of disaster. The reason for this is our risk awareness, aided by studies like the World Economic Forum’s (WEF’s) annual Global Risks Report 2024. Armed with such foresight, we can p
Managers often lament that their employees are risk averse and do not take sufficient risks. While in some instances employees might in fact be too risk averse, we explore situations in which managers may incorrectly judge their employees to be overly risk averse or timid. In two studies, we ...
I totally understand using a medical condition as an excuse (I have a bad back) but sometimes we all need a kick in the butt to get us going in the direction we want to go. We don’t seem to change or take that step unless something propels us in that direction. And when we sta...
I was shocked to hear someone who needed a job had become so timid that her hesitation was starting to have a negative impact on her well-being. The fear of rejection had her frozen in her tracks. And, sadly, I’ve had similar conversations in recent years, and my staff and I have ...
"May I sit down?" came now a timid inquiry from the little prince. "I order you to do so," the king answered him, and majestically gathered in a fold of his ermine mantle. But the little prince was wondering... The planet was tiny. Over what could this king ...
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coloured cookie-cutter to each greenfinch's food bowl, and timing how long it took for thebirdsto pluck up courage to approach the food. The researchers found that the boldestbirdstook only a few seconds to overcome their fear while more timid birds took up to 30 minutes to approach their...
the timid language of scientific probabilities, which the climatologist James Hansen once called “scientific reticence” in a paper chastising scientists for editing their own observations so conscientiously that they failed to communicate how dire the threat really was; the fact that the country is ...
Managers often lament that their employees are risk averse and do not take sufficient risks. While in some instances employees might in fact be too risk averse, we explore situations in which managers may incorrectly judge their employees to be overly risk averse or timid. In two studies, we ...