Caroline Webb

How to Have a Better Day (Even When Things Feel Overwhelming) A conversation with Caroline Webb

Lisa Kay Solomon is a futurist at Stanford's d-school, and I was delighted to be on her podcast How We Future, which shines a light on the room we each have to shape our future, day by day. I loved our conversation. I hope you like it! howwefuture.substack.com/p/caroline-w...

The 2025 Top 50 Leadership and Management Experts Who makes my updated list? More important, who are some of the experts you should listen to?

Thrilled to be on this Inc magazine 2025 list of the Top 50 Leadership and Management Experts, alongside so many heroes! Thank you Jeff Haden for the honor. www.inc.com/jeff-haden/t...

“The square one fallacy is arguing that we have no data to illuminate a particular question, that we’re starting from scratch, when there is an actual body of evidence that we are ignoring, either deliberately or cluelessly.” https://buff.ly/3ELlBcq
HT @docgrawitch

Caroline Webb holding a copy of Ethan Kross's new book Shift.

Just finished reading Ethan Kross's new book, Shift, on how to manage your emotions effectively. It's great - readable, practical, comprehensive, human. I've drawn on his work a lot over the years, and if you have ever enjoyed my writing about resilience I'm sure you'll love this.

If you're interested in #leadership, I recommend following @helenbevan.bsky.social - she posts very thoughtfully on what it takes to transform an organization's effectiveness, based on evidence and experience (e.g. her note below sharing fieldwork on rituals in teams) #LeadershipResearch

When Your Coworker Loses a Home What are the right things to do or say when your colleague loses a home in a disaster? You may worry about having the right words, but staying silent leaves a void. While there’s no perfect answer eve...

When colleagues or friends lose their home, what on earth can you say or do to be helpful? Useful advice in this HBR article from two people who've been through weather horror themselves, from fires to hurricanes. hbr.org/2025/01/when...

Belated thanks for this Tara, so glad my book has been a good companion to you - you have made my day!

AI Chat for scientific PDFs | SciSpace Chat with PDF and conduct your literature review faster using SciSpace. Discover 200M+ papers or upload your own PDF, highlight text or ask questions, and extract explanations and summaries

While working on my next book one of the very best things I've discovered is SciSpace, the AI research platform. It has been a total delight (no hallucinations!) and everyone I've shown it to has loved it as well. I am not on commission, I promise, just... enthusiastic and grateful. typeset.io

The power of praise Recognising good work is cheap, effective and not done nearly as much as it should be

It's an excellent time of year to show some gratitude to anyone who has made 2024 a little better for you. Here's @pilitaclark.bsky.social in the @financialtimes.com with some stats on why praise matters so much in the workplace: on.ft.com/4ftJh1Z. Thank you for reading! (See what I did there...)

If you're a change leader of any type, do check it out - it's excellent. With thanks to @mhallsworth.bsky.social et al!

Their work helped a generation of change architects and leaders understand the power of making a proposed behavior change feel Easy, Attractive, Social, and Timely (and they helped me write Chapter 15 of How to Have a Good Day, for which I will be forever grateful).

Four Simple Ways to Apply EAST Framework to Behavioural Insights Discover four easy ways to use EAST Framework to apply behavioural insights to your business or project with helpful advice from The Behavioural Insights Team.

Delighted that the OG Behavioural Insights Team has released a new version of their excellent EAST Framework handbook, first published in 2014 and updated just now to reflect 10 more years of evidence on behavioral science usage around the world. www.bi.team/publications...

If you're already here, you might not need convincing - but here's an interesting thread by @mjcrockett.bsky.social on her lab's research on exactly how Twitter/X built their Outrage Machine. Fascinating.

YouTube video by Funny World Miniature Horse Afraid to Jump Down Small Step

Me trying to build up the courage to make my first Bluesky post - whoops, there, I did it!

Thank you for this honor @thinkers50, I am thrilled to be on your #Coaches50 list of top executive coaches!

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Big news: KKR has identified leaders' empathy as a key performance driver. Discover the traits of empathetic leadership linked to better outcomes in @danprimack's article:

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Ever wonder what makes some images stick in memory while others fade away? This fascinating ready by @B_resnick dives into the unpredictability of memory in our visual world, revealing insights only partially explained by science:

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How To Have A Good Day | LinkedIn Caroline Webb | Science-based tips for professional life and leadership

"How are you?"

It’s one of those questions that’s more reflexive than heartfelt.

In #HowToHaveAGoodDay, I’m sharing how to become a better communicator. It comes down to one ingredient that helps elicit sincere responses and meaningful conversations:

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Daniel Kahneman, Who Plumbed the Psychology of Economics, Dies at 90 He helped pioneer a branch of the field that exposed hard-wired mental biases in people’s economic behavior. The work led to a Nobel.

Oh my goodness. Daniel Kahneman has died. I am so grateful for his life and his work - it has shaped so much of what I do, and shaped so much of how we all think about human behavior. RIP and thank you.

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The Good Day Index | Caroline Webb Whether we have a great day or a grueling one is of course partly down to circumstances beyond our control. But behavioral science research tells us that we have more power to shape the quality of our days than many of us realize.

Work feeling like an uphill battle? My free "Good Day Index" reveals your strengths, unlocks personalized tips for improved performance & well-being, and points you to chapters from my book that would benefit you most. Take back control of you workday:

carolinewebb.co/good-day-index/

In a world dominated by automation, our distinctly human strengths like wisdom, empathy, and creativity shine. Discover actionable tips for thriving as a leader in my Chief Executive article:

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This one thing is holding you back from becoming a leader - Fast Company "the greatest upside of unease is its potential to be a profound and positive leadership growth moment."

Comfort zones can limit your leadership potential. Embrace discomfort to grow as a leader. Check out my insights in this Fast Company article:

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Midlife has had a bad rap, but @ChipConley has done so much to reframe how we see this potentially glorious phase of our lives. His brand new book "Learning to Love Midlife" captures all that wisdom - do check it out:#midlifechrysalis

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People will feel at least the situation has been handled fairly.
It will make it a lot easier for them to accept the decision and move on.

#fairness #psychology #behavioralscience #transparency
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Just think about the last time you felt something was unfair, and remember how tense and unfocused it made you feel. So if you ever have to make a decision that won't please everybody, go out of your way to explain the *process* behind your choice.
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"What if I'm wrong?" I'm always looking for questions that are easy to remember but have positive impact on our quality of thinking, this is one of my favorites. Read why it's powerful in this extract from @danieldennett's new book 'I've Been Thinking.

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What can you do if you suddenly find people unexpectedly following you? Do your best to run in the right direction!

#leadingwithoutauthority #informalleadership #gowiththeflow #flexibility #leadershipskills
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Love this video of a runner accidentally ending up leading a flock of sheep in a forest. Sometimes that's what leadership feels like, especially leadership that's not about formal authority but about an idea that catches other people's imagination.1/2

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And it looks as if increased flexibility in work arrangements has supported that, by making it easier to find a balance and avoid burnout (respondents say). Very useful data.

#diversity #dei #womenintheworkplace #flexibleworking #burnout #ambition #womenlead

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Women are more ambitious than before the pandemic, and just as ambitious as men – 96% of women say their career is important to them and 81% are interested in being promoted to the next level – same as men.

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