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Grit & GrowthStanford Professors Reflect on Fostering Grit & Nurturing GrowthWelcome to Grit & Growth’s final episode. After five years and 90 episodes, we’ve asked four Stanford GSB professors who teach in the Seed Transformation Program to tell us what they’ve learned — about the grit of intrepid entrepreneurs working in emerging economies and the growth they’ve experienced in their own teaching.Jesper Sorensen, Baba Shiv, Jonathan Levav, and Sarah Soule are all Stanford Graduate School of Business professors who have also spent years with Seed teaching business leaders from nearly 30 countries to grow and scale their companies. Their reflections include key takeaways about the resilience, honesty, a...
2025-04-1526 min
If/ThenThe Science Behind Our Everyday Decisions with Think Fast, Talk SmartIn this episode of If/Then, we're diving into insights from three GSB experts featured on Think Fast, Talk Smart. Join us as professor of organizational behavior Michele Gelfand explains her "tight and loose" cultural framework, revealing how societal structures impact everything from crime rates to creativity. We also hear from marketing professor Jonathan Levav, who explores decision fatigue in judicial settings, shedding light on how mental depletion influences choices. Finally, marketing professor Szu-chi Huang discusses the role of motivation and emotionality in decision-making, drawing from her experiences in advertising and academia. Together, these discussions provide a multifaceted view...
2024-11-0613 min
Em Busca da Rotina Perfeita, com Giu TessitoreFadiga da Decisão: É por isso que estamos exaustasClube & Newsletter & CanaisVocê já parou para pensar quantas decisões toma em um único dia? Seria este o motivo da sua exaustão?Neste episódio de "Em Busca da Rotina Perfeita", vamos conversar sobre como a rotina minimiza as nossas miro decisões diárias e quais os impactos de um esgotamento mental.📉 O Problema da Escolha:O paradoxo da escolha nos mostra que mais opções nem sempre significam melhores decisões. Abordaremos como a sobrecarga de escolhas pode nos tornar mais infelizes com nossas decisões e discutiremos estratégias para simplificar a tomada d...
2024-04-2938 min
The Future Of Work With Jacob MorganWant Better Ideas? Get People BACK Into The Office! Stanford GSB Professor Jonathan Levav From The If/Then PodcastToday’s episode is actually courtesy of the Stanford Graduate School of Business that just released a new podcast called If/Then. This is an episode from that program and it features professor Jonathan Levav exploring hybrid work vs in-person work and what approach generates the best ideas. Leaders will learn about the tradeoffs managers must consider when determining workplace modalities and what the best practices are for adapting processes and connections to a distributed environment. Tune in to learn strategies for maximizing innovation and engagement as you navigate the future of work. Listen to more episodes of...
2024-03-1134 minFuture Ready Leadership With Jacob MorganWant Better Ideas? Get People BACK Into The Office! Stanford GSB Professor Jonathan Levav From The If/Then PodcastToday’s episode is actually courtesy of the Stanford Graduate School of Business that just released a new podcast called If/Then. This is an episode from that program and it features professor Jonathan Levav exploring hybrid work vs in-person work and what approach generates the best ideas. Leaders will learn about the tradeoffs managers must consider when determining workplace modalities and what the best practices are for adapting processes and connections to a distributed environment. Tune in to learn strategies for maximizing innovation and engagement as you navigate the future of work. Listen to more episodes of...
2024-03-1134 min
Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques126. BONUS Making Meetings Meaningful: When Face-to-Face Meetings MatterIf we want to generate better ideas, then we need to get people back to the office.In this bonus meetings mini-series episode, we feature an episode from the newest podcast from Stanford Graduate School of Business – If/Then: Business, Leadership, Society. In this conversation with senior editor Kevin Cool, Professor of Marketing and former TFTS guest Jonathan Levav details his study of remote work and creativity. “Pairs that worked face-to-face generated 15 to 20% more ideas than pairs that worked on Zoom,” Levav notes. What’s more, in-person brainstorming helped people consider a wider and more diverse range of possi...
2024-01-3033 min
Grit & GrowthIntroducing the If/Then podcast from Stanford GSBIf/Then is a new podcast from the Stanford Graduate School of Business that we think will be of great interest to Grit & Growth listeners. This episode features Stanford GSB Professor Jonathan Levav analyzing the premise, “If we want to generate better ideas, then we need to get people back to the office.”To Zoom or not to Zoom? That is the question on many leaders’ minds, nearly four years after the COVID-19 pandemic emptied offices around the world. While remote work has become the new normal, Jonathan Levav, Professor of Marketing at Stanford GSB, believes video confer...
2024-01-3033 min
If/ThenZoom In... or Out? When Face-to-Face Meetings Matter Most, with Jonathan LevavIf we want to generate better ideas, then we need to get people back to the office.Jonathan Levav, a professor of marketing at Stanford Graduate School of Business, details his study of remote work and creativity. “Pairs that worked face-to-face generated 15 to 20% more ideas than pairs that worked on Zoom,” he notes. What’s more, in-person brainstorming helped people consider a wider and more diverse range of possibilities. “Working on Zoom was a double penalty. Fewer ideas — and a narrower set of ideas.”Remote work may be the new normal in our post-pandemic world, but Levav ca...
2024-01-2432 min
Psicologia e Filosofia Com Eric RochaEp. 389 - Como Recarregar a Sua Força de Vontade e Vencer os DesafiosAqui é o Eric Rocha e você está prestes a mergulhar em um episódio incrível do podcast "Psicologia e Filosofia Com Eric Rocha". Hoje, vamos explorar os meandros da força de vontade e descobrir como recarregar nossas energias para enfrentar os desafios diários.
🚀 Neste episódio, desvendamos um estudo fascinante conduzido pelo professor Jonathan Levav, que analisou mais de 1000 casos de juízes em decisões de liberdade condicional. Descubra como o momento do dia influencia suas decisões e como isso se relaciona diretamente com nossa própria força de vontade.
⏳ A jornada no...
2024-01-1507 min
Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques94. LEADing ideas: Research-Backed Tips and Tools from Four Stanford ProfessorsBreaking new ground, Think Fast, Talk Smart steps into the world of live events, bringing together an eager audience of LEAD students from Stanford University and a top-notch panel of former podcast guests: Jesper B. Sørensen, Sarah Soule, Jonathan Levav,and Szu-chi Huang. Topics include crafting strategy for successful leadership and tips on how to effectively lead a hybrid team.This episode also features an interactive audience segment, where various participants of the Stanford LEAD program answer the three questions traditionally posed to guests.Connect:Premium Signup >>>> Think Fast Talk S...
2023-06-1328 min
Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques88. Rethinks: Leading From Home – How to Create the Right Environment for Communication*This episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart won "Best Business Podcast Episode" at the 2023 Webby Awards.* “You’re not going to hit the mark with everybody, but you still need to be mindful of everybody,” says Jonathan Levav, a professor of marketing at Stanford Graduate School of Business. “That’s critical to create an environment where communication is effective.”In this podcast episode, Levav sits down with podcast host Matt Abrahams to talk about how to lead from home and how to foster an environment for creativity, innovation, and collaboration.It’s not just mainta...
2023-05-0220 min
Decision Ease#44: The (Surprising) Truth about Decision FatigueWhat even IS Decision Fatigue?
We care because understanding it = how we solve it better & faster. 😉
I used to hear about the concept of Decision Fatigue and think sure, that makes sense in theory...but then I'd generally assume one of two things:
a) It didn't apply to me. - After all, I'm not over here makin' life-or-death decisions all day long. I'm overthinking "dinner" so...how fatigued could I really be?
b) There's nothing to be done about it. - Apart from wear the same outfit every day like all the famous...
2023-03-2321 minGrit & GrowthCustomer Psychology: Why Don't People Buy Your Stuff?Welcome to Grit & Growth’s masterclass on marketing, featuring Jonathan Levav, Stanford Graduate School of Business professor of, you guessed it, marketing. Levav provides insights and advice on the psychology of customer marketing so you can learn how to get into the heads and hearts of your customers, influence their decision-making, and get them to choose your brand over the competition.Professor Levav has a PhD in marketing with a passion for exploring the brains and guts of decision-making — digging deep into why customers gravitate to one brand over another. Talking to customers is the best (and acco...
2022-12-2031 minGrit & GrowthMarketing: Who are Your ACTUAL customers?How do you market your product? And who are you marketing to? Those two questions go hand in hand as Nick Musyoka of Sonar Imaging Center learned. Hear how he targeted his marketing messages and increased revenues by 500% in just six years. And, gain insights from Jonathan Levav, professor of marketing at Stanford Graduate School of Business, on how customer segmentation can help you find and market more effectively to your customers.Standing out is never easy, especially when the product you and your competitors provide is virtually the same. That was the situation for Nick Musyoka...
2022-12-0630 min
The Most Awesome Founder PodcastEP 45 - The Awesome Founder Inspiration Session #4 with Gerrit McGowan & Dries FaemsIn episode 45 of the Most Awesome Founder Podcast, we are back with the fourth episode of the Awesome Founder Inspiration Sessions with Gerrit McGowan and Dries Faems. Continuing the format from the previous episode, they discuss a few thought-provoking topics: - How does virtual work affect creativity? - Do flexible work opportunities have inherent biases? - Can the introduction of a middle management layer actually drive innovation in startups? - How can startups become more competitive when hiring tech talent? - A curious case of robots being...
2022-07-131h 18
Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques53. Step Up and Stand Out: How to Create the Right Environment for Communication“You’re not going to hit the mark with everybody, but you still need to be mindful of everybody,” says Jonathan Levav, the King Philanthropies Professor of Marketing. “That’s critical to create an environment where communication is effective.”In this episode, Levav sits down with podcast host Matt Abrahams to talk about the science behind decision fatigue, how to lead effectively while working from home, and how to create the right company culture both in the office and online. The right communication, Levav says, fosters an environment for creativity, innovation, and collaboration. “How can you encourage those serendip...
2022-03-0120 min
Scheiße gebaut?! Der Jugendrecht PodcastFolge 9: Die Richterin und ihre Fehler
Es gibt einfach viel zu besprechen und Maria und Matthias sprengen die 2-Stunden-Grenze! Natürlich geht es noch mal um Corona im Gerichtsalltag, aber auch um fehlbare Richter, um Beethoven, Marcel und die Schule der Rebellen.
Shownotes:
Shai Danziger, Jonathan Levav, and Liora Avnaim-Pesso – Extraneous factors in judicial decisions: PNAS April 26, 2011 108 (17) 6889-6892; https://www.pnas.org/content/108/17/6889
Andreas Glöckner – The irrational hungry judge effect revisited: Simulations reveal that the magnitude of the effect is overestimated: Judgment and Decision Making, Vol. 11, No. 6, November 2016, pp. 601-610; https://www.sas.upenn.edu/~baron/journal/16/16823/jdm16823.html
2020-05-122h 19
Customer Confidential: Untold Stories of Earned GrowthEp. 109 Jonathan Levav | The Science Behind Clicking "Buy"Do you shop online differently if the purchase involves clicking buttons vs. dragging an item into cart? Does a product search feel more fulfilling if it forces you to scroll through a vast trove of options? Do your survey responses change if the scale starts on the left or the right? These are the questions that Jonathan Levav, associate professor of marketing at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, explores. His research looks at the factors that influence consumers' choices and judgment, such as biomechanics, context cues and product attributes. In this episode, Jonathan discusses his...
2017-04-0641 min
Jewish Voice with Jonathan Bernis (audio)Jonathan Bernis: A Hope and a Future (Part 3) (April 6, 2016)Have you been going through a tough season in your life? Difficult times in a frightening world can leave us feeling alone, forgotten, and even struggling to hang on to our faith. Jonathan Bernis has great news for you! God is committed to you. He has a plan just for you, a unique destiny for your life. This week, Jonathan teaches God’s encouraging message from Jeremiah 29:11 where He assures the exiled Israelites in Babylon that He has not forgotten them. Tune in all week as Jonathan shares inspiring insights from his new book, A Hope and a Future, and st...
2016-04-0428 minJewish Voice with Jonathan BernisJonathan Bernis: A Hope and a Future (Part 3) (April 6, 2016)Have you been going through a tough season in your life? Difficult times in a frightening world can leave us feeling alone, forgotten, and even struggling to hang on to our faith. Jonathan Bernis has great news for you! God is committed to you. He has a plan just for you, a unique destiny for your life. This week, Jonathan teaches God’s encouraging message from Jeremiah 29:11 where He assures the exiled Israelites in Babylon that He has not forgotten them. Tune in all week as Jonathan shares inspiring insights from his new book, A Hope and a Future, and st...
2016-04-0428 min
Jewish Voice with Jonathan Bernis (audio)Jonathan Bernis: A Hope and a Future (Part 2) (April 5, 2016)Have you been going through a tough season in your life? Difficult times in a frightening world can leave us feeling alone, forgotten, and even struggling to hang on to our faith. Jonathan Bernis has great news for you! God is committed to you. He has a plan just for you, a unique destiny for your life. This week, Jonathan teaches God’s encouraging message from Jeremiah 29:11 where He assures the exiled Israelites in Babylon that He has not forgotten them. Tune in all week as Jonathan shares inspiring insights from his new book, A Hope and a Future, and st...
2016-04-0428 minJewish Voice with Jonathan BernisJonathan Bernis: A Hope and a Future (Part 2) (April 5, 2016)Have you been going through a tough season in your life? Difficult times in a frightening world can leave us feeling alone, forgotten, and even struggling to hang on to our faith. Jonathan Bernis has great news for you! God is committed to you. He has a plan just for you, a unique destiny for your life. This week, Jonathan teaches God’s encouraging message from Jeremiah 29:11 where He assures the exiled Israelites in Babylon that He has not forgotten them. Tune in all week as Jonathan shares inspiring insights from his new book, A Hope and a Future, and st...
2016-04-0428 min
Stanford GSBDo Mentions of God Persuade Consumers to Buy?Research from Stanford GSB professors Kristin Laurin and Jonathan Levav shows that references to God can prompt people to take more risks.
Read this story: http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/do-mentions-god-persuade-consumers-buy
2015-07-0804 min
Very Bad WizardsThe Nature of NudgesDave and Tamler talk about a recent study that seems to support the view that "justice is what the judge had for breakfast" (or at least how long ago the parole board had breakfast), and that makes Tamler question his position on widening judicial discretion in criminal justice. In the second segment David tries to work out his guilt about manipulating consumers into buying stuff for whatever shadowy organization employs him (BEWorks!), and we discuss the ethics of nudges in government and consumer marketing. Should the government frame issues like organ donation in ways that will benefit society? How m...
2014-03-1750 min
Santiago Bilinkis – Futuro en ConstrucciónBonus: Entrevista con Jonathan LevavLa columna vuelve a fines de febrero, pero mientras tanto acá te compartimos un material que había quedado en el tintero… Hace unas semanas entrevistamos junto a Matías, Diego y Cabito a otro de los oradores extranjeron del TEDxRíodelaPlata 2012: Jonathan Levav, que es un experto en el efecto del cansancio en la toma de decisiones. Acá pueden escuchar el audio de la entrevista.
Y ya que estamos, feliz año!
2013-01-3027 min