The Times of Talent
AI Tutors Work Better When They Give Hints
Students learned more from an AI that nudged them toward the answer than from one that simply handed it over.
Latest ScienceYour Team Coaches the Coach
Coaching works in both directions: engaged employees also get more coaching from their managers.
Latest ScienceSelf-Confidence Keeps Us Thinking When We Use AI
People who trusted their own skills checked AI's work more carefully.
Myths About LearningShe’s a Right-Brain Thinker
The two halves of the brain have their specialties. For logic and creativity, we all use both.
Myths About LearningI’m a Visual Learner
Our preferences for how we learn are real. The best format usually comes from the content itself.
Latest ScienceWith AI, How You Ask Beats What You Know
The people who learned most with AI were the ones who asked good questions and checked the answers.
Drive – Daniel Pink · 2009
Daniel Pink's three keys to motivation: autonomy, mastery and purpose.
Talent Is Overrated – Geoff Colvin · 2008
Geoff Colvin on what makes top performers so good, written for people in business.
Mindset – Carol Dweck · 2006
Carol Dweck's classic on how our beliefs about ability shape the way we learn, lead and give feedback.
Range – David Epstein · 2019
David Epstein on why broad experience helps people thrive in a complex world.
How Can I Be More Productive?
Eight methods, from Pomodoro to the 80/20 rule, each with one tip you can try today.
How Can I Give Better Feedback?
SBI, STAR, COIN and the 360-degree approach: four common feedback models, what each one does and when to use it.
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“Great start!” “Passt.” “Pas mal.” Three ways to praise, three ways to be misunderstood. A tongue-in-cheek dictionary of American, German and French office talk, the research behind it, and seven habits that get your feedback through.
Your Team Is Talking in Circles. Who Is the Problem?
Three capable people, one launch, and a meeting that ends with someone walking out. Make your call, see what it sets in motion, then find out what kind of problem-solver you are.
You Told Her She Isn’t Ready. Now She’s Pulling Away.
A development conversation went badly, and one of your best people has gone quiet. Make your call, see what it sets in motion, then compare your path with our AI and the research.
You Have Feedback for Tom. When Do You Give It?
A colleague complains about one of your best people, and his development conversation is two weeks away. Make your call, see what it sets in motion, then compare your path with our AI and the research.
Superbosses, Rembrandt and a Quiz: Your September Issue
Leaders who build other leaders, Rembrandt's workshop, a quiz on learning and leadership and fresh science on coaching and AI.
Grow Teachers
In 1913 Maria Montessori filled Carnegie Hall. Within a decade her American movement had faded. She learned that a method lives through the people trained to use it, and spent the rest of her life training them.