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Studies done by outside experts seldom carry the kind of personal ownership and commitment needed to deal with difficult management issues.

…studies reveal that our past is an excellent director of our future.

Studying your own needs can lead to remarkable discoveries and new ideas because the designer always has a direct line to at least one user: him- or herself.

…studies have found that stress can, literally, age someone. Especially women.

Studies have found that information workers have so much coming at them, they switch tasks every three minutes, making the workday fragmented and incoherent.

…studies on human performance and motivation show our work culture is completely at odds with how we produce our best work…

Study after study shows that the more speeches one gives, the higher one’s income bracket tends to be.

In a meta-analysis of ninety-five studies involving over a hundred thousand people, women typically underestimated their leadership skills, while men overestimated their skills.

…studies showed that relationship conflict is generally bad for performance, but some task conflict can be beneficial: it’s been linked to higher creativity and smarter choices.

Studies…suggest that dissatisfaction promotes creativity only when people feel committed and supported – and that cultural misfits are most likely to add value when they have strong bonds with their colleagues.