Men, Women and COVID-19

Dina Gerdeman reports on the research of Vincent Pons' team, which notes that men are more likely to die of COVID-19 than women. Pons suggests that women more frequently comply with suggested safety rules, such as wearing masks and social distancing.

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The Role of Rebel Talent

James Heskett asks whether there should be a mix of creative types focused on new ideas and managers focused on rule compliance and process execution . The comments generally agree that a mix of outlooks is necessary for most companies.

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Compliance Issues for IT

Jennifer Schiff suggests the most important compliance issues and general responses.

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Loss Aversion

Loss aversion is usually studied as a motivator for illogical or even illegal behavior. However, Steven Feldman observes that loss aversion may motivate patient compliance with physician directives.

Likewise, I have observed that students are more motivated after they discover they may fail a class than they are at the beginning of a course. When a course starts, all students are starting with a blank slate and could strive to achieve an "A" -- but some are not motivated to strive for the exemplary.

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