How to choose a default

Partitioning default effects: why people choose not to choose.

Default options exert an influence in areas as varied as retirement program design, organ donation policy, and consumer choice. Past research has offered potential reasons why no-action defaults matter: (a) effort, (b) implied endorsement, and (c) reference dependence. The first two of these explanations have been experimentally demonstrated, but the latter has received far less attention. In t...

How to Choose a Mentor?

Mentorship programs have been found to be of great use in all career fields, especially medicine. Given that the practice of medicine is best learnt by a hands-on training, a mentorship program can prove invaluable for the young clinician scientist. A structured super-speciality training program can help in both, acquisition of clinical and research skills, as well as career growth. How to cite...

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How to Choose a Leadership Pattern

The second of my three small/short books on leadership is How to Choose a Leadership Pattern by Robert Tannenbaum and Warren H Smith and published by Harvard Business Press. This book is part of the Harvard Business Review Class series. Tannenbaum and Smith set the tone of this book by briefly exploring some of the history of leadership styles. From the authoritative style of years ago to the n...