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Caroline Webb

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Evidence-based leadership coach, helping professionals excel by translating and applying insights from behavioral and cognitive science. Thinkers50 "Coaches50" | McK Senior Advisor, ex-Partner | Author, How To Have A Good Day | carolinewebb.co

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Caroline Webb @carolinewebb.bsky.social · Oct 4

Thrilled to be on this Inc magazine 2025 list of the Top 50 Leadership and Management Experts, alongside so many heroes! Thank you Jeff Haden for the honor. www.inc.com/jeff-haden/t...

The 2025 Top 50 Leadership and Management Experts

Who makes my updated list? More important, who are some of the experts you should listen to?

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Caroline Webb @carolinewebb.bsky.social · Oct 4

Thrilled to be on this Inc magazine 2025 list of the Top 50 Leadership and Management Experts, alongside so many heroes! Thank you Jeff Haden for the honor. www.inc.com/jeff-haden/t...

The 2025 Top 50 Leadership and Management Experts

Who makes my updated list? More important, who are some of the experts you should listen to?

www.inc.com

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koenfucius @koenfucius.bsky.social · Feb 13

“The square one fallacy is arguing that we have no data to illuminate a particular question, that we’re starting from scratch, when there is an actual body of evidence that we are ignoring, either deliberately or cluelessly.” https://buff.ly/3ELlBcq
HT @docgrawitch

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Caroline Webb @carolinewebb.bsky.social · Feb 6

Just finished reading Ethan Kross's new book, Shift, on how to manage your emotions effectively. It's great - readable, practical, comprehensive, human. I've drawn on his work a lot over the years, and if you have ever enjoyed my writing about resilience I'm sure you'll love this.

Caroline Webb holding a copy of Ethan Kross's new book Shift.

Caroline Webb @carolinewebb.bsky.social · Jan 20

If you're interested in #leadership, I recommend following @helenbevan.bsky.social - she posts very thoughtfully on what it takes to transform an organization's effectiveness, based on evidence and experience (e.g. her note below sharing fieldwork on rituals in teams) #LeadershipResearch

Helen Bevan @helenbevan.bsky.social · Jan 19

"Team rituals" are regular activities/practices, eg huddles, team lunches, check-ins, celebrations. New research shows teams with more rituals have more engagement, psychological safety, knowledge & job satisfaction, leading to higher productivity/performance: lnkd.in/eXNNvP-G Art: lnkd.in/e_XmBeg9

Caroline Webb @carolinewebb.bsky.social · Jan 16

When colleagues or friends lose their home, what on earth can you say or do to be helpful? Useful advice in this HBR article from two people who've been through weather horror themselves, from fires to hurricanes. hbr.org/2025/01/when...

When Your Coworker Loses a Home

What are the right things to do or say when your colleague loses a home in a disaster? You may worry about having the right words, but staying silent leaves a void. While there’s no perfect answer eve...

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Caroline Webb @carolinewebb.bsky.social · Jan 13

Belated thanks for this Tara, so glad my book has been a good companion to you - you have made my day!

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Caroline Webb @carolinewebb.bsky.social · Jan 12

While working on my next book one of the very best things I've discovered is SciSpace, the AI research platform. It has been a total delight (no hallucinations!) and everyone I've shown it to has loved it as well. I am not on commission, I promise, just... enthusiastic and grateful. typeset.io

AI Chat for scientific PDFs | SciSpace

Chat with PDF and conduct your literature review faster using SciSpace. Discover 200M+ papers or upload your own PDF, highlight text or ask questions, and extract explanations and summaries

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Caroline Webb @carolinewebb.bsky.social · Dec 19

It's an excellent time of year to show some gratitude to anyone who has made 2024 a little better for you. Here's @pilitaclark.bsky.social in the @financialtimes.com with some stats on why praise matters so much in the workplace: on.ft.com/4ftJh1Z. Thank you for reading! (See what I did there...)

The power of praise

Recognising good work is cheap, effective and not done nearly as much as it should be

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Caroline Webb @carolinewebb.bsky.social · Dec 16

If you're a change leader of any type, do check it out - it's excellent. With thanks to @mhallsworth.bsky.social et al!

Caroline Webb @carolinewebb.bsky.social · Dec 16

Their work helped a generation of change architects and leaders understand the power of making a proposed behavior change feel Easy, Attractive, Social, and Timely (and they helped me write Chapter 15 of How to Have a Good Day, for which I will be forever grateful).

Caroline Webb @carolinewebb.bsky.social · Dec 16

Delighted that the OG Behavioural Insights Team has released a new version of their excellent EAST Framework handbook, first published in 2014 and updated just now to reflect 10 more years of evidence on behavioral science usage around the world. www.bi.team/publications...

Four Simple Ways to Apply EAST Framework to Behavioural Insights

Discover four easy ways to use EAST Framework to apply behavioural insights to your business or project with helpful advice from The Behavioural Insights Team.

www.bi.team

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Caroline Webb @carolinewebb.bsky.social · Dec 3

If you're already here, you might not need convincing - but here's an interesting thread by @mjcrockett.bsky.social on her lab's research on exactly how Twitter/X built their Outrage Machine. Fascinating.

M.J. Crockett @mjcrockett.bsky.social · Dec 1

Is it Bad to leave Twitter? No. Here are 7+ years of insights from my lab’s research that explain why.

Featuring work w/ @williambrady.bsky.social @killianmcloughlin.bsky.social

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Caroline Webb @carolinewebb.bsky.social · Nov 24

Me trying to build up the courage to make my first Bluesky post - whoops, there, I did it!

Miniature Horse Afraid to Jump Down Small Step

YouTube video by Funny World

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Caroline Webb @carolinewebb.bsky.social · Jan 13

Thank you for this honor @thinkers50, I am thrilled to be on your #Coaches50 list of top executive coaches!

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Caroline Webb @carolinewebb.bsky.social · Jan 13

Big news: KKR has identified leaders' empathy as a key performance driver. Discover the traits of empathetic leadership linked to better outcomes in @danprimack's article:

axios.com/2024/05/08/pri…

KKR thinks private equity's top returns may be tied to CEO empathy

KKR has learned something about the best CEOs.

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Caroline Webb @carolinewebb.bsky.social · Jan 13

Ever wonder what makes some images stick in memory while others fade away? This fascinating ready by @B_resnick dives into the unpredictability of memory in our visual world, revealing insights only partially explained by science:

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Why do we remember what we remember?

The mundane photographs that are helping scientists probe the mysteries of memory.

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Caroline Webb @carolinewebb.bsky.social · Jan 13

"How are you?"

It’s one of those questions that’s more reflexive than heartfelt.

In #HowToHaveAGoodDay, I’m sharing how to become a better communicator. It comes down to one ingredient that helps elicit sincere responses and meaningful conversations:

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How To Have A Good Day | LinkedIn

Caroline Webb | Science-based tips for professional life and leadership

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Caroline Webb @carolinewebb.bsky.social · Jan 13

Oh my goodness. Daniel Kahneman has died. I am so grateful for his life and his work - it has shaped so much of what I do, and shaped so much of how we all think about human behavior. RIP and thank you.

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Daniel Kahneman, Who Plumbed the Psychology of Economics, Dies at 90

He helped pioneer a branch of the field that exposed hard-wired mental biases in people’s economic behavior. The work led to a Nobel.

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Caroline Webb @carolinewebb.bsky.social · Jan 13

Work feeling like an uphill battle? My free "Good Day Index" reveals your strengths, unlocks personalized tips for improved performance & well-being, and points you to chapters from my book that would benefit you most. Take back control of you workday:

carolinewebb.co/good-day-index/

The Good Day Index | Caroline Webb

Whether we have a great day or a grueling one is of course partly down to circumstances beyond our control. But behavioral science research tells us that we have more power to shape the quality of our days than many of us realize.

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Caroline Webb @carolinewebb.bsky.social · Jan 13

In a world dominated by automation, our distinctly human strengths like wisdom, empathy, and creativity shine. Discover actionable tips for thriving as a leader in my Chief Executive article:

chiefexecutive.net/how-behavioral…

How Behavioral Science Can Raise Our Leadership Game In The Future of Work

For humans to thrive in a world of increasing automation, we have to make the most of our distinctly human strengths—which means being deliberate about cultivating wisdom, empathy and creative problem-solving in our workplaces.

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Caroline Webb @carolinewebb.bsky.social · Jan 13

Comfort zones can limit your leadership potential. Embrace discomfort to grow as a leader. Check out my insights in this Fast Company article:

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This one thing is holding you back from becoming a leader - Fast Company

"the greatest upside of unease is its potential to be a profound and positive leadership growth moment."

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Caroline Webb @carolinewebb.bsky.social · Jan 13

Midlife has had a bad rap, but @ChipConley has done so much to reframe how we see this potentially glorious phase of our lives. His brand new book "Learning to Love Midlife" captures all that wisdom - do check it out:#midlifechrysalis

chipconley.com/learning-to-lo…

Chip Conley - Learning To Love Midlife

Embrace midlife with Chip Conley's transformative guide. Uncover 12 reasons why ages 35-75 can be the best years yet. Drawing from personal experiences and industry insights, Chip offers a fresh perspective on navigating and cherishing this phase.

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Caroline Webb @carolinewebb.bsky.social · Jan 13

People will feel at least the situation has been handled fairly.
It will make it a lot easier for them to accept the decision and move on.

#fairness #psychology #behavioralscience #transparency
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Caroline Webb @carolinewebb.bsky.social · Jan 13

Just think about the last time you felt something was unfair, and remember how tense and unfocused it made you feel. So if you ever have to make a decision that won't please everybody, go out of your way to explain the *process* behind your choice.
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Caroline Webb @carolinewebb.bsky.social · Jan 13

"What if I'm wrong?" I'm always looking for questions that are easy to remember but have positive impact on our quality of thinking, this is one of my favorites. Read why it's powerful in this extract from @danieldennett's new book 'I've Been Thinking.

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What If I’m Wrong? - By Daniel Dennett - Behavioral Scientist

Good thinkers frequently ask themselves this question, the way good doctors frequently check their practices against the Hippocratic oath they swore.

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