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BISG book talk series

December 5, 2024

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Zoom webinars

The Behavioral Insights Student Group (BISG) invites you to attend a series of book talks this semester.

Likeable Badass: How women get the success they deserve

Wednesday, Nov. 13 | 11am | Zoom webinar

Join us on November 13, 2024, for a virtual book talk featuring Alison Fragale, organizational psychologist, professor, and bestselling author of ‘Likeable Badass: How Women Get the Success They Deserve.’ In this engaging session, Fragale will delve into her research on the science of status—what it is, why it matters, and how women can use it to amplify their success. Through stories and actionable strategies, she unveils ways to build power, influence effectively, and drive change. The conversation will be moderated by Dr. Alison Wood Brooks, O’Brien Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and renowned expert on the science of conversation. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from two leading voices in behavioral science about the pathways to achieving and embracing influence.

Good Reasonable People: The Psychology Behind America’s Dangerous Divide

Wednesday, Nov. 20 | 12pm | Zoom webinar

Join us for a thought-provoking book talk with Keith Payne, professor of psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an internationally recognized expert in the psychology of inequality and discrimination. Drawing from his own research and personal experiences growing up in small-town Kentucky, Payne’s latest work delves into the psychological roots of political polarization and how it affects us on a personal level—as individuals, families, and communities. He argues that our divisions stem from a near-universal tendency to view those with different beliefs as irrational, revealing how this mindset frays personal bonds and disrupts constructive dialogue. In this session, Payne will share insights on how understanding the psychology of our political divide can provide tools to approach political debates more effectively, handle misinformation, and separate political principles from personal relationships to foster mutual understanding.

TUNE IN: How to Make Smarter Decisions in a Noisy World

Thursday, Dec. 5 | 12pm | Zoom webinar

In today’s noisy, AI world, we tune out what we should tune in. We hear less and rush to misjudgement. The most underestimated risk isn’t economic, political or even climate risk – it’s human decision risk, and the failure to hear what really matters.The result? Unheard voices and a catalogue of error that not only polarises communities but damages reputation and squanders opportunity. Now that can change.

In this modern masterclass, award-winning Nuala Walsh champions a better understanding of behaviour. TUNE IN is an insurance policy against misjudgement. It’s different because it draws attention to decision ‘deaf spots’ – judgement killers that stop you hearing what matters. It’s memorably illustrated by a cast of business titans, sporting icons, presidents, journalists, serial killers, astronauts and more. Moreover, it empowers individuals and organizations to discover the 10 traps that bind their reasoning in the practical PERIMETERS™ framework – and understand how to avoid them with 18 scientific strategies.

By tuning in to the right voices, you’ll hear what others don’t, gaining advantage and influence; you’ll also make sense of past mistakes and prevent future ones so you stand out not lose out. It’s time to build a better world. It’s time to Tune In.

Nuala Walsh is CEO of MindEquity Consulting, a non-executive director, behavioural scientist, adjunct professor at Trinity College Dublin, author, and TEDx speaker. A former FTSE-50 CMO with 30 years in investment management spanning Standard Life Investments, BlackRock and Merrill Lynch, she has been recognized among the 100 Most Influential Women in Finance. Today, she advises business, sports, and human rights organizations on reputation, culture change and strategy. Board appointments include Chair of the Innocence Project London, non-executive director at the British & Irish Lions, President of the Harvard Club of Ireland, Deputy Chair of the Inclusion Advisory Board at the Football Association, and Vice-Chair at UN Women (UK). Her debut TUNE IN: How to Make Smarter Decisions In a Noisy World has won the International Book Award (Self-Help) 2024 and the American Book Festival Best New Nonfiction Award 2024.