Simply holding positive expectations about someone’s performance and truly believing in their capabilities can subtly but powerfully affect their behavior—leading to positive outcomes. This is what is ...

Why are some brokerage offices within the same network consistently profitable while others are consistently unprofitable? It's not, as you might suspect, simply because some offices are better ...

Annie Murphy Paul is the author of the forthcoming book Brilliant: The New Science of Smart. In the story told by the Roman poet Ovid, Pygmalion is a sculptor who falls in love with a statue he has ...