Jacob Levitt

NEW @OrganizationSci with @coutifaris, @paulgreenjunior, and @BarsadeSigal For leader emotions, timing is everything We find that WHEN a leader expresses an emotion may be as important as which emotions they express for team member social worth and performance

For all instructors starting the spring semester, check out our piece adapting our research on leaders to how the timing of teacher positivity and negativity can impact student performance. 🌷📚🤓

Bonus - Is Economics a Science? w/ @erikmbaker Danny chats with Erik Baker about his new article reviewing the “science critique of economics.” Plus, they talk a bit about the history of nuclear science. Link in the replies!

This is something management journals should also consider in their push towards reproducible science and combating fraud.

The way that we, as leaders, convey emotions really matters. New research busts the myth that leaders who express harsh feedback at the start of a project help to drive performance by showing the required standard. The research showed the opposite: the extent to which leaders expressed positivity (at the start of a project or year) was the biggest predictor of team success. It was as simple as stating how much they cared about team members, enjoyed working with them & valued their specific contributions. The research doesn't suggest that leaders have to always be positive, but that challenging feedback works better at the midpoint of a project or a year. Timing is important. Leaders who express constant negativity hurt team members’ performance: hbr.org/2025/04/resear…. Via @jacobsglevitt @HarvardBiz.

Research shows when leaders express positivity early on, employees perform better. s.hbr.org/3ErUyU2

@coutifaris @paulgreenjunior @HarvardBiz

@coutifaris @paulgreenjunior hbr.org/2025/04/resear…

🚨Our New Paper in HBR 🚨 ☕️ Leaders expressing positivity early on has long lasting effects on performance. 🎛️ After early positivity, some negativity at the midpoint can further boost performance. 🫶 Team members feeling respected early enables tough criticism later.

Severance is about the horrors of work, and White Lotus is about the horrors of vacation. Seeking a secret third show where work is fine and vacation is good

New post! Yeah sorry it's about AI again. I'm not the biggest fan but it's obviously immensely clarifying for our idea of "intelligence"; ceding power blindly is bad but remaining totally ignorant is worse. Here's what we ought to learn about what's easy and what's hard.

@JamesTCarter3 Now the question is if you can expense them to your research budget 🤔

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@Amit_Goldenb @NatureComms @Michael_Pinus @Yajun_Cao Congrats!!

Can emotion regulation interventions spread from treated to non-treated people in a group? We examine this question in a paper published in @NatureComms, led by @Michael_Pinus & @Yajun_Cao. nature.com/articles/s4146…

@Yajun_Cao @Michael_Pinus Congrats!

Feeling incredibly excited and proud—my first-ever paper is published in Nature Communications! 🎉 In this study I co-led with the amazing @Michael_Pinus, we explored how emotion regulation treatment can spread within groups, impacting both treated and non-treated individuals.

@yrechtman Reports indicate this move will be an even bigger deal than the Luka trade

@jacobsglevitt Shams is reporting the two sides had been working on a deal heading into the trade deadline and that Indiana will be sending back cash for the young prospect who they expect to be an immediate difference maker in the rotation.

I'm thrilled to share that I have accepted a tenure-track assistant professor position at Indiana University - Kelley School of Business. I will officially start in July 2025. Thank you to everyone who supported me in the job market process! Go Hoosiers!

just learned about recency bias and its my favorite thing ever

This new paper led by a terrific doctoral student, @jacobsglevitt, and co-authored by @paulgreenjunior, @BarsadeSigal, and I, builds and tests a theory of leader emotional expressions over time in a team setting.

Organizational behavior research—a coconut framework 🥥🌴

lonely people shouldn't be encouraged to develop parasocial relationships with ai