Archive: Nano Tools for Leaders® Nano Tools for Leaders® are fast, effective leadership tools that you can learn and start using in less than 15 minutes — with the potential to significantly impact your success as a leader and the engagement and productivity of the people you lead. The faculty member who authored each Nano Tool is in parenthesis. By CategoryBy AuthorBy Year Business Trends Mauro Guillén: Four Global Trends Every Leader Must Consider (Download PDF) Innovation Yoram (Jerry) Wind: Reduce Risk and Increase Profits with Adaptive Experimentation (Download PDF)Michael Platt: Increase Your Relationship IQ with Neuroscience (Download PDF)Michael Platt: Innovative Thinking: Using Neuroscience to Get Out-of-the-Box Ideas (Download PDF)Adam Grant: Everyone Is an Innovator: Building a Culture of Non-conformity, Part 2 (Download PDF)Adam Grant: Everyone Is an Innovator: Building a Culture of Non-Conformity, Part 1 (Download PDF)Yoram (Jerry) Wind: Reinvent Your Business: Shaking Up Your Mental Models, Part Two (Download PDF)Yoram (Jerry) Wind: Reinvent Your Business: Shaking Up Your Mental Models, Part One (Download PDF)Ethan Mollick: Using Gamification to Boost Performance and Productivity (Download PDF)David Robertson: The Innovation Matrix (Download PDF)George Day: Find Innovation Success with the "Real-Win-Worth It" Screen (Download PDF)Adam Grant: Finding New Ideas: The Value of Connecting and Reconnecting (Download PDF)Ethan Mollick: More and Better Innovation Through Outside Communities (Download PDF)Christian Terwiesch & Karl Ulrich: Innovation Tournaments: More and Better Ideas (Download PDF) Leadership Annie McKee: Be Happier at Work: Finding Meaning in Your Current Role (Download PDF)Sydney Finkelstein: Superbosses: How Great Leaders Build Top Performers (Download PDF)Michelle Gielan: Five Minutes to Great Meetings: Start with the ‘Power Lead’ (Download PDF)Caroline Adams Miller: Setting Better Goals: The Key to True Achievement (Download PDF)G. Richard Shell: Confidence When You Need It Most: Five Rituals for Improved Performance (Download PDF)Jonah Berger: Motivation 101: Encourage Your Team with Social Comparisons (Download PDF)Adam Galinsky, Maurice Schweitzer: The Good Apology (Download PDF)Christopher Maxwell: The Power of Awe: Putting Its Benefits to Work (Download PDF)Marilee Adams: Shifting Mindsets: Questions That Lead to Results (Download PDF)Adam Galinsky and Maurice Schweitzer: Spotting the Warning Signs: Strengthen Your Inner Lie Detector (Download PDF)Dafna Eylon: What’s Your Leadership Question? (Download PDF)Michael Useem & Harbir Singh: Become a More Strategic Leader (Download PDF)Peter Cappelli: The Annual Performance Review: Should You Eliminate It? (Download PDF)Greg Shea: Marathon Leadership: Pacing Yourself to Get Results (Download PDF)G. Richard Shell: Improve Your Influence: Build Stronger Rapport (Download PDF)Alan S. Berson: Profiting from Diversity: Leading Purposely “Mis-matched” Teams to Success (Download PDF)B. Cade Massey: Make Better Decisions Under Uncertainty: Taking Charge of Chance (Download PDF)Nancy Rothbard: Avoiding Social Media Minefields (Download PDF)G. Richard Shell and Mario Moussa: Strategic Communication: Making Your Point (Download PDF)Mario Moussa: The STAR Model: Close the Saying-Doing Gap to Build a High-Performing Team (Download PDF)Roland Deiser & Sylvain Newton: Leadership in the Digital Age: Capabilities Every Leader Needs (Download PDF)Christopher Maxwell: Lead Like a Guide: Adopt the Strengths of Mountaineers (Download PDF)Adam Grant: Employee Engagement: Making a Difference (Download PDF)Michael Useem, Howard Kunreuther, & Erwann O. Michel-Kerjan: Recovering from Catastrophe: A Leadership Checklist (Download PDF)Thomas Donaldson: “Being There”: How to Encourage a Culture of Speaking Up (Download PDF)G. Richard Shell: Confidence When You Need It Most: Five Rituals for Improved Performance (Download PDF)Sigal Barsade: Five Steps for Managing Culture Change (Download PDF)Witold Henisz: Stakeholder Mapping: Due Diligence (Part One) (Download PDF)Shawn Achor: Optimize Your Brain for Success: Reducing Excess and Negative Noise (Download PDF)Todd Henshaw: Authenticity: It Begins with Your Leadership Philosophy (Download PDF)Michael Useem: Managing Risk: A Checklist for Leaders (Download PDF)Shawn Achor: Improve Productivity and Success with Five "Positivity" Habits (Download PDF)G. Richard Shell: Staying Motivated: Five Renewal Rituals (Download PDF)Rob-Jan de Jong: Sixty-Second Vision: Inspiring Followers with a Perfect Pitch (Download PDF)Nancy Rothbard: Virtual Communications: Getting the Most from Technology and Your Team (Download PDF)Michael Useem: The Leader's Checklist: 15 Mission-Critical Principles (Download PDF)Greg Shea: Visionary Leadership: Creating Scenes that Change the Future (Download PDF)Marilee Adams: Shifting Mindsets: Questions That Lead to Results (Download PDF)Mario Moussa: Global Leadership: Working Across Borders (Download PDF)James Quigley: Leading "As One": From Individual Action to Collective Power (Download PDF)Michael Useem: The Leader's Checklist: 15 Mission-Critical Principles (Download PDF)Sigal Barsade: For Better Results, Emotional Contagion Matters (Download PDF) Management Peter Cappelli: Protect Your Talent Investment (Download PDF)Matthew Bidwell: Onboarding Best Practices: Create Maximum Value from External Hires (Download PDF)Peter Cappelli: Engaging Older Workers: Advice for Younger Managers (Download PDF)Adam Galinsky & Maurice Schweitzer: Building Trust: A Leader’s Action Plan (Download PDF)Greg Shea: Create Real Change by Pulling the Eight Levers (Download PDF)Katherine Klein: Building Resilience: "Real" Ways to Thrive During Tough Times (Download PDF)Charles E. Dwyer: Self-Design: A Tool for Positive Change (Download PDF)Todd Henshaw: After Action Reviews (Download PDF)Katherine Klein: Pull, Don't Push: Designing Effective Feedback Systems (Download PDF)Larry Hrebiniak: Successful Strategy Execution Depends on Knowledge Sharing (Download PDF)Nancy Rothbard: Mood and Productivity: Undoing a Bad Start (Download PDF) Marketing Jonah Berger: Create Better Buzz: How to Win the Word-of-Mouth Game (Download PDF)Jonah Berger: Crafting Contagious: Generating Word of Mouth and Making Your Product or Idea Go Viral (Download PDF)George Day: Global Brands, Local Presence: Striking a Balance (Download PDF)George Day: Going Global? Know Your Customers (Download PDF)Yoram (Jerry) Wind: Adaptive Experimentation (Download PDF)Eric T. Bradlow & Dave Reibstein: Market Segmentation: Connecting Data to Decisions with Customer Analytics (Download PDF)George Day: Customer Insights: Go Direct (Download PDF) Negotiation & Persuasion Daniel Pink: Sell Your Ideas through Attunement (Download PDF)Adam Grant: Negotiation Advantage: Make the First Move (Download PDF)Cameron J. Brooks: Drive Your Initiatives with Sponsors (Download PDF) Senior Leadership Jerry Wind, Barry Libert, Megan Beck: Digital Leadership: Avoiding Business Extinction (Download PDF)Sigal Barsade: The Benefits of Meditation: Better Choices, Better Outcomes (Download PDF) Strategy Laura Fredricks: Get More of What You Want by Improving Your Ask (Download PDF)Margaret H. Greenberg & Senia Maymin: Work Less, Accomplish More (Download PDF)Lawrence Hrebiniak: The Responsibility Matrix: Strategic Execution (Download PDF)Gilbert Probst: Better Decision-Making: Identify the Real Problem (Download PDF)Margaret H. Greenberg & Senia Maymin: Work Less, Accomplish More (Download PDF)Mauro Guillén: Entering Global Markets: Cater to the Niche (Download PDF)Ian MacMillan: The Attribute Map: A Tool for Creating Competitive Advantage, Part Two (Download PDF)Ian MacMillan: The Attribute Map: Part One (Download PDF)Harbir Singh: Strategic Partnerships (Download PDF)Joe Ryan: Strategy Accelerators: Practices that Work (Download PDF)Paul Schoemaker: Breakthrough Innovation from Brilliant Mistakes (Download PDF)Ian MacMillan: Improve Your Customers’ Experience for Exceptional Business Growth (Download PDF)