In this conversation, Julia and Michael discuss Julia's time examining how healthcare providers influence the decisions of Army officers despite lacking formal authority. Rather than using formal influence channels the providers rely on a set of strategies that help them create rapid and highly bonded relationships with officers, a process Julia refers to as "Rapid Relationality."

The episode features insights summarized in this article (and another that is forthcoming):

DiBenigno, J. (2017). Anchored personalization in managing goal conflict between professional groups: The case of US Army mental health care. Administrative Science Quarterly, 0001839217714024.

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A Conversation on Relational Power with Professor Julia DiBenigno

In this conversation, MBA student Kelley McKee joins the power pod to discuss the pitfalls and promise of delivering feedback, a time when she received feedback that motivated her, and her view that feedback is relational.

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A Conversation on Feedback with Kelley McKee

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In the fourth episode of the power pod Professor Cydney Dupree discusses the competence downshift, a well intentioned but ultimately patronizing behavioral strategy among White liberals to appear less competent around Black interaction partners.

The episode features insights summarized in this article (https://psyarxiv.com/pv2ab/):

Dupree, C. H., & Fiske, S. T. (in press). Self-presentation in interracial settings: The competence downshift by White liberals. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

The Competence Downshift with Professor Cydney Dupree

In this conversation, MBA student Amy Zhu joins the power pod to discuss her own approach to networking, and more specifically, how helping others is an effective tool for relationship formation. 

To hear more of the song "Cheer up Daniel" from the episode written and performed by Hey Rogue (https://www.facebook.com/heyrogue/) go here (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ullHR4dOY5XjDmg87AC0STOxrifaz-3T/view?usp=sharing).

The episode features insights summarized in this article (https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55dcde36e4b0df55a96ab220/t/55e86ab6e4b01fadae0024b5/1441295030249/Casciaro+Gino+Kouchaki+ASQ+2014.pdf):

Casciaro, T., Gino, F., & Kouchaki, M. (2014). The contaminating effects of building instrumental ties: How networking can make us feel dirty. Administrative Science Quarterly, 59(4), 705-735.

A Conversation on Neworking with Amy Zhu

In this episode of the power pod we discuss social identity with Christina Whatley, MBA of the class of 2019, and current President of the student government at Yale School of Management (SOM). In the episode Christina and Michael talk about the challenges of being a racial minority student at SOM and on the Yale campus, the school's relationship to the broader New Haven community, and Christina's goals to make a broader impact on the world through finance. 

To read more about how identity shapes belonging on college campuses, go here (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m4KOK38EdOCELyBrFbeO3wsihvdzcZ7-/view?usp=sharing).

Walton, G. M., & Cohen, G. L. (2007). A question of belonging: race, social fit, and achievement. Journal of personality and social psychology, 92(1), 82.

To read more about Christina and the work of Nancy Pfund and DBL partners, go here (https://som.yale.edu/profile/christina-whatley-19) and here (http://www.dblpartners.vc/) respectively.

A Conversation About Identity with Christina Whatley '19

On this #powerpod episode we are joined by Professor Neil Lewis Jr., Assistant Professor of Communications and Psychology at Cornell University. Professor Lewis Jr. is one of the researchers responsible for developing the Preparation Initiative, a learning community at the University of Michigan, with the broad goal of helping students whose backgrounds put them at a disadvantage relative to their peers to achieve academic success. The paper detailing the success of the initiative can be found here: (https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1745691618808515).

The paper is part of a special issue at the journal, Perspectives on Psychological Science about "How Can Psychological Science Contribute to a Healthier, Happier, and More Sustainable World?" (see: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1745691618821624).

Read more about Neil Lewis Jr. and his research at https://neillewisjr.com/.

To hear more of the song "Cheer up Daniel" from the episode written and performed by Hey Rogue go here (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ullHR4dOY5XjDmg87AC0STOxrifaz-3T/view?usp=sharing).

A Conversation on Closing Achievement Gaps with Neil Lewis Jr.

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n this conversation, Julia chats with and Amy Wrzesniewski, the Michael H. Jordan Professor of Management, about her Wall Street Journal Oped "Promises aren't enough: Business schools need to do a better job of teaching students values" and her impressions of the role of values in leadership and work. The conversation covers the challenges that many business schools have faced in their approaches to teaching ethics along with the approach taken at our home institution at Yale. 

To learn more about Professor Wrzesniewski's work go here: https://som.yale.edu/faculty/amy-wrzesniewski

To hear more of the song "Cheer up Daniel" from the episode, written and performed by Hey Rogue, go here (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ullHR4dOY5XjDmg87AC0STOxrifaz-3T/view?usp=sharing).

Promises aren't enough: https://som.yale.edu/news/news/promises-arent-enough-business-schools-need-do-better-job-teaching-students-values

A Conversation on Values with Professor Amy Wrzesniewski

On this #powerpod episode we are joined by Dr. Mikey Pasek of the New School for Social Research. Dr. Pasek studies religious identity and the relationships between religious threat and belonging. Dr. Pasek's work on this topic can be found here:  The paper detailing the success of the initiative can be found here.

To read about hate crimes based on religious identity go here.

News coverage of Rep. Stephanie Borowicz’s (R) opening prayer at the Pennsylvania State House can be found here (https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/civil-rights/hate-crimes). 

Read more about Dr. Pasek and his research here (https://www.michaelhpasek.com/).

To hear more of the song "Cheer up Daniel" from the episode written and performed by Hey Rogue go here (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ullHR4dOY5XjDmg87AC0STOxrifaz-3T/view?usp=sharing).

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