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Gabrielle Adams, PhD

@GabeAdams

Organizational behavior/leadership/social psychology. Associate Prof @UVABatten, @DardenMBA, Board Member/Advisor @DataEQ @workatvel

Joined February 2009
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Bob Sutton@work_matters31 Aug 2023
Our "collaboration cleanse" asked 58 @asana @amazon folks to assess and subtract "digital tools." Mixed results! Most subtracted, but many felt despair after realizing that others forced them to use tools they were powerless to subtract #frictionproject hbr.org/2023/08/are-collabor…
Are Collaboration Tools Overwhelming Your Team?

Are Collaboration Tools Overwhelming Your Team?

Today’s workers feel numbed by a fragmented, unpredictable, and overwhelming collection of collaboration tools — the very things advertised to boost their productivity. They know they’re overloaded...

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Amy Gallo@amyegallo16 May 2023
In honor of #AAPIHeritageMonth, I’m sharing more thinkers I follow. Next up are, @simran and @GabeAdams. See my full post about these two leaders on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/posts/amyegallo…
Bringing Caste into the DEI Conversation | Amy Gallo

Bringing Caste into the DEI Conversation | Amy Gallo

In honor of AAPI Heritage Month, here are two more AAPI thought leaders I admire and follow. Please check out their work and follow them here on LinkedIn and elsewhere! ⭐Simran Jeet Singh - I was...

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Hello all - Sophie Trawalter and I are jointly hiring a lab manager, to start mid-July. Please see the link here, and please forward widely! uva.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UV…
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We are recruiting for a postdoc (OB/social psych/public policy, etc.) to join us this fall at UVA! Please RT and forward: uva.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en…
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@TheAtlantic31 Oct 2022
In this episode of How to Build a Happy Life, @arthurbrooks and @rebecca_rashid explore why taking things away may be key to life satisfaction. A conversation with @Leidyklotz helps us understand the science of subtraction. on.theatln.tc/HSKHEXU
Subtraction as a Solution

Subtraction as a Solution

Subtraction can be an overlooked solution in a culture of accumulation. But having less can create the space we didn’t know we needed.

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Great piece, @RebHinds and @work_matters! It was fun to discuss this work with you.
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If meetings are wearing you down, don't just cancel the useless ones, redesign those you keep The meeting reset @RebHinds and I wrote about @asana saved 60 people a total of 265 hours per month 70% of time saved was by revamping meetings, e.g., shorter, less-often, smaller
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Bob Sutton@work_matters30 Oct 2022
The new @asana playbook for fixing meetings. asana.com/id/resources/work-…
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Bob Sutton@work_matters25 Sep 2022
Try: speed bumps, games, meeting audits, purges, subtraction movements... Tools in my @WSJ article. Like @LaszloBock’s rule @google:If more than 4 interviews were to be done with a candidate, he had to approve the exception. #frictionproject @huggyrao wsj.com/articles/bosses-staf…
Why Bosses Should Ask Employees to Do Less—Not More

Why Bosses Should Ask Employees to Do Less—Not More

Too many leaders think the key to success is to pile on staff, technology, meetings, training, rules and more. The opposite is true.

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Sophie Trawalter and I are searching for a lab manager for our labs at UVA: uva.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en… Please RT/FWD!
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@katy_milkman14 Mar 2022
We're back with a new season of #Choiceology! Today's episode unpacks our tendency to overlook opportunities to subtract things from our lives, our organizations, & even the products we design. @GabeAdams is my guest. For more, see #Subtract by @Leidyklotz schwab.com/resource-center/i…
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Our new research on the 'equal opportunity jerk defense' — men who harass women are seen as less sexist when they are also rude toward other men. journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…
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Understanding the psychology behind subtraction neglect reveals some ways to avoid it - new article out now in HBR by Ben Converse, Andy Hales, @Leidyklotz, and me: hbr.org/2022/02/when-subtrac…
When Subtraction Adds Value

When Subtraction Adds Value

Imagining ways to introduce change is an essential skill no matter one’s occupation, role, or rank. Across a series of experiments, the authors found that people systematically overlook subtractive...

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New #SPSPblog: Anger Damns the Innocent by @katydec, @GabeAdams, Holly Howe, & @lesliekjohn ow.ly/5Ie150HuW5F
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