UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism The immense power behind big data is acknowledged by most people. It has the potential to objectively unlock solutions to problems that were previously overlooked. We discussed an example of this in our previous blog entry about people analytics and big data’s effect on the HR department. However, the…
Read MoreStorytelling is often seen as an art; something subjective that taps into our emotions. However, as data analytics become more popular, it is becoming clear that even the art of storytelling can be quantified. According to a recent article from the New York Times, Vinny Bruzzese and a team of analysts offer the service of…
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Wonderful to see our research in the Wall Street Journal! The Sound of Your Voice Speaks Volumes By Sue Shellenbarger Distinguished voices? Recent research has shown that powerful men, including chief executives and politicians, tend to have voices that are deeper than average. (See: What Does a Successful CEO Sound Like? Try a Deep Bass.)…
Read MoreAUSTIN, May 1, 2013 – When you envision a leader, you may think of someone tall, strong, confident, intelligent and authentic with the ability to inspire others. When you think of a leader’s voice, you may think of someone whose voice is authoritative, clear, energetic, and deep. Academic research has shown that, historically, a lower…
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AUSTIN, April 30, 2013 – Why have young women continued to talk like Valley Girls long after other vocal fads from the same era, like surfer slang, have come and gone? Many young women still converse in uptalk, the rising intonation that makes statements sound like questions, sprinkling their comments with vocal fry, the creaky,…
Read MoreExciting to see the Wall Street Journal using our analytics! How Does a Successful CEO Sound? How do you project success? For men, new research suggests it may help to have a nice, deep bass. Professors from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and University of California, San Diego’s Rady School of Management studied the…
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We’re thrilled to provide the idea and analytics for this Wall Street Journal article on how voices are perceived in the work place. It is hard to hear the sound of your own voice. But that sound may affect other people’s impressions of you even more than what you say.
Read MoreVisual aids can be a great asset to any presentation: according to the U.S. Department of Labor, “three days after an event, people retain 10% of what they heard from an oral presentation, 35% from a visual presentation, and 65% from a visual and oral presentation.” However, visual aids must be used correctly in order…
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Photo Source: The Effective Leadership Development Community When trying to figure out what factors lead to success, there are some that we would all agree on: persistence, hard work, determination, and maybe a little luck. One factor that we may not be familiar with is personal feedback. People often look at outside influences to…
Read MoreHuman Resources is generally perceived as an area where soft skills thrive – feelings, impressions, and relationships drive decisions. But Human Resources is often a sensitive division – one research group, Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA), reported that 43% of chief executives, CFOs and HR directors believed poor human capital management had kept their companies…
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