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How the Pygmalion Effect Shapes Your Office Reputation
Season 3 Episode 142
In this episode of The Office Politics Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore the Pygmalion effect and how your boss's expectations can quietly shape your p…
2 weeks, 6 days ago
How the Curse of Knowledge Hurts Your Office Communication
Season 3 Episode 141
In this episode of The Office Politics Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore the Curse of Knowledge – a cognitive bias where experts assume others share th…
3 weeks, 1 day ago
How Proximity Bias Shapes Hybrid Office Politics
Season 3 Episode 140
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore proximity bias — the unconscious tendency to favor colleagues who are physically present — and how it reshape…
3 weeks, 2 days ago
How the Mere Exposure Effect Shapes Your Office Reputation
Season 3 Episode 139
Learn how the mere exposure effect — the psychological tendency to prefer familiar faces — can boost your office influence. Lucas and Luna unpack the…
3 weeks, 2 days ago
How Your Boss's Expectations Shape Your Office Reputation
Season 3 Episode 138
The Pygmalion Effect – the phenomenon where higher expectations lead to better performance – is one of the most powerful and invisible forces in offi…
3 weeks, 3 days ago
How the IKEA Effect Shapes Office Politics
Season 3 Episode 137
Why do your colleagues overvalue their own ideas—and undervalue yours? Lucas and Luna explore the IKEA effect in the workplace: the psychological bia…
3 weeks, 3 days ago
How the Endowment Effect Shapes Office Politics
Season 3 Episode 136
Episode 136 of The Office Politics Podcast explores the endowment effect — our irrational tendency to overvalue what we already own, from a project t…
3 weeks, 4 days ago
How the Foot-in-the-Door Technique Wins Office Allies
Season 3 Episode 135
In this episode of The Office Politics Podcast, Lucas and Luna break down the foot-in-the-door technique — a classic compliance strategy rooted in a …
3 weeks, 4 days ago
How the Halo Effect Twists Office Politics
Season 3 Episode 134
The halo effect is one of the most pervasive biases in the workplace: one standout quality—like charisma, a confident speaking style, or even physica…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
How Weak Ties Give You an Office Politics Edge
Season 3 Episode 133
How the colleagues you barely know can be your biggest hidden asset in workplace influence. Lucas and Luna dissect Mark Granovetter's weak-ties theor…
3 weeks, 5 days ago