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Use the Decoy Effect to Win Office Decisions
Season 3 Episode 112
Episode 112 of The Office Politics Podcast explores the Decoy Effect — a cognitive bias that makes the option you want look like the obvious choice. …
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How the Endowment Effect Makes You Overvalue Your Work
Season 3 Episode 111
In this episode of The Office Politics Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore the endowment effect—a cognitive bias where we overvalue what we already own—a…
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How to Use the Anchoring Effect in Office Negotiations
Season 3 Episode 110
Lucas and Luna break down the anchoring effect — the cognitive bias that makes the first number in a negotiation disproportionately influential. Usin…
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How the Peak-End Rule Shapes Your Office Reputation
Season 3 Episode 109
In this episode of The Office Politics Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore the Peak-End Rule — a cognitive bias from Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman that …
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How the Mere Exposure Effect Shapes Your Office Reputation
Season 3 Episode 108
In this episode of The Office Politics Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore the Mere Exposure Effect — the psychological principle that simply seeing some…
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How the Sunk Cost Fallacy Traps You in Bad Office Fights
Season 3 Episode 107
Lucas and Luna explore how the sunk cost fallacy keeps professionals stuck in losing battles at work, from failed projects to toxic alliances. They b…
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How the IKEA Effect Can Boost Your Office Influence
Season 3 Episode 106
In this episode of The Office Politics Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore the IKEA Effect — the psychological bias where we overvalue things we help cre…
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The Spotlight Effect in Office Politics
Season 3 Episode 105
Lucas and Luna reveal how the spotlight effect—our tendency to believe others notice us more than they do—can be a hidden asset in office politics. D…
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How the Pratfall Effect Makes You More Likeable at Work
Season 3 Episode 104
We all know competence matters at work — but what if a small mistake actually makes people like you more? In this episode of The Office Politics Podc…
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How to Use the Pygmalion Effect to Boost Your Team's Performance
Season 3 Episode 103
In this episode of The Office Politics Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore the Pygmalion Effect—the phenomenon where higher expectations lead to higher p…
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