robin abrahams

research associate

About

I write the popular "Miss Conduct" social advice column in the Boston Globe Sunday magazine. My book "Miss Conduct's Mind Over Manners" was published by Holt in 2009. I also write and blog in the Globe and elsewhere about social behavior, psychology, and the performing arts. I also work as a researcher at Harvard Business School in the Organizational Behavior unit. Our research focuses on strategic human management of top performers--and how top performers can best manage their own careers. (Hint: they're not as good at it as they think they are. We can help.) I give talks on a variety of topics including social behavior and etiquette, Jewish values, and career management. Specialties: Psychology, research methodology, social behavior, etiquette, writing, teaching at the college level, comedy, theater, communication strategies, strategic human resources management, project management.

Country

united states

City

boston

Industry

writing and editing

Skill

editing, research, social media, nonprofits, publishing, strategic communications, writing, public speaking, strategy, copy editing, higher education, project management, human resources, teaching, management

Experience

communications mananager, human resources project

harvard university

2000-1 - 2003-1 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Communications manager for $33-million dollar implementation of PeopleSoft HR, Payroll & Benefits systems. Six months after the HR Project “went live,” its communication campaign was identified by the project director and executive sponsors as one of the top five reasons for the project’s success.

communications director and publicist

theater league, inc.

1989-1 - 1995-1 · 6 yrs 1 mo

freelance columnist

the boston globe

2005-1 - Present · 21 yrs 9 mos

I've written the popular "Miss Conduct" advice column in the Boston Globe since 2005.

visiting professor

emmanuel college

2003-1 - 2005-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

research associate

harvard business school

2005-1 - Present · 21 yrs 9 mos

Researching, writing, and editing case studies, teaching notes, journal articles and business-review articles. Published in Harvard Business Review, Sloan Management Review, and Wall Street Journal.