Michael Morris, Professor at Columbia University
@MichaelMorrisCU
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I conduct research on cognitive, social, and cultural psychology. I help organizations, communities and campaigns. Please see https://t.co/xmdHFQsTvm
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Joined March 2024
A video interview with McKinsey Insights https://t.co/PHghvbiooM
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Professor Michael Morris of Columbia University discusses his new book, “Tribal: How The Cultural Instincts That Divide Us Can Help Bring Us Together.”
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El recién elegido alcalde de Nueva York, Zohran Mamdani, empieza a cerrar el equipo con el que intentará reconvertir la ciudad en un lugar asequible para sus ciudadanos. 🎙️Informa @gr_angela
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@CFANewYork For more info:
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I'm thrilled to see that @CFANewYork, a leading forum for finance professionals, is featuring TRIBAL in its book club this week. This society was founded by Benjamin Graham, the CBS professor who mentored Warren Buffet. His classic book, The Intelligent Investor, based on the
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The Negotiation Strategies (Online) program from Columbia Business School Executive Education equips you to navigate high-stakes negotiation environments confidently. You will apply cutting-edge techniques and bridge academic expertise with hands-on application to drive better
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Negotiation Strategies (Online) program | Are you a senior executive looking to enhance your negotiation skills and lead high-stakes negotiations? Apply now to enroll.
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How do cultural differences manifest in cognition? @zoeylifecoach and I discuss my research with Kaiping Peng and how Sesame Street can highlight these differences in cognition.
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I sat down recently with @zoeylifecoach to talk about how family, a degree in literature, and the University of Michigan cultivated my interest in cultural psychology.
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We are accepting nominations for the award for Outstanding Contributions to Cultural Psychology. 🏆Submit nominations by December 1st. Some past winners (who are on Twitter): @Shige_Oishi @masakiyuuuuki @MichaelMorrisCU @UskulAyse @StevenHeine4 @ShinobuKitayama @MicheleJGelfand
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'Timely and optimistic' @FT Book of the Year 🏆 The @FT #BusinessBook of the Year shortlisted #Tribal by @MichaelMorrisCU publishes in paperback today. Find out more: https://t.co/BAlJIxPCRa
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Tribal instincts aren’t just ancient relics—they’re active levers in how leadership works today. In my feature in Think:Act by @RolandBerger , I discuss how leaders use three types of social signals to shape culture: • Peer signals — what people see as common behavior •
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Discover how instinct, identity and group dynamics shape leadership in times of uncertainty with insights from Think:Act Magazine.
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Fascinating article about the role of stories in community: "How Storytelling Fuels Inclusion And Allyship" that draws on my writing in Tribal about the evolved brain adaptations that humans share ideas in our groups. https://t.co/1DUvzHiNyP
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Ethics scholar and entrepreneur Stephen Petro has put together valuable online courses and workshops on Critical Thinking, in the broadest sense. In this recent video he includes Tribal on a list of "12 Books So Powerful They'll Bulletproof Your Mind" https://t.co/sgkm2ooekz
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A great essay from the psychologist Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic about his wise and entertaining book: Don't Be Yourself: Why Authenticity Is Overrated (and What to Do Instead) He reminds us that pluralism often means not focusing on your identity attachments. Defending your values
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Instead of fetishizing authenticity, cherish maturity.
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A video from a recent TED talk at an alumni reunion just dropped. Fun to talk with them about how we changed the culture of Columbia Business School. https://t.co/Iz21jmJd8a
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https://t.co/7OAG3GZDam Check out the article by Greg Sattell in FastCompany about tribal instincts and social change. Everett Rogers long ago noticed that the diffusion of new ideas through a community tends to follow an S-curve: slow growth in early adoption, then tipping
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Smart leaders don’t try to override instinct. They harness it.
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https://t.co/re4NWDgAsQ Why do culture wars happen—even in teams, companies, or families? On @behavioralgroov, I unpack our tribal instincts—peer, hero, and ancestor—and how they fuel both unity and division.
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Behavioral Grooves Podcast · Episode
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https://t.co/pSbLai629f Enjoyed talking to @BusinessInsider about changes at @ChipotleTweets. Part of the problem is how the culture of different professions and industries infuse the culture of a company. Chipotle started as the side project of a serious chef and attracted
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Chipotle's fortunes soared under a fast-food CEO. Employees say they paid the price.
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Honored to be part of the international seminar celebrating Albert Bandura’s centenary, hosted by Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani in Indonesia. Bandura’s work fundamentally reshaped how we understand identity, agency, and learning—not only in psychology, but in cultural
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Exciting insights about tribal psychology in a new paper by Namrata Goyal, Krishna Savani, and myself about the hardening of political positions! Our research builds on prior research by Arie Kruglanski and others connecting extremism with a state of mind called Need for
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https://t.co/TNsvVbJlqo A new study featured by Adi Gaskell explores how online communities respond to false claims. One of its striking insights: people are less likely to challenge misinformation when it comes from someone they trust or identify with. This resonates deeply
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Misinformation shot back into the spotlight (if it had ever really been away) with news that Facebook would be removing content moderation from the
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