Sentences with phrase «change their behavior if»

«The concern we raised, and was raised much more forcibly by the House of Lords report, is that government and policymakers were in danger of ignoring some of the very potent means or levers for changing behavior if they focused only on nudging,» she says.

We know women are very motivated to change behaviors if they believe it's going to help their children.»

This idea isn't new to evolutionary psychologists, who have long known that males of various species will change their behavior if they're trying to find, or hold on to, a mate.

For this study, we designed an experiment to test whether some high - achieving, low - income students would change their behavior if they knew more about colleges and, more importantly, whether we can construct a cost - effective way to help such students realize their full array of college opportunities.

Mankind it appears only changes behavior if forced to by circumstance or demonstrated benefit.

In the bookInfluencer: The Power to Change Anything, the authors believe «People will attempt to change their behavior if (1) They believe it will be worth it, and (2) They can do what is required.»

Not exact matches

Even apart from the fact that they don't know what they're talking about because they don't know what's out there, the bigger issues are that: (a) almost all of these reports come back with a variety of related findings that may be precisely on point; and (b) the very age of the prior research may be invaluable if the new questions and inquiries have to do with trend lines, changes in attitudes or different behaviors.

If one suffers from severe anxiety, cognitive behavior therapy can be helpful in changing one's thought patterns and how he or she reacts to anxiety - provoking stimuli.

If you lead, you change behavior in yourself and others.

If you want someone to change a behavior (or become more inclined to taking a desired action), then you can «model» it with a story.

The downside: New companies will have to answer questions about their efficacy and be able to change consumer behavior, especially if they are introducing new methods of health care that take consumers away from in - person treatment, according to First Round Capital partner Phineas Barnes.

And if the rules ever change, and texting becomes permissible behavior, you should stop going to the theater all together.

If there's something in it for your boss, you have the best chance of changing behavior.

If these folks are unable to change their behavior, however, then they leave you no choice but to exit them from the organization.

Michael Kay, president of Financial Focus in Livingston, N.J., says everyone has a money biography that influences their financial decisions, and it's important to understand what motivates financial behaviors in order to change them, if needed.

If you have someone who can't keep a dollar in their pocket, what are the chances that any financial plan will work unless they change their behavior?»

«If you think you can change customers» behavior, think again.»

If you only change your environment, only your beliefs, or only your behavior, you'll likely miss some parts of your life that motivate the old habits you're trying to displace, or miss reward that could motivate the new habit.

If anyone else were to have said given me that same feedback after watching my talk, I'm not sure I would've changed my behavior so quickly.

Money is a serious subject matter to be sure, but if we can't stop and laugh at the stupid things we do with our money, how will we ever change our behaviors and attitudes about money?

If our beliefs, goals, and behaviors are causing the problems worth solving now, then changing our beliefs, goals, and behaviors is necessary to solve them.

If you are thinking of giving feedback simply to change someone else's behavior, you should stop there.

If times change, or tables turn, and you are in need of help, you may find that the very people who might have helped you have since become alienated by your past poor behavior.

So they exist out there and they usually try, if they're entrepreneurs, they build companies that are trying to do the next big thing or trying to make huge changes in human behavior.

If we're fairly quick these days to try new things, the big change in our behaviors is that we're far more unforgiving and demanding of them.

If the oddly structured American trade action seems counterproductive to the stated goal of changing the behavior of the Bangladesh garment industry and the brands that source from it, few seem concerned.

If it takes more evidence to accept a change for the better in someone's character than it requires to believe someone has changed for the worse, then equivalent behaviors will warrant punishment while not qualifying for reward.

However, at nearly 63 times current earnings - a whopping p / e ratio, to be sure - even if the firm were to grow its profit to the level of Berkshire - $ 8.5 billion - it would still lack the liquid assets and marketable securities the house that Warren Buffett built has, and it would not have a diversified income stream, making it far more vulnerable to changes in the competitive landscape; a major concern when you contemplate that Google operates in an industry where dramatic shifts consumer behavior can happen overnight.

However, many consider the 401 (k) to be crucial in retirement savings over the past half century making one question very important: What happens to saving behavior if the 401 (k) changes?

However, if Autopilot is truly as good as Musk claims — if driver safety actually improves when Tesla owners flip the switch — then this move to make the data public is critical for changing laws, behavior and the public's perception of what's safe and what isn't.

If changing a company's forecast tax rate from 35 % to 21 % is a first order effect on earnings, what remains to be appreciated are the second order effects: the effects of the tax cuts on corporate and consumer behavior.

If you want more happiness and joy in your life than smiling is definitely a good start, since other things mentioned above require not just change in your behavior but also your mindset.

Sure, I love to read books about automation and new ways to segment and target an audience, but if it doesn't lead to a behavior change in that audience, it's all for nothing.

If consumers have decided USA retail has too much physical retail space per capita (for every USA 100 sq - ft, Canada had 70, UK had 20, Germany had 10) and «physical» (ie: in - store) shopping is declining because consumer behavior is changing, how best to remove excess brick & mortar capacity?

But if tech firms want to get serious about hiring, retaining, and promoting more women, they'll need something more effective than sensitivity or mentoring programs that «fix» individual behavior, and longer lasting than cultural change programs.

If you think your insurance score may have improved because of the credit report changes — or recent good credit behavior — ask your insurer to reevaluate you.

Americans, though, have to be ready to accept some risk if they want China to change its behavior.

One conclusion from this episode is that learning about the stock market may feed back into the market and, by changing the behavior of the market, render our «learning» useless or — if we don't recognize the feedback effect — hazardous.

On Wednesday, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary, refused to say whether the tariffs would ultimately go into effect, adding, «I would anticipate that if there are no changes to the behavior of China and they don't stop the unfair trade practices, then we would move forward.»

This approach, if wedded to existing structures, may in fact be impeding the evolution of B2B organizations to not only adapt to changes in buyer behaviors but also align their organizations to the emerging Social Buyer.

If your planning is not taking into account changing behaviors of buyers, then the organization will be in misstep with its buyers.

«If Pennsylvania is successful, lenders would have to change their behavior in ways that could benefit borrowers all over the country,» he pointed out.

I suspect the message is that God forgives and loves abusers, but requires accountability for our abuses and that even if we changed our behavior it doesn» mean we can expect to be unaccountable to those we have abused.

So, if we start with the premise that sexual behavior can not» or should not, for some» be changed, we end up with a very limited set of prevention options, namely risk or harm reduction.

God now accepts behavior that was unthinkable and yet, if you ask any person who believes in their specific god, they'll all tell you that he (maybe the one thing that hasn't changed is his gender) is eternal.

And if men actually do change their parenting patterns, while women change their occupational behaviors, the positive consequences of that kind of parental symmetry could be profoundly beneficial for the family.

The notable change in behavior that has taken place over the past thirty years would not be of such great significance if it were not accompanied as well by a change in the way people think about sexual relations.

While psychiatrists will, of course, be available to help people with a homosexual orientation if they want such help, the APA's decision is a clear disclaimer of responsibility for changing homosexual persons who are not troubled by their orientation and whose behavior is not socially irresponsible.

They did not want the light to shine in their lives, because they knew that if it did, they would have to change their beliefs and their behaviors, and so they chose to remain in darkness.

Furthermore, if we tell unbelievers that they need to change their behavior in order to come to church or fit in with other believers, they may get the wrong idea that becoming a Christian requires changing behavior, which it does not.