Here's a sobering statistic for physicians and other health professionals. Clinical care is estimated to account for only 20% of health outcomes, whereas health behaviors and social determinants of ...

Coach.me CEO Kendra Kinnison asked me this practical question after my commencement address to the February 2023 Coach.me’s habit certification graduates. My immediate thought: That’s another great ...

Good habits are at the core of healthy lifestyles. Finding the motivation to act and then moving from unhealthy practices to more positive routines focused on diet and exercise is a common pathway.

Over the course of four sessions, my patient, Stacey, and I worked toward her goals of sleeping more, checking her email less and spending more quality time with her family. She successfully developed ...

Most organizations try to change workplace behavior through education, communication campaigns, and training, but these ...

Like most counselors and how-to writers, my goal is to help people improve their lives. In recent months, I've revised my approach to writing these blog posts. I recognize that these changes may ...

What do a former smoker, a successful entrepreneur, and a champion athlete have in common? They’ve all mastered the art of iteration—the key to lasting behavior change. In a world of constant flux and ...

Today’s most effective campaigns do more than capture attention; they create lasting impact. This is the power of behavior change marketing (BCM), a strategic (and scientific) approach that goes ...

The Harry Potter audiobooks helped Katy Milkman make a foundational discovery about exercise behavior. A Harvard graduate student at the time, she was struggling to work out. Once a varsity tennis ...

From ecosystems to wildlife, conservation success depends on human behaviours. But shifting people’s choices to behave in a ...

Illegal wildlife trade is a complex issue involving multiple actors, such as poachers, processors, distributors, consumers, policymakers, and law enforcement. Furthermore, defensive and retaliatory ...