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Vanessa Bohns

@profbohns.bsky.social

Braunstein Family Professor and Chair of Organizational Behavior at Cornell. Social psychologist studying social influence, compliance & consent. New book “Should I Say Something?" coming Fall 2026! Cat, dog & human mom. www.vanessabohns.com

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Ms. Magazine@msmagazine.com · 3w ago

A caved-in roof. A crumbling porch. A memorial water wall in need of restoration. These are just a few areas of the $10 million of deferred maintenance needed at the Women’s Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls, N.Y.

Saving Seneca Falls: The U.S. Birthplace of ‘All Men and Women Are Created Equal’ Must Be Preserved

A caved-in roof. A crumbling porch. A memorial water wall in need of restoration. These are just a few areas of the $10 million of deferred maintenance needed at the Women’s Rights National…

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Vanessa Bohns@profbohns.bsky.social · 3w ago

I have to admit I was kind of heartbroken that Nolan cut so many of my favorite parts of The Odyssey. It was still decent, but I felt a real missed opportunity for magic, and those moments could have helped.

Vanessa Bohns@profbohns.bsky.social · 3w ago

It's official, my new book, "Should I Say Something?," is out October 6th! PRE-ORDER NOW AND GET... ...MY HUGEST THANKS!!! (Because pre-orders are a really big deal & let bookstores know if a book is worth ordering 🙂.) hachettebookgroup.com/titles/vanes... Excited to share more soon!

Should I Say Something?

A social psychologist and Cornell professor of organizational behavior reveals the business and life benefits of knowing when to say something—and when to ...

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Vanessa Bohns@profbohns.bsky.social · last mo.

We celebrated the fourth by watching National Treasure and, friends, what a perfect movie for this moment. Oh how I miss the days when we would learn the meaning of America from Nic Cage, including that the founders believed the president of the US shouldn’t have billions of dollars of treasure.

Vanessa Bohns@profbohns.bsky.social · 6mo ago

There is this idea that if we make consent more formal by writing up a consent form, people will be able to make a more mindful choice. What we actually find is that people feel more locked into a choice, even if the form explicitly says they can change their minds: news.cornell.edu/stories/2026...

Mindful choice or locked in? Study probes feelings about written consent | Cornell Chronicle

People who sign consent forms feel more trapped, not more empowered, than those who give consent verbally, according to new research by Vanessa Bohns, the Braunstein Family Professor in the ILR School...

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Cornell ILR School@cornellilr.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Shifting from numerical to narrative-based performance reviews can significantly impact employees’ perceptions of fairness and their likelihood of improving performance based on the feedback, according to research led by Emily Zitek, associate professor of organizational behavior at #CornellILR.

Narrative-based performance reviews deemed fairest by employees | Cornell Chronicle

Shifting from numerical to narrative-based performance reviews can significantly impact employees’ perceptions of fairness and their likelihood of improving performance based on the feedback, accordin...

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Vanessa Bohns@profbohns.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Well look at that. Maybe I was too optimistic, more like every month? www.wsj.com/business/nes...

Nestlé Fires CEO Following Probe of Romantic Relationship With Subordinate

Laurent Freixe is out after just one year on the job at the food giant, which is trying to sell a number of underperforming businesses.

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Vanessa Bohns@profbohns.bsky.social · last yr.

Funny (not funny?) how of all the articles I’ve written, this one is the most perennially relevant. I could repost it every few months just with [insert CEO name here]. “Why even consensual office romances can be a problem…” theconversation.com/mcdonalds-fi...

Vanessa Bohns@profbohns.bsky.social · last yr.

Funny (not funny?) how of all the articles I’ve written, this one is the most perennially relevant. I could repost it every few months just with [insert CEO name here]. “Why even consensual office romances can be a problem…” theconversation.com/mcdonalds-fi...

McDonald’s fired its CEO for sleeping with an employee – research shows why even consensual office romances can be a problem

Bosses tend to be oblivious to the power dynamics at play in such romantic entanglements.

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Mary Feeney@mkfeeney.bsky.social · last yr.

For the last 3 yrs, I was the director for the Science of Science program at the NSF. We funded projects on science communication - science communication to the public, communication of public priorities to scientists, citizens engagement & participation in science. 🧵

Vanessa Bohns@profbohns.bsky.social · last yr.

In my inbox today: “Cornell has received a cancellation (termination) notice for your NSF-funded project award... We understand that this change is due to shifting priorities of the federal agency and is not reflective of your performance on this award or the merit of the project…”