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Best Manager Ever: Behavioral Science as a Leadership Tool

Best Manager Ever: Behavioral Science as a Leadership Tool

Update: 2025-11-05
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In this expert episode, Annie Riley sits down with Matt Wallaert, an applied behavioral scientist who made the leap into the tech and startup worlds. Matt is currently the CXO at Oceans, and he’s previously held leadership roles at Clover Health, LendingTree, Microsoft, frog design, and more. 


Matt explains why all leaders should know and use the principles of applied behavioral science– because all startup leaders are in the business of behavior change with our customers, our teams, and ourselves. 


They discuss specific tactics that leaders can use to influence their team’s behavior, including the SIDE framework, promoting and inhibiting pressures, iterative experimentation, and more. Matt explains how applied behavioral science can be the key to unlocking lasting and meaningful behavior change, and to achieving a more empathetic and effective leadership style. 


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Best Manager Ever: Behavioral Science as a Leadership Tool

Best Manager Ever: Behavioral Science as a Leadership Tool