PON Live! Book Talk: REVEALING: The Underrated Power of Oversharing
The Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School is pleased to present:
PON Live! Book Talk
REVEALING: The Underrated Power of Oversharing
Leslie John
James E. Burke Professor of Business Administration
at Harvard Business School
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET (US and Canada)
Free and open to the public.
About the Talk:
In this webinar, Leslie John, James E. Burke Professor at Harvard Business School, will share insights from her new book REVEALING: The Underrated Power of Oversharing. Drawing on over a decade of research, John provides a roadmap for making smarter, bolder, and ultimately more satisfying decisions about how much to share about ourselves and why. She’ll show why disclosure is not a fixed personality trait but a learnable skill—and offer practical tools for deciding what to share, when, and how.
This session will feature research-backed strategies for:
- Building trust more quickly
- Handling sensitive conversations with confidence
- Inspiring teams through authentic leadership
- Negotiating with greater clarity and impact
Sometimes the most strategic move isn’t holding your cards closer. It’s choosing which ones to turn face up.
About the Speaker:
Leslie John is the James E. Burke Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and an award-winning behavioral scientist known for bringing cutting-edge research to life. Her work explores how openness, privacy, and decision-making shape trust, influence, and connection in business and beyond. John’s award-winning research has appeared in top-tier journals such as the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Psychological Science, and the Journal of the American Medical Association. Her work has also been featured in media outlets including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Economist.
John has delivered talks for multiple renowned organizations including Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, WeightWatchers International, and PepsiCo. She was named a Wired Innovation Fellow and received prestigious awards from the Association for Psychological Science, the Marketing Science Institute and more.
Accommodation Statement:
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