Robin Abrahams

Robin Abrahams
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Kansas (BA)
Boston University
Occupations
  • Author
  • journalist
  • speaker
SpouseMarc Abrahams

Robin Abrahams is an American author, journalist, and speaker. She writes the Boston Globe Magazine weekly ethics and etiquette column "Miss Conduct".

Early life

Abrahams grew up in Kansas, and earned a BA in theater at the University of Kansas. She worked various jobs for six years, including theater publicist, stand-up comedian, and volunteer at a battered women’s shelter, before coming to Massachusetts for a 2002 PhD in research psychology at Boston University.[1]

Business writing

Abrahams works as a research associate at Harvard Business School, primarily writing case studies.[2] She has co-written business articles that appeared in the Harvard Business Review,[3] Wall Street Journal,[4][5] and MIT Sloan Management Review.[6]

Miss Conduct

Abrahams has been writing the "Miss Conduct" column for the Boston Globe Sunday Magazine since 2005,[2][7] and has hosted the Social Studies etiquette segment on the WGBH radio Emily Rooney Show since 2010.[8] She has appeared on the NBC Today Show to discuss her book and give advice on unemployment etiquette.[9]

Her book, Miss Conduct’s Mind Over Manners: Master the Slippery Rules of Modern Ethics and Etiquette was published by Times Books in May 2009. It was praised by both the Richmond Times-Dispatch and the Washington Post for amusing writing and common sense advice, though the latter said the author was "a little too fond of the latest advances in pop sociology".[10][11]

Personal life

Abrahams lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts and is married to Marc Abrahams, author and publisher of the Annals of Improbable Research. She gives talks about her conversion to Judaism.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Hennelly Keith, Jean (Fall 2009). "Minding Your Manners". Arts&Sciences. Boston University. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Brustman, Bob (December 15, 2005). "The Big Picture: Robin Abrahams, Miss Conduct". Harvard Gazette. Harvard University. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  3. ^ Groysberg, Boris; Abrahams, Robin (March 2014). "Manage Your Work, Manage Your Life". Harvard Business Review. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  4. ^ Groysberg, Boris; Sant, Lex; Abrahams, Robin (September 22, 2008). "How to Minimize the Risks of Hiring Outside Stars". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  5. ^ Groysberg, Boris; Lee, Linda-Eling; Abrahams, Robin (March 23, 2009). "The Myth of the Lone Star: Why One Top Performer May Not Shine as Brightly as You Hope". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  6. ^ Groysberg, Boris; Sant, Lex; Abrahams, Robin (October 1, 2008). "When 'Stars' Migrate, Do They Still Perform Like Stars?". MIT Sloan Management Review. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  7. ^ Abrahams, Robin. "Experience". LinkedIn. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  8. ^ "Thursday, Sept. 16 Social Studies With Robin Abrahams". The Emily Rooney Show. WGBH. September 16, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  9. ^ "Make sure you're minding your manners". Today. April 22, 2009. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  10. ^ Lindgren, Michael (September 30, 2009). "Book World: Reviews of 'Why Manners Matter,'The Art of Conversation' and More". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  11. ^ Chettle, Judith (July 5, 2009). "Miss Conduct's Mind Over Manners: Master the Slippery Rules of Modern Ethics - Richmond Times-Dispatch: Richmond Arts, Entertainment & Lifestyle". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved October 2, 2014.