Predictability as Hell: A Problem-solving Perspective
Posted on10 Jan 2013
Tagsproblem solving, hell, heaven, The Twilight Zone, Walter Kirn, predictability, Predictability as Hell Analogy, The Atlantic, standardization, perspective, Influence, emotions, control, assessments
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Businesses strive for predictability. Standardization helps them achieve that. Still, many employees like their jobs for their variability, “It’s something different every... Read More
Creative Innovation (Pt 13): Overcoming Biases
One of the points Giovanni Gavetti makes in “The New Psychology of Strategic Leadership” (Harvard Business Review, July-August 2011 edition) about associative... Read More
Problem-solving Technique: Integrated Assumption
Even though writing down the problem can help us solve it, it’s also a form of defining the problem. Thus, we will... Read More
Relationship Building: Insincerity & Personality Differences
In response to my post, “Relationship Building Technique #4: Acknowledgement,” a reader emailed the following observation: I often find this is a... Read More
Culture, Relationships Trump Vision, Strategy, Process
Businesses spend much money on developing their visions, strategies and processes; however, they spend relatively little on culture, which trumps all of... Read More
Reinvent the Wheel & Prosper!
How many times have you heard, “Don’t reinvent the wheel”? Why is it then that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)... Read More
Aggressiveness as Defect
Posted on16 Jan 2012
TagsBattle of Cannae, aggressive, American Civil War, Battle of Gettysburg, Hannibal, hubris, Laszlo Garamszegi, Personality, perspective, screen pass, The Economist, trap, University of Antwerp
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Confederate Attacks (Red) on the Union (Blue) at the 3-Day’s Battle of Gettysburg In business, people often see aggressiveness as a virtue;... Read More
Style Trumps Content Once Again
Posted on15 Dec 2011
Tagsassessments, attraction, attractiveness, beauty, confidence, content, effectiveness, Harvard Business Review, Influence, intuition, labels, Midwestern State University, outcome, perception, style, subconscious, Talent, Timothy DeGroot, voice
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My August 15, 2011 post, “Eloquence Trumps Honesty in Trust & Likeability Wars,” discussed how style affects our assessment of talent. Now,... Read More
Bridges, Muscles and Crises
Posted on17 Oct 2011
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In problem solving, seeing the connection among disparate things helps. Recently, I drove home on a road that runs along a creek.... Read More
Clarity vs. Truth: Problem-solving Implications
We often assume two words have the same meaning. If true, there would be no need for the two separate words. Distinguishing... Read More