Change And Openness Personality Trait, Reactions and Responses
Posted on18 Jun 2018
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Of the Big Five, the openness personality trait seems to be the go to when assessing a personality’s willingness to change. After... Read More
Common Employment Practices Promoting Mediocre Performance
Posted on21 May 2018
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The employment practices of most firms promote mediocre performances. This happens any time an average worker gets or holds a job over... Read More
The Myth Behind Empowering Employees In The Workplace
Posted on29 Jan 2018
Tagsemployees, decisions, failure, fear, motivation, Talent, engagement, culture change management, empowerment, Gallup News
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Empowering employees in the workplace has been a buzz topic for a couple decades now. Yet, employee engagement remains low, less than... Read More
Seeing The Forest For The Trees, An Air Force Perspective
Posted on25 Dec 2017
Tagsair force, aircraft-forest-tree analogy, vision, trees, Talent, problem solving, military, details, anchoring
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“He isn’t seeing the forest for the trees!” That means he’s so wrapped up in the details that he doesn’t see the... Read More
How Processes Work To Make The Average Worker Great
Posted on02 Oct 2017
Tagsrecipes, recipe analogy, paint-by-numbers analogy, Talent, quality, process, Performance, low-cost
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How processes work to make average workers great seems simple. They show them how to do things. In this sense processes are... Read More
The Two Broad Types of Learning Methods People Use
Posted on25 Sep 2017
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Learning to look at problems as a journey from abstract to practical has helped me much. Since learning is a problem, it... Read More
Most Defensive Truth About Experts Makes Them Dangerous
Posted on28 Aug 2017
Tagsauthority, defense mechanism, Harvard Business Review, power, experts, Kristi Erdal, Secrets About Experts Series
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Experts are authority figures. While helpful, it also makes them dangerous. For instance, research shows they can talk people out of things... Read More
360 Review as Biased Bully Destroying Diversity in the Workplace
Posted on07 Aug 2017
Tagsorganizational culture, diversity, employees, group dynamics, projection, groupthink, unconscious bias
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The 360 review is the most dangerous performance feedback tool commonly used today. In short, it’s formalized peer pressure. It enforces group... Read More
How to Use Bad Personality Traits to Assess Personalities
Assessing personalities is subjective. Where one sees a good trait another sees a bad one. This fact puts bad personality traits to... Read More
Ways Coworkers Punish Star Employees With The Boss
Posted on17 Jul 2017
Tagsanxiety, employees, fear, rationale, subconscious, Talent, Lightning-rod Employee Analogy, social comparison theory
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People tend to compare themselves to others. It’s a natural bias. It takes a dark turn though when they compare and don’t... Read More