Solving the Danger of Humbleness
Posted on12 Feb 2015
Tagsassumptions, communications, fear, Influence, leadership, relationships, Talent, humbleness, Michelle Held
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A while back I wrote about the humbleness and the dangers it can create. I did so at the request of Michelle... Read More
Personality Tests Fairy Dust in Hiring
Posted on18 Dec 2014
Tagsobjective personality tests, Performance, placebo, The Economist, The New Yorker, hiring, OkCupid, Christian Rudder
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When we set realistic goals for employees, we improve their performance. When we believe in them, it improves too. Personality tests convince... Read More
Meanness as Competent and Smart
For thousands of years, humans have struggled against their crudest instincts. They influence us daily. They require work to overcome. Whether it’s... Read More
Extroverts and Introverts Their Energy Sources
Assessing personalities is essential to business. It’s essential to leadership. Leading people without assessing culture and personalities is like going into battle... Read More
Better Bedside Manner, Lower Malpractice Risk
Posted on21 Aug 2014
Tagsmedical, perception, placebo, Placebo Management Series, power behind beliefs, social skills, Time Magazine, Laura Blue, medical malpractice, bedside manner
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Three attorneys specializing in medical malpractice attested to me that better bedside manner lowers malpractice risk. One even claimed that he could... Read More
Self-Regulated Psychopath, Implications for Emotional Intelligence (Pt 2)
Posted on05 May 2014
Tagsconflict, organizational culture, Daniel Goleman, diversity, emotional intelligence, emotions, empathy, intelligence, psychopaths, sensitive people
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Previously, I recommended revisiting Emotional Intelligence (EI) as proposed by advocates of Daniel Goleman. That centered on empathy. This is on self-regulation,... Read More
Blinded by the Light, Seduced by Star Employees
Frequently, we warn ourselves against falling for the silver bullet. Problem is that it arrives in many forms, including in the form... Read More
Top Seven Sun Tzu Quotes: #2 Integration, Holism
At number two in my top-seven list of Sun Tzu quotes from The Art of War, I have: And therefore I say:... Read More
Luck’s Effect on Experts’ Predictions
One of the outside factors that tend to cause us to make the fundamental attribution error in assessing talent is randomness .... Read More
Leadership as a Dependent of Conditions
Posted on23 May 2013
TagsBoris Groysberg, certainty, conditionality, control, Harvard Business Review, James Surowiecki, leadership, security, success, Talent, The New Yorker, training, Ron Johnson, J.C. Penney, Target Corporation, fundamental attribution error, Claudio Fernández-Aráoz, Nitin Nohria, Warren Buffett
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If we awoke one day with amnesia with life totally scrambled, would we have the same leaders? In his article, “The Turnaround... Read More