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Top Seven Sun Tzu Quotes: #4 Change

Posted on20 Jun 2013

Tagschange, control, hubris, Influence, negative thinking, risk, success, Talent, Sun Tzu, The Art of War, Sun Tzu Top 7 Quotes Series, cyclical change model, fundamental attribution error, five elements

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At number four in my list of top seven Sun Tzu quotes from The Art of War, I have: Of the five elements [earth, wood,...

Emotions vs Intuition (Pt 1): Conceptual Difference

Posted on17 Jun 2013

TagsFeelings Emotions Intuition - Difference Series, problem solving, intuition, Food Analogy, emotions, decisions, cognition

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Intuition helps us acquire knowledge and make decisions via our emotions. Just as facts drive cognitive conclusions, emotions drive intuitive ones. As we saw with...

Why Problems Occur (Alert #2): Immediate over Enduring

Posted on13 Jun 2013

Tagsdecision-making process, decisions, management by email, management by walking around, motivation, negative reinforcement, positive reinforcement, prioritization, problem solving, Why Problems Occur Series

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When problems occur or when trying to anticipate them in problem solving, I look for seven alerts. While no single one automatically creates a problem,...

Computers in Decision Making

Posted on10 Jun 2013

Tagschess, Allègre Hadida, Matthias Seifert, Go, Deep Blue, Garry Kasparov, uncertainty, poker, information technology, information, Harvard Business Review, decisions, decision-making process, computers, certainty

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Chess is a relatively easy decision-making task for computers. Thus, historically, the defeat of Garry Kasparov by Deep Blue was inconsequential when we consider computers...

Change Management Strategy #6: Company Life Cycle

Posted on06 Jun 2013

Tagsorganization, company life cycle, linear change model, Change Management Strategy Series, process management, process, positioning, change management, change, business planning, business

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The better we anticipate change the better we can position and implement it. Understanding a company’s life cycle helps us anticipate change. Using a linear...

Power of Rule Breakers

Posted on03 Jun 2013

Tagsorganizational culture, individual, self-interest, rules, psychopaths, power, organization, motivation, leadership, Jeffrey Pfeffer, Harvard Business Review, group, cooperation, confidence

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The stress between individuals and groups exhibits itself when individuals break the group’s rules. As Jeffrey Pfeffer writes in his article “Power, Capriciousness, and Consequences”...

Feelings vs Emotions: The Difference

Posted on30 May 2013

Tagsempathy, emotions, feelings, Food Analogy, happiness, motion, rationale, guilt, sadness, pity, Feelings Emotions Intuition - Difference Series

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In a previous post, I outlined the differences among feelings, emotions and intuition. Using a food analogy, feelings are ingredients, emotions are foods and intuition...

Top Seven Sun Tzu Quotes: #5 Speed in Decision Making

Posted on27 May 2013

Tagsorganization, Water Flow Analogy, Sun Tzu Top 7 Quotes Series, The Art of War, Sun Tzu, speed, rationale, planning, decisions, decision-making process

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At number five in my list of top seven Sun Tzu quotes from The Art of War, I have: Speed is the essence of war....

Leadership as a Dependent of Conditions

If we awoke one day with amnesia with life totally scrambled, would we have the same leaders? In his article, “The Turnaround Trap” (The New...

Why Problems Occur (Alert #1): Easy over Difficult

Posted on20 May 2013

Tagsbudgets, decision-making process, decisions, email, honesty, listen, problem solving, process, relationships, rules, training, Why Problems Occur Series

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When problems occur or when trying to anticipate them in problem solving, I look for seven alerts. While no single one automatically creates a problem,...

Online Connections as Your Personality Indicators

Posted on16 May 2013

Tagsadvertising, marketing, Personality, phraseology, Real-time personality assessment, social media, The Economist, who we are, who we think we are, word choice

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We can assess personalities through everyday discussions. Everything we think, do and say are personality indicators. Friend selection works this way too. All can help...

Solving the Nonproductiveness of Telecommuting Workforces

Posted on13 May 2013

Tagscommunication, organizational culture, formal organizational power, informal organizational power, innovation, James Surowiecki, Performance, problem solving, spontaneous, The New Yorker, mobile workforce, Sociometric Solutions, Ben Waber

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The article “Face Time” (The New Yorker, March 18, 2013 edition) by James Surowiecki discusses telecommuting’s downsides by focusing on its interpersonal challenges. For instance,...

Top Seven Sun Tzu Quotes: #6 Seeking Victory

Posted on09 May 2013

Tagsemployees, free will, Influence, Pollyannaism, problem solving, skills, strategy, warfare, Anatomy of an Event, Sun Tzu, The Art of War, Sun Tzu Top 7 Quotes Series, Gallipoli

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At number six in my list of top seven Sun Tzu quotes from The Art of War, I have: Therefore, a skilled commander seeks victory...

Identifying Psychopaths in the Workplace

Posted on06 May 2013

Tagscontrol, emotions, objectivity, Personality, policies, power, procedure, psychopaths, relationships, rules, The Bad Sleep Well, Psychopath in Workplace Series

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Psychopaths work to amass their power. Emotions are not in the equation. They are immune to those of others, including their own. These points go...

Confidence as a Psychological Weapon of Leadership

Posted on02 May 2013

Tagscertainty, confidence, facts, honesty, Influence, interpretation, leadership, logic, message, power, psychology, subconscious, trust, uncertainty, martyrs

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Confidence frequently indicates incompetence. However, leadership often requires confidence. Since people often fear uncertainty, they naturally gravitate to people who provide certainty, and confidence is...

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Top Seven Sun Tzu Quotes: #4 Change

Emotions vs Intuition (Pt 1): Conceptual Difference

Why Problems Occur (Alert #2): Immediate over Enduring

Computers in Decision Making

Change Management Strategy #6: Company Life Cycle

Feelings vs Emotions: The Difference

Top Seven Sun Tzu Quotes: #5 Speed in Decision Making

Leadership as a Dependent of Conditions

Why Problems Occur (Alert #1): Easy over Difficult

Solving the Nonproductiveness of Telecommuting Workforces

Top Seven Sun Tzu Quotes: #6 Seeking Victory

Identifying Psychopaths in the Workplace

Confidence as a Psychological Weapon of Leadership

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