How Psychopaths Become CEO’s (Pt 5) – Relational Preferences
Posted on09 Sep 2013
Tagsconfidence, organizational culture, emotional intelligence, hypocrisy, interpersonal, Personality, power, psychopaths, relationships, rules, style, success, Talent, uncertainty, Psychopath in Workplace Series, charisma, uniformity
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Psychopaths prefer relationships in which we will tend to: Permit psychopaths to break the rules Be seduced by confidence Misinterpret success for... Read More
Power of Context on Intoxication
Posted on22 Jul 2013
Tagsbody, change management, conditionality, context, emotions, Influence, management, objective, Personality, pigeonholing, positioning, psychology, University of Liverpool, Pavlovian conditioning, Shepard Siegal, McMaster University, Alice Young, Andrew Goudie, Texas Tech University, alcohol, intoxication
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Context dramatically influences us. As the article, “Various Ways You Might Accidentally Get Drunk” (The Atlantic, May 2013 edition) by James Hamblin,... Read More
Education Bias (Pt 5): Understanding vs. Appreciation
Posted on29 Apr 2013
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Someone once asked, “Mike, do you think people understand you?” “No,” I answered. “Does that bother you?” “No.” “Why not?” “Well, it’s... Read More
Natural Mistake of Grouping
Posted on15 Apr 2013
Tagscomplexity, group, illusion, knowledge, people's differences, Personality, problem solving, Talent, unique, individual, Fast Food Knowledge Analogy, simplification
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Look at the figure to the right. The top is a multicolored square, the bottom a gray one. Yet, only one single... Read More
Intelligence vs. Wisdom (Pt 2): Magical Difference
Posted on21 Mar 2013
Tagstangibles, innovation, intangibles, intuition, knowledge, learn, logic, reason, situational awareness, sum of our experiences, innate, wisdom, Wisdom's Magical Hierarchy, synergy, additive, Intelligence vs Wisdom Series, awareness, creativity, emotions, experience, information
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As I had posted earlier, one cannot be wise without sensitivity to the human condition. This means wisdom has innate, emotional, intangible... Read More
Personality is our Politics
Posted on28 Feb 2013
Tagsfacts, ideas, Influence, innate, leadership, people, Personality, Real-time personality assessment, The Economist, University of Texas, John Jost, New York University, University of Virginia, Peter Hatemi, Rose McDermott, Pennsylvania State University, Brown University
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People often believe that political views are a battle of ideas. In reality, they are more a battle of personality types. People... Read More
Best Sun Tzu Quote: Pinnacle of Skill
Posted on18 Feb 2013
Tagsapproaches, change, change management, coaching, employees, fear, fun, ignorance, inertia, Influence, leadership, management, management by walking around, military, problem solving, resistance to change, training, uncertainty, warfare, Sun Tzu, The Art of War, Sun Tzu Top 7 Quotes Series
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Before his writings became a business management guide, I had read Sun Tzu’s The Art of War back in the early eighties.... Read More
Difficulty: Better Retention, Deeper Understanding
Posted on31 Jan 2013
Tagshealth, Ian Leslie, Intelligent Life, knowledge, learn, listen, power, Thoughts, training, KISS Principle, Blue Oyster Cult, muscle analogy
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Lifting light weights with little effort doesn’t develop our muscles; lifting heavy weights with difficulty does. However, for some reason we believe... 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
Emotional Intelligence vs. Intuition (Pt 6): Music Analogy
Long ago, a boss of mine, who played an instrument professionally, discussed with me the playing of musical instruments. I had played... Read More
