“Who We Are” is Different From “Who We Think We Are”
Posted on14 Feb 2011
TagsChallenge, conscious, crisis, friends, iceberg, market research, outer world, parents, personal world, potential, quality service, subconscious, Thoughts, who we are, who we think we are
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As I had mentioned in a previous post, who we are (WWA) is different from who we think we are (TWA), an... Read More
The Key to Great Advice is That It Doesn’t Have to Be Right
Posted on10 Jan 2011
TagsAdvice Giving, advisor, arbitrariness, Challenge, conditionality, decisions, math, problem solving, question, skills, talking cure, thinking process
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A colleague was concerned whether her advice was helping someone. Too many times, we focus on the advice rather than the process... Read More
What the Failures of Online Dating Can Teach Us
Posted on06 Jan 2011
Tagsorganizational culture, education, hypocrisy, online dating, politics, questionnaires, religion, speed dating, The Atlantic, The Economist, upbringing, who we are, who we think we are
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In the last two weeks I ran across articles in The Atlantic and The Economist about online dating: “Take the Data of... Read More
Is Confidence an Indicator of Incompetence?
Posted on15 Nov 2010
Tagsattraction, Betrand Russell, CEO, competence, confidence, David Dunning, Dunning-Kruger Effect, Justin Kruger, lies, measure, military, security, The Triumph of Stupidity
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“In the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.” –Bertrand Russell, from his essay ‘The Triumph... Read More
40% of Training’s Success is Determined before Anyone Shows
Posted on11 Oct 2010
Tagsapproaches, communications, expectations, grapevine, learn, management, Management by objective, marketing, objective, success, training
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Management by objective is basic expectations setting 101; people will tend to achieve the expectations we set for them. Yet, when it... Read More
The Words “Feel” and “Think” as Tools
Intuitive approaches require the identification of emotional drivers in influencing and problem solving. They generally work better than cognitive approaches because emotional... Read More
The Success of Failure and the Failure of Success
Posted on16 Sep 2010
TagsAcademy of Management Journal, anticipatory, decisions, emotions, employees, experience, failure, fear, feelings, flexibility, gain, history, intuition, joy, learn, legitimate, lesson, logic, mistakes, objective, organization, pain, perspective, Peter M. Madsen, planning, profitability, rationale, success, The Economist, Vinit Desai
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How many times have we heard, “Nothing breeds success like success?” In a study of the orbital launch vehicle industry by Peter... Read More
How Challenging Assumptions Every Day Improves Problem Solving
Posted on02 Aug 2010
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Experts often cite challenging assumptions as a great problem-solving tip. It helps one think outside the box. Yet, they don’t say much... Read More
Knowledge is Power, Not!
Posted on02 Jul 2010
Tagsaction, cognition, improvement, inertia, knowledge, learn, motivation, power, Robert Heinlein, seminars, Starship Troopers, thinking process, use, emotional triggers
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In Robert Heinlein’s science fiction book, Starship Troopers, the instructor, Mr. Dubois says, “One can lead a child to knowledge but one... Read More
