Cars And Personality Types, Case Study On What Possessions Tell Us
People’s possessions tell us much about them. For instance, there’s a link between cars and personality types. Yes, not all own cars.... Read More
Misfit Employees Improving Innovation, Integration And Interactions
Posted on27 Apr 2020
Tagscollaboration, organizational culture, diversity, employees, innovation, problem solving, Talent, Intersectional Thinking
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A colleague, who died young, had shared the interviewing guide of a top digital firm. In its introduction, the firm stated its... Read More
Hiding Incompetence By Being Polite, Positive and Praising
Posted on16 Mar 2020
Tagssycophant, positivity, politeness, praise, employees, Disruptive Innovation & People Analogy, competence
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Employees work to keep their jobs. It’s not only about doing the job though. It’s about influencing how bosses see them too.... Read More
Pigeonholing At Work Blinding Managers To In-House Talent
It’s easy to pigeonhole people. We do it without knowing it. Thus, pigeonholing at work easily blinds managers to talent in their... Read More
Importance Of Humor In Making And Building Great Teams
With talk of going to Mars ramping up, researchers from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the National... Read More
Unsung Heroes In The Workplace That Stats Don’t Capture
Posted on21 Jan 2019
Tagscollaboration, basketball, sports, Danny Green, Sue Bird, star employees, Wall Street Journal, big data, National Basketball Association, workplace, team building, Talent, statistics, intangibles
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The digital age has exploding with data. In sports, new stats now capture play of unsung heroes whose efforts were blind to... 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
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