Mobile Workforce: Less “Face Time,” Less Advancement
One day long ago, I was working late for an employer when the President walked into the department and commented, “You’re working... Read More
Positive-Negative Reinforcements: Pluses and Minuses
It’s generally easier to understand what positive and negative reinforcements are than it is to understand their advantages and disadvantages. Trade offs... Read More
Cooperation vs. Self-interest (Pt 2): Context – The Great Influencer
Posted on29 Sep 2011
Tagsassumptions, behavior, collaboration, compliments, context, cooperation, Cooperation vs Self-interest Series, organizational culture, extrinsic, food, Harvard Business Review, Influence, intrinsic, leadership, Lee Ross, management, money, morale, motivation, Performance, pigeonholing, self-interest, Stanford, taste, Yochai Benkler
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As we saw with pigeonholing and tasting food, context influences us greatly. This extends to people’s inclinations to collaborate. In support of... Read More
Real-time Personality Assessment (Pt 2): Important Qualities
Posted on26 Sep 2011
Tagsassessments, behavior, conversation, decisions, people, Personality, Real-time personality assessment, word choice
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The downside of many personality tests is that you need to administer them. Yes, some will teach you how to assess without... Read More
Illusion of Free Will Revisited
Posted on22 Sep 2011
Tagsbehavior, biology, David Eagleman, decisions, evolution, free will, genetic code, nature/nurture, Personality, psychology, rational actor theory, rationale, subconscious, technology, The Atlantic, The Economist
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I decided to revisit the illusion of free will after running across two other articles reinforcing it. As technology and research methodologies... Read More
People Believe Their Perceptions Over Facts
Posted on28 Apr 2011
TagsThe Economist, statistics, California State University, behavior, change, education, facts, H.L. Mencken, Kimberly Nalder, leadership, logic, people, perception, Sacramento
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We often hear, “People will believe what they want to believe,” the Henry Louis Mencken quote. We also find that people will... Read More
Programming Robots to Interact With Extroverts and Introverts
Posted on07 Oct 2010
TagsRobots That Care, University of Southern California, tools, The New Yorker, robots, programming, Personality, Maja Mataric, introvert, extrovert, computers, behavior, assessments
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As reported in the November 2, 2009 edition of The New Yorker in the article, Robots That Care, Professor Maja Matarić of... 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
How Unaware Are People of Their Television Viewing?
Posted on16 May 2010
Tagsunawareness, approaches, assumptions, behavior, communication, emotions, television, The Economist
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A special report on television viewing in the May 1, 2010 edition of the Economist stated “. . . people seem unaware... Read More
