Effect Of Layoffs On Remaining Employees During A Crisis
Posted on18 May 2020
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The effect of layoffs on remaining employees during a crisis is worse than in normal times. In normal times they’re bad. Crises... Read More
Importance of Yin Yang In Business Decision Making Processes
Posted on17 Sep 2018
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The importance of yin yang in business hits home in decision-making. Therefore, decision-making processes that ignore it have holes. Three Yin Yang... Read More
Biggest Obstacles to Big Data Are Right In Front of Us
Posted on23 Jan 2017
TagsGo, artificial intelligence, business planning, decisions, information technology, resistance to change, statistics, uncertainty, big data, bias, 2016 presidential election
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Big data analytics is a big thing. It also plays a huge role in artificial intelligence (AI). Deep learning requires analyzing a... Read More
Top Seven Sun Tzu Quotes: #3 Positioning
Posted on08 Jul 2013
Tagsexpectations, business, business planning, compensation, control, Influence, planning, positioning, real estate, relationships, training, warfare, Sun Tzu, The Art of War, Sun Tzu Top 7 Quotes Series, face time
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At number three in my list of top seven Sun Tzu quotes from The Art of War, I have: Thus a victorious... Read More
Change Management Strategy #6: Company Life Cycle
The better we anticipate change the better we can position and implement it. Understanding a company’s life cycle helps us anticipate change.... Read More
Clausewitz’s Friction: Difference between Plans and Reality
Posted on15 Nov 2012
TagsOn War, friction, phone, Clausewitz, change management, business planning, decisions, employees, follow up, Influence, information, management, Management by objective, management by walking around, people, planning, uncertainty
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Carl von Clausewitz’s book, On War, greatly influenced my business ideas especially his short chapter on “Friction in War.” Essentially, there is... Read More
Extremely Unified Groups: More Aggressive, More Destructive
Posted on20 Aug 2012
Tagsorganizational culture, creativity, compliance, business planning, aggressive, adaptability, Daisy Yuhas, product of our environment, USC Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, team building, synchronicity, Stanford Prison Experiment, standardization, Scott Wiltermuth, Scientific American, planning, people, military, leadership, innovation, group, dissent, Disruptive Innovation & People Analogy
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Groups change people; a person in a group is very different alone. Subliminal influences encourage groups to accept those who adopt its... Read More
How Reading Fiction Improves Social Skills And More
Posted on24 May 2012
TagsJordan Peterson, York University, what-if scenarios, University of Toronto, social skills, Scientific American, Sara Zoeterman, Raymond Mar, problem solving, planning, Personality, military, Maja Djikic, Keith Oatley, Jennifer Tackett, introspection, fiction, experience, empathy, emotions, Dalhousie University, computer simulations, Chris Moore, business planning, busines
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Most see book worms as socially inept. They use fiction as escape. Yet, studies show that reading fiction improves social skills. This... Read More
Downside of Focus and Rise of Situational Awareness
Posted on06 Oct 2011
Tagsdecisions, anchoring, aptitude, Before You Make That Big Decision, business, business planning, conditionality, context, focus, Influence, market research, optimism, pigeonholing, planning, situational awareness, skills, Talent
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Classical business literature emphasizes focus: set goals, plan, and then focus on execution. However, it’s relatively void of focus’ downside: obliviousness to... Read More
Kitchens & A Lesson in Problem Solving
Posted on23 Jun 2011
Tagsadvertising, business, business planning, convenience food, cooking, feelings, food, kitchen, marketing, Megan McArdle, merchandising, problem solving, retailing, The Atlantic, The Joy of Not Cooking
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High-end retailers are expecting us to spend more money on our kitchens even though we are spending less time in them. Why?... Read More
