Best Decision as Myth
Posted on10 Oct 2011
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Many people agonize over decisions. A primary reason is belief in a “best” decision. Consequently, people run endlessly through their options when... 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
Positive Thinking as Myth
Posted on19 Sep 2011
Tagsattitude, biology, biotechnology, business, Hal Arkowitz, Influence, motivation, negative thinking, optimism, pessimism, Pollyannaism, positive, positive thinking, problem solving, Scientific American, Scott O. Lilienfeld, subconscious, thinking process, who we are, who we think we are
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I’ve seen positive thinking do much harm to some folks; if they can’t keep their smiley face on, they feel they’re failing.... Read More
Cooperation vs. Self-interest: Which Reigns Supreme?
Posted on12 Sep 2011
Tagsbusiness, cooperation, Cooperation vs Self-interest Series, Elizabeth Kolbert, Harvard Business Review, intelligence, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Michael Tomasello, problem solving, self-interest, team intelligence, The New Yorker, Yochai Benkler
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Recently, Harvard Business Review focused its July-August 2011 issue on collaboration. It connected so well and deeply with my own experiences that... 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
Cooperation vs. Competition on the Business-to-Business Level
Posted on23 May 2011
Tagscompetition, Roman, profitability, perspective, law, gladiators, freedom, free market, cooperation, business
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A person who direct messaged me on Twitter suggested I address cooperation and competition on the business-to-business level (B2B). Which is more... Read More
Business Examples of Patience’s Merits
Posted on28 Oct 2010
Tagstraining, workplace, warfare, urgency, teachable moment, tactics, strategy, sales, rules, reorganization, Rahm Emanuel, public relations, client management software, business, branding, approaches, application, American, action, computers, crisis, organizational culture, employees, example, Expat 21, experience, future, information technology, insight, investment, knowledge, management, management by walking around, marketing, patience
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A question posted by Expat 21 asked for examples of patience in the workplace, especially those demonstrating a contrast between American and... Read More
A Blue Heron Instructs on Patience
Posted on25 Oct 2010
Tagswife, temptation, Cuyahoga River, action, approaches, blue heron, business, organizational culture, discipline, ego, fish, intuition, location, patience, positioning, prejudice, problem solving, real estate, reorganization, river
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We live in an activist business culture, meaning we are biased toward action to solve problems. For instance, reorganizations often occur simply... Read More
Improve Your Business; Find a Dissenter
Posted on21 Oct 2010
Tagsharmony, business, cognition, conflict, controversy, Copenhagen Business School, creativity, David Lean, decisions, dissent, Brooke Harrington, investment clubs, investors, movies, negative, peace, returns, Sam Spiegel, subconscious, Thomas A. Stewart, Academy Awards, Alec Guinness, BNET Blog, Bridge on the River Kwai
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A recent BNET post by Thomas A. Stewart talked about nurturing dissent and provided some valuable links. Rationally, it makes sense that... Read More
Best Service or Best Price: Which Reigns Supreme?
Posted on04 Oct 2010
TagsAre You Being Served, article, assumptions, branding, business, buying habits, competition, customer service, customers, emotions, intuition, James Surowiecki, luxury, market, premium, price, product, quality, status, subjective, survey, The New Yorker
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In the article, “Are You Being Served?”, in the September 6, 2010 issue of The New Yorker, the author James Surowiecki cites... Read More
