3 Common Examples of Challenging Assumptions at Work
Posted on16 Jan 2017
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How do you solve problems well? A tip often cited is challenging assumptions. Few say how to do this though. The key... Read More
Competition, Success & Testosterone
Posted on10 Dec 2012
Tagsaggressive, Challenge, competition, competitive, conscious, control, free will, rational actor theory, risk, success, The Economist, Patrick Markey, Charlotte Markley, Rutgers, Villanova University, testosterone
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Many chemical reactions occur in our bodies. This we know, but how they affect our decisions and actions is another matter. The... Read More
Vanity Sizing in Fashion, A Lesson In Statistical Abuse
Posted on10 May 2012
TagsChallenge, defintions, fashion, glass, ignorance, numbers, perception, problem solving, statistics, The Economist, vanity sizing
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How we position things greatly influences the outcome. In the April 7, 2012 edition of The Economist the article, “Dressing Up,” uncovers... Read More
Innovation: Challenges from a Relationship Perspective
Posted on09 Jun 2011
Tagsinnovation, failure, diversity, Challenge, art, Malcolm Gladwell, creativity acorns analogy, Xerox, The New Yorker, Steve Jobs, relationships, Picasso, Personality, oak tree
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Malcolm Gladwell’s article “Creation Myth” in the May 16, 2011 edition of The New Yorker was the best article I’ve read about... Read More
“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
