How Empowerment and Resistance to Change Go Hand In Hand
Posted on21 Nov 2016
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A large body of research shows that there is an inverse link between empowerment and resistance to change. More empowerment yields less... Read More
Problems with Freedom of Choice
Posted on12 Jan 2015
Tagschange, fluency, KISS Principle, Thoughts, thinking process, The Atlantic, resistance, music, leadership, freedom, Choice
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Leaders rely on advice. Much of it comes from employees. It is common fare today to tell leaders to set direction, delegate,... Read More
DANGER! Over Thinking Decisions
Posted on30 Aug 2012
TagsIntelligent Life, intuition, investing, knowledge, Max Panck Institute, problem solving, rats, thinking process, information, Choice, decision-making process, decisions, Gerd Gigerenzer, Ian Leslie
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Once upon a time, long, long ago, when I used to take standardized tests, the recommendation was to go with your first... Read More
Management Lessons from Online Dating
Posted on05 Mar 2012
TagsChoice, Columbia University, decisions, Eli Finkel, freedom, freedom-order duality, interpersonal, leadership, management, Mark Lepper, Northwestern University, online dating, Personality, problem solving, Sheena Iyengar, speed dating, Stanford, The Economist, thinking process, Thoughts
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The article, “The Modern Matchmakers,” from the February 11, 2012 edition of The Economist contained two major business lessons that I’ve discussed... Read More
Is Freedom for Everybody?
Posted on27 Dec 2010
TagsMuslim, certainty, chaos, Choice, Columbia University, decisions, driving, freedom, Iraq, Mark Lepper, action, policies, procedure, rules, Sheena Iyengar, Stanford, The Economist, thinking process, uncertainty
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This past month, I conversed with a resident of a Muslim country. He commented on how many of his fellow citizens couldn’t... Read More